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.

When Windows 11 launched in 2021, TPM 2.0 was not yet ubiquitous. Many PCs that possessed the muscle to run the new OS could ...

Windows 11's adoption among users has been slow. Its hardware demands, such as the requirement for a TPM 2.0 module – ...

Those with Windows 10 PCs who are blocked from upgrading to Windows 11 due to a lack of TPM 2.0 may have been hoping Microsoft might relent on that requirement – but the software giant has ...

In a Chromium post, Google confirmed it now checks if a PC is eligible for Windows 11, but it won't work if you're still ...

After almost four years of its release, Windows 11 has finally managed to take over as the most installed desktop OS, ...

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.

In the case of Windows 11, the TPM is used for this boot validation (Secure Boot), as well as storing the (highly controversial) Windows Hello’s biometric data and Bitlocker whole-disk ...