Windows 11 officially requires a Trusted Platform Module. Here's what it does and how you can work around that requirement if ...

A hot potato: The Trusted Platform Module standard describes a dedicated cryptography chip designed to manage many security-related tasks in a computer. The standard was introduced in 2009, but ...

Microsoft made it abundantly clear this week that Windows 10 users won't be able to upgrade to Windows 11 unless their systems come with TPM 2.0 support, stating it's a "non-negotiable" requirement.

Microsoft recently caused quite a stir by publishing two articles related to Windows updates. Within a few days, they ...

Microsoft’s minimum requirements for Windows 11 cover several hardware components, including having enough RAM and a powerful ...

Installing the Windows 11 2024 version via a CD or flash drive may cause it to reject any future updates. Microsoft is ...

The problem arises when you have an older chipset and there’s no TPM 2.0 capability (and indeed Windows 11 requirements rule out older CPUs too). That leaves you with a potentially tricky and ...

the software giant now says that its Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 requirement for Windows 11 is “non-negotiable.” In a blog post entitled “TPM 2.0 – a necessity for a secure and ...

Republished on December 14 with Microsoft’s response to dangerous user confusion after a raft of “muddled” articles were ...

But the easiest and cheapest way out of the problem—an upgrade to Windows 11, which is still free for Windows 10 PCs that can ...

Microsoft said its Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 requirement for PCs is a “non-negotiable standard” for upgrading to Windows 11. TPM 2.0 was introduced as a requirement with the launch of ...