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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 ...

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.

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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 ...

When Microsoft released Windows 11 in 2021, it also rolled out strict hardware compatibility requirements for the new operating system. If you tried to upgrade a ...

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Would you want to run Linux on a non-TPM2 machine? TPM isn't security, at least on its own. Remember how every flipped out over how insecure Microsoft implemented their AI Recall feature, despite it ...

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