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

If Windows Update says your desktop or laptop doesn't meet the requirements for Windows 11, a bit of work under the hood could make it happen anyway.

The "TPM Device Not Detected" error can be a significant issue for users, particularly those trying to upgrade to or use Windows 11, which requires a Trusted Platform ...

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 Microsoft plans to sunset Windows 10 in less than a year, users with processors older than Intel's 8th Gen CPUs and AMD's Ryzen 2000 series will have no choice but to pay a $30 yearly to Microsoft ...

Not long ago, Microsoft doubled down on its policy that requires PCs to have TPM 2.0-compatible hardware in order to install Windows 11. On another support page ...

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The company reiterated it’s unwilling to lower hardware requirements for Windows 11 as Windows 10 end of support looms in less than a year. With Windows 10 end of support on the horizon, Microsoft ...

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 ...