TPM modules retail for around $30 but, as with all things at the moment, actually buying one from a retailer is easier said than done. Many modern motherboards will come with a cluster of header pins ...

Go through our explainer and learn what is TPM and why is it essential for Windows 11. We have added examples so you get good idea of TPM.

Are TPM modules interchangeable? No, but there’s evidence that points to yes if you’re willing to put in the work. Your best bet is to check your motherboard manufacturer and buy a TPM from that brand ...

Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) have been around for a while. A lot of laptops and even phones built after 2006 come with a TPM inside them. This has been happening for 15 years with no one the ...

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 ...

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.

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.