A trusted platform module installed into your motherboard will enable the latest security features of Windows 11 and other hardware-based encryption. Here's how to install a TPM once ...

Microsoft’s PC Health Check tool might return a TPM 2.0 error that prevents the Windows 11 upgrade - here’s how to fix it.

Chief among them is Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 support. This is semi-mandatory, but what if you have a slightly older PC without TPM 2.0 support?

Learn how to enable TPM (Trusted Platform Module) in Hyper-V virtual machine via the Hyper-V Manager Settings, to install Windows 11.

Windows 11 requires Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM 2.0). This chip is dedicated to handling cryptographic tasks, which Windows leverages for several of its security features.

However, because it doesn't have a TPM 2.0 module, Microsoft recommends you throw it out and get a more recent processor, which is pretty wasteful.

Microsoft Offers TPM 2.0 Bypass to Install Windows 11 on Unsupported PCs However, the company warns that installing Windows 11 on unsupported hardware may cause malfunctions.