When Microsoft introduced Windows 11 in 2021, its new, stringent hardware compatibility test included checking for the presence of a Trusted Platform Module TPM specifically, one that meets the TPM 2.0 standard. The simple answer is that a TPM is a secure cryptoprocessor, a dedicated microcontroller designed to handle security related tasks and manage encryption keys in a way that minimizes the ability of attackers to break into a system. Windows uses that hardware for a variety of secu
