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.

Current TPMs can be compromised with $20 of hardware, allowing attackers to bypass BitLocker and access encrypted content.

With the end date for Windows 10 less than a year away, people still using that operating system will need to start preparing to enter the Windows 11 era. And Microsoft is placing a hardware ...

Microsoft has released a new TPM verification tool for Windows 11 24H2 called the Attestation Readiness Verifier Tool. It helps users identify compatibility, security, and reliability issues at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As schools look to upgrade before Windows 10 support ends, they must first determine if their technology can run the new OS. Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she ...

What just happened? It's not even been a week since Microsoft reiterated that needing a TPM 2.0 chip to officially use Windows 11 was "non-negotiable." But in a surprising reversal, the Redmond giant ...

When Microsoft released Windows 11 a few years back, the PC community went into a frenzy over TPM, or Trusted Platform Module, and Microsoft's requirement for one in the then-new operating system. I ...