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Latest MSI BIOS update implements "anti-cheat mechanism" (thelemmy.club)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by pogodem0n@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

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On March 20th, 2026 MSI released a BIOS update for B650 Tomahawk Wi-Fi motherboard. One of the changes says "Implemented the anti-cheat mechanism."

I looked around their forums and people seem to agree that it refers to Microsoft Pluton security processor.

Does anybody know what this change is actually about? Is it another initiative by Microsoft to further lock people out of their computers? Would it somehow hinder using Linux with this motherboard?

A screenshot from MSI website showing the description of a BIOS update. One of the mentioned changes is "Implemented the anti-cheat mechanism."

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[–] WereCat@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Ah yes, people who don’t even know what motherboard they have will have to update their BIOS

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[–] moonpiedumplings@programming.dev 26 points 6 months ago

They do it though. People all of a sudden are motivated and able to enable bitlocker and secure boot and update their bios when they need it to play le funni video game.

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