When Microsoft introduced Windows 11 in 2021, its new, stringent hardware compatibility test included checking for the presence of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) -- specifically, one that meets the ...

Until the release of Windows 11, the upgrade proposition for Windows operating systems was rather straightforward: you considered whether the current version of Windows on your system still fulfilled ...

Microsoft has reaffirmed that it will not lower the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11, solidifying the need for a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 and a ...

TPM stands for Trusted Platform Module. It is a technology designed to provide hardware-based, security-related functions to the supported devices. A TPM is a chip and is one of the required hardware ...

As the end of life is fast approaching for Windows 10, Microsoft is pushing users to upgrade to Windows 11. However, one barrier to entry is the company's requirement ...

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, ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is again defending the stipulation to have TPM 2.0 to upgrade to Windows 11, laying out the benefits of the bolstered security it brings in a fresh blog post. However, environmental ...

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 ...