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.

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.

In brief: Windows 11 comes with some rather strict system requirements and most notably calls for the presence of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 in your PC. However, there's an easy way to go ...