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A single Registry line enables Windows 11 without TPM 2.0

Posted on October 18, 2021 at 02:45 CDT by B. Livingston • Comment in the Forums

ISSUE 18.40 • 2021-10-18

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By Brian Livingston

Microsoft has published a new support document revealing a one-line entry anyone can add to the Registry allowing Windows 11 to install on devices that do not have the so-called TPM 2.0 chip installed on the motherboard.

The Trusted Platform Module, as I explained in the September 6 AskWoody Newsletter, is a small hardware component that generates and stores cryptographic keys, among other things. Until the release of the recent support document, Microsoft had repeatedly stated that the 2.0 version of TPM would be a requirement before Windows 11 would install. In addition, Win11 has CPU and other hardware requirements above those of Win10, as set forth in Microsoft’s Win11 specifications.

Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.40.0 (2021-10-18).
This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.40.F (2021-10-18).

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