

TPM is short for Trusted Platform Module, and TPM 2.0 is the latest version of it. That’s why Windows 11 needs a TPM 2.0 chip.

The new OS includes plenty of new features, and security is a major bullet point on Microsoft’s list of key Windows improvements. You have to have TPM 2.0 enabled before installing Windows 11.Īs we explained before, Windows 11 doesn’t deliver just a new fresh coat of paint over the Windows 10 user interface.

But just having the right kind of hardware, the type which will pass Windows 11’s hardware checklist on paper, isn’t enough. Your laptop and desktop should be covered if you’ve bought a Windows 10 machine recently. That’s a security feature built into most of the processors that shipped in the past five to seven years.
