A trusted platform module installed into your motherboard will enable the latest security features of Windows 11 and other hardware-based encryption. Here's how to install a TPM once ...

In this post, we first explain why you need TPM (Trusted Platform Module) for Windows 11 and then tell you how to install Windows 11 on an unsupported PC without TPM.

Microsoft recommends only installing Windows 11 after its PC Health Check check gives your system a pass, and that requires it to support TPM 2.0 and a strict list of compatible processors.

Fortunately, it's quite simple to know if your PC has a TPM module or not, says XDA-Developers. Here is a quick guide that's easy to follow if you have at least basic computer know-how.

I'm thinking of getting a TPM module for my PC. I need an older model 20pin one, for my Asus Ranger 7 Maximus mobo. Since they are essentially for security on a PC, it seems they would be an ...