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Why Windows 11 requires a TPM - and how you can get around it

  • Ed Bott--ZDNet
  • published date: 2025-10-15 11:55:00 UTC

Windows 11 officially requires a Trusted Platform Module. Here's why and what to do if your old PC doesn't have one.

Fuse/Corbis/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.  When Microsoft introduced Windows 11 in 2021, its new, stringent hardware compatibility test included checking f… [+6168 chars]