And why do people with older CPUs have to throw it out and upgrade to get it? Can't you just download TPM 2.0 onto your PC and be done with it? Let's check it out.

However, since Windows 11 considers TPM 2.0 and the Intel PTT and AMD PSP fTPM CPU features to be equivalent, most people who have purchased a CPU over the last 5-7 years do not need to buy a ...

Microsoft updated its guidance to say that the Windows 11 TPM requirement will be for a TPM 2.0 security chip, suggesting that Windows 10 PCs made prior to 2019 may not be Windows 11 compatible.

Microsoft reiterates “non-negotiable” TPM 2.0 requirement for Windows 11 Microsoft won't lower Windows 11's requirements to save older Windows 10 PCs.

Windows 11 officially requires a Trusted Platform Module. Here's what it does and how you can work around that requirement if your old PC doesn't have one.

Furthermore, by disabling the TPM 2.0 requirement, you are effectively reducing the security in Windows 11. Finally, running Windows 11 on anything less than 4GB will not be an optimal experience ...

Microsoft's own Hyper-V Manager can mimic TPM 2.0, but it is only available to Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise customers. Parallels 17 can as well, which starts at $80/year.

Aside from mentioning that Windows 11 requires TPM for security-related features, the memo informs us that many recent PCs can actually run TPM 2.0, but the module comes disabled by default.

TPM 2.0 was introduced as a requirement with the launch of Windows 11 three years ago and is aimed at securing data on a device at the hardware level.