Laptop sellers never bothered to mention what version of TPM a laptop had until now. Thanks to the all-new Windows 11, the TPM acronym is on everyone’s lips now and sellers have seized on it.

TPM stands for Trusted Platform Module, has been around for almost a decade and it's a tiny bit of hardware - usually a processor (that's right a CPU) - that makes a big difference by protecting ...

the demand analysis of Global Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Market size & share revenue was valued at $1965 million in 2022 and is poised to grow about $5725 million by 2030, at a CAGR of ...

The term Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is used to refer to both the name of a published specification by the Trusted Computing Group for a secure cryptoprocessor and the implementation of that ...

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 announced Windows 11 yesterday with a controversial requirement for all computers running the upcoming operating system to have a TPM. Why did it do this and what are the implications?

You don't need a TPM module for Bitlocker to work. Sans a TPM module, it'll generate a long serial number and save to an USB stick, one for each drive.

Fortunately, it's quite simple to know if your PC has a TPM module or not, says XDA-Developers. Here is a quick guide that's easy to follow if you have at least basic computer know-how.

My module is TPM 1.2, Asus makes 2.0 compliant ones now and apparently Bitlocker doesn't use RSA Keys when a TPM 2.0 is available.

Windows 11 system requirements have been revealed as part of its official announcement, and scalpers are now hoarding one hardware included in the specs.

Any cryptographic module (essentially what a TPM is) that permits a private key export function would have to be immediately suspect unless extreme precautions are taken.