Configure your computer for Windows 11 compatibility. Here’s how to enable TPM 2.0 for Windows 11.
One of the more controversial things about Windows 11 has been the system requirements that have been put in place, especially with TPM 2.0. Although the basic requirements are not dramatically different to Windows 10, Microsoft chose to not only drop support for many processors, but also to limit Windows 11 to computers with TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module version 2). While the vast majority of modern computers have this important security feature, it is not always turned on. If you’ve been having trouble installing Windows 11, here’s how to enable TPM 2.0 on your computer so you can upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system. If you want to install Windows 11, you need to have a computer with TPM 2.0. You do not really need to know anything about this other than it is a feature that Windows 11 requires. You could track down the manual for your computer or motherboard to see if it has TPM 2.0, but this is not necessarily an easy option. Thankfully Microsoft has provided a simple tool that can help you to find out if your computer has TPM 2.0; you can download the PC Health Check app to perform this test here. After downloading PC Health Check, launch the app and then click the ‚Check now‘ button in the ‚Introducing Windows 11‘ section. When the app finishes its tests on your computer, you’ll be told whether or not your computer is able to run Windows 11 – all being well, you will be told that you have passed! If you click the ‚See all results‘ button, you can see mor details about the areas in which your computer has passed and failed. Included in this list is an important reference to TPM 2.
