Your Windows 11 Computer’s Hidden Spy: The Dark Truth About TPM Chips

YouTube.com ^ | Oct 29, 2025 | Rob Braxman Tech

[E. Pluribus Unum]

From the video:

Now they can observe what you're doing with Microsoft Recall and Copilot. Control. The next step is to lock you out via policy if they want to shut you down.

This is debanking 2.0. In case you forgot, let me remind you. In the UK, Nigel Farage was debanked for politics. In Canada, truckers were frozen out of their bank accounts.

In China, if you have low social scores, you have no access to WeChat, which is their primary payment method. Now this new sophisticated infrastructure exists in the West.

Not so crazy to use Linux anymore, is it?

[cgbg]

Excellent post.

[know.your.why]

I’m sold on the first sentence. Cant you just say how to turn the effing thing off in one small paragraph? Good grief!

[Paladin2]

W7 MAX here.

Some VMs with XP.

Otherwise Linux Mint, though I think I like 21 better than 22.

[NFHale]

Bkmrk

[Gene Eric]

TPMs are perfect for IoT devices, but I don’t see the appeal for one’s personal computer.

Regardless of platform & OS, full disk encryption for commercial reasons when necessary, but not for personal reasons including laptops. Instead for personal bank data etc., use spot/file encryption.

[miliantnutcase]

This has been known for many years now. It’s how M$ Intune and Entra control your PC (MDM) in a corporate environment. Windows Hello, TPM 2.0 and SecureBoot all play a part. If you are just a consumer and not a corporation just turn off secureboot and install Linux. M$ will be forcing people to tie their Microsoft account to their Windows profile soon in 25H2 (unless you run Win11 Enterprise). I’m a sys engineer who manages thousands of Windows PC’s.

[MomwithHope]

This is good info, thanks for posting. I’ll have to watch the video, bookmarked it. I have avoided windows 11 so far. This will be just in case. It all seems way too above my head and hope the how to turn it off is an easily shown process.

[Steely Tom]

Unless things have changed drastically, the federal government runs Windows on a lot of their computers, particularly those used for administrative purposes, which is most of them.

I doubt they will accept spyware on their computer systems.

[Red Badger]

More spy crap from Microsoft...............

[MtnClimber]

Thanks for posting.

[SpaceBar]

Microsoft Windows is now just a surveillance tool. Linux is now dirt simple to get into. Modern distributions practically walk you by the hand for a clean install. And that comes from someone whose first install was Slackware on 3.5 in. floppies downloaded over a dialup modem over the course of days.

[HonorInPa]

How about a 5 bullet summary instead of 20 paragraphs?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

How about a 5 bullet summary instead of 20 paragraphs?

It's a word-for-word transcript of the video.

I have no idea how to condense it to five bullet points.

I dare you to do it.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

How about a 5 bullet summary instead of 20 paragraphs?

"I didn't have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote you a long one".
- Mark Twain

[HossB86]

BFL

[kawhill]

Chip multiprocessors
Chip multiprocessors (CMPs) are a type of microprocessor that integrates multiple processing cores onto a single chip, allowing for improved performance and scalability. They are essential in modern computing systems, enabling parallel execution of multiple threads and improving throughput. CMPs can be classified into homogeneous (identical cores) and heterogeneous (cores with different architectures), each offering unique advantages for specific workloads. Key components of a CMP include multiple processing cores, a cache hierarchy for efficient data access, and interconnects for communication between cores. CMPs have become a standard in high-performance computing, addressing the limitations of traditional uniprocessors and enabling the development of more efficient and powerful processors.
The University of Rhode Island
+4

[Myrddin]

TPMs are perfect for IoT devices, but I don’t see the appeal for one’s personal computer.

Whole disk encryption using the TPM keys. If you decide to donate the disk to a charity, they will not be able to read your data. They will be able to wipe the disk contents and replace with their own.

[Buttons12]

I read the above, and for good measure watched the video too. I’ve watched other videos by Braxman, also.
My comprehension in these matters runs about 45-50%. That’s where you read, but come away understanding pretty much nothing of any practical use.
The upside of that is, I am able to ask very simple questions.

Here’s one. Say I buy a Win11 (or a Mac) and I have no internet connection, no ISP, nada. The new computer is just for playing with Blender, CAD, and music software that needs no subscription. Do I have anything to worry about?

Yes/no — what say ye?