Microsoft stirred up a lot of confusion with the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 requirement for Windows 11. TPM is usually a dedicated chip on a motherboard that provides hardware encryption for ...

If you've kept up-to-date with your Windows news, you'll know that . In its piece, the Redmond giant explained why Windows 11 has TPM 2.0 as part of its system requirements, including data encryption, ...

For the majority of PC users, the answer is no. Either your PC already meets Windows 11’s hardware requirements or you’ve decided to buy new hardware (or a whole new PC) that does. Both scenarios mean ...

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Facepalm: The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) secure crypto-processor became a topic for public debate in 2021 when Microsoft forced TPM 2.0 adoption as a minimum ...

Windows 11 requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0, which has caused some issues for PC builders with hardware that’s a few years old. The implications for TPM may reach beyond Windows Hello and ...

Windows 11 requires a Trusted Platform Module 2.0 as part of its hardware requirements, but only a very select handful of people will ever need to buy a physical module for their motherboard. Chances ...

I'm thinking of getting a TPM module for my PC. I need an older model 20pin one, for my Asus Ranger 7 Maximus mobo. Since they are essentially for security on a PC, it seems they would be an obvious ...

For months, Microsoft has been telling customers that Windows 11 requires a special security chip called TPM 2.0, but you can actually skirt the restriction with a Microsoft-supplied bypass.