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Microsoft: TPM 2.0 Is A ‘Non-Negotiable’ Requirement For Windows 11

The company reiterated it’s unwilling to lower hardware requirements for Windows 11 as Windows 10 end of support looms in less than a year.

It refers to a specially designed chip — integrated into a PC’s motherboard or added to the CPU — and firmware that enables storage of encryption keys, security certificates, and passwords. TPM 2.0 is a “non-negotiable standard for the future of Windows,” said Steven Hosking, Microsoft senior product manager, in a Wednesday blog post. Hosking noted that the “implementation [of TPM 2.0] might require a change for your organization.… Yet it represents an important step toward more effectively countering today’s intricate security challenges.”

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