What’s TPM 2.0?

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I just heard word of Windows 11. How do I check to see if I have TPM 2.0? I am just curious. However I am in no hurry for the new version.

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TPM 2.0 came out in 2019. The two easiest ways I know of checking are:

PowerShell

1. Right-click on Start and choose the Windows PowerShell (Admin) option. (You cannot use the unelevated version for this.)

2. When the PowerShell console opens, type Get-Tpm and press Return/Enter.

The console will return information similar to the screenshot below (which shows my laptop has a TPM 1.2 chip manufactured by ATML):

TPM Management Console

1. Press a Windows key + r key together to bring up the Run dialog.

2. Type tpm.msc and press Return/Enter.

When the Trusted Platform Module Management Console appears, its default view will show you information similar to the screenshot below:

Hope this helps…

 

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Rick,

When trying to verify if I have TPM 2.0 using the PowerShell option. My computer says that I need administer rights. I am the only user of my computer, shouldn’t I be the administrator. Secondly, when I try using the TPM Management Console. TPM couldn’t be found. It suggests verifying if I have TPM 1.2 or later and it is turned on by checking in BIOS.

Any suggestions?

I bought this computer in October of 2018, would I possibly not have TPM? If I don’t have TPM, is possible to add it to my machine?

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Rick Corbett wrote:

TPM 2.0 came out in 2019.

TPM 2.0 was included on many Windows 8.1 computers in 2013:

While device encryption is offered on all editions of Windows 8.1 unlike BitLocker (which is exclusive to the Pro and Enterprise editions), device encryption requires that the device meet the Connected Standby specification and have a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 chip.

Windows 8.1 Security and hardware compatibility

And has been supported by Linux since 2015.

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My computer was built in November of 2017, and I purchased it in February of the following year. It has a Kaby Lake 7th generation Intel Core i7 processor and was shipped with the Summer of 2017 version of Windows 10 Home pre-installed. Upon running TPM.msc I’ve discovered that it is running TPM version 2.0. It came with UEFI and secure boot. It now has the 21H1 version of Windows 10 Home. Since it was built before there was a version 2.0 of TPM, I am assuming that some Intel software driver update that was recently installed by Windows Update must have upgraded the TPM from 1.2 to 2.0. It seems as though this computer would be compatible with Windows 11, even though it is not an eighth generation or later Intel processor?

 

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anonymous wrote:

It seems as though this computer would be compatible with Windows 11, even though it is not an eighth generation or later Intel processor?

Won’t be compatible unless Microsoft change minimum requirements.
There are also other blocks : DirectX 12, WDDM 2, SecureBoot, UEFI/GPT…

Run WhyNotWin11 (from GitHub) for compatibility.

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Rush2112 wrote:

My computer says that I need administer rights.

Right click on the PowerShell icon and select “Run as Administrator”.

cheers, Paul

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