One of the big stories surrounding the announcement of Windows 11 was that it would require support for TPM 2.0, or Trusted Platform Module, to run. This takes the form of an on-board cryptographic ...

If you are getting The PC must support TPM 2.0 error while upgrading to Windows 11, here are a couple of things you need to check to bypass this issue. It is a common ...

I have an ASUS Maximus IX Hero motherboard working very well with an existing Win10 Enterprise install. That install is from an older machine I since sold, and migrated to a M.2 NVMe SSD. In other ...

Four researchers from the National Security Research Institute of South Korea have figured out (PDF) that there are some exploitable flaws in the Trusted Platform Module 2.0, which has been around ...

Windows 11 is right around the corner, and Microsoft made sure to include security requirements for anyone who wants to upgrade. This means millions of Windows 10 ...

Some optional Windows Server security implementations will become mandatory for Microsoft's hardware partners to include in their products, starting in January, Microsoft indicated in a Thursday ...

For most people, Windows 10 security updates are slated to stop on October 14, 2025, just over 10 months from today. That could end up being a serious security problem, given that Windows 10 is still ...

One of the big things that makes Windows 11 different from every previous version of Windows is that it requires the PC to be equipped with a TPM 2.0 module. Being that this requirement has thus far ...

For those who do not have this feature, you may be able to install a discrete TPM 2.0 processor on the motherboard. However, if your processor is old enough that it does not have one built-in fTPM, ...

Microsoft's Windows 11 unveil has quickly devolved into a confused mess regarding which CPUs will and won't be supported under the new operating system. While I touched on this Friday, new information ...

Two separate vulnerabilities have been found in the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 that could lead to information disclosure or escalation of privilege. At a basic level, TPM is a hardware-based ...

The pending release of the next generation of Windows is not without a bit of controversy. Microsoft has been receiving some backlash for requiring that PCs embrace the latest Trusted Platform Module ...