Windows 11 officially requires a Trusted Platform Module. Here's why and what to do if your old PC doesn't have one.

ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 2025.Many PCs with Windows 10 don't pass Microsoft's strict requirement check.It's possible to bypass this and install Windows ...

Windows 10 has reached end-of-life, and it's the perfect time to switch to Windows 11. You get a modern design, better ...

Since Windows 10 is officially retired, here is what you should do with your older PC that can’t run Windows 11.

With Windows 10 officially retired, millions of older PCs are now vulnerable to security threats. Data Doctors’ Ken Colburn has some tips.

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 ...

The security chip protects sensitive data in the smart factory and to the cloud. The OPTIGA TPM SLM 9670 protects the integrity and identity of industrial systems by controlling access to sensitive ...

This may not be the best place to ask this, but here goes. I'm planning on upgrading my home machine. Probably to an Intel C2D to run Linux on. I ran across something which jogged my memory about TPM ...

I want a new work laptop and I need one with a TPM chip for BitLocker support. I'm having a devil of a time being able to compare which machines have them versus not. Sometimes the specs page doesn't ...

The deadline to update your PC to Windows 11 is just days away on October 14. If your PC is showing up as ineligible, there might be an easy fix that will save you the trouble and expense of buying a ...

Sometimes, as you try to sign in to Microsoft Teams or Outlook, you may encounter the TPM error 80284001. So, even though you are connected to the network, you may ...

Security Engineer [Guillaume Quéré] spends the day penetration testing systems for their employer and has pointed out and successfully exploited a rather obvious weakness in the BitLocker full volume ...