Windows 11 and TPM

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Lol don't upgrade lo nvm. My R5 3600 can wait another 3 yrs to change new comp
 

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Lol don't upgrade lo nvm. My R5 3600 can wait another 3 yrs to change new comp
My r ( 3900X can enable fTPM, yours should be supported as well, so try finding it in your BIOs and enable it. When I did this, my main rig passed the requirement.

Read in some overseas forums, some are saying scalpers are buying up all available add-on TPM modules.
 

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I am guessing if Microsoft want more user to adopt windows 11 in future they might come out with some lite version (as based on windows 10) possible and the early adoption rate will probably a test of market response.
 

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Microsoft operating systems Windows Vista and later use the chip in conjunction with the included disk encryption component named BitLocker. Microsoft had announced that from January 1, 2015 all computers will have to be equipped with a TPM 2.0 module in order to pass Windows 8.1 hardware certification.[68] However, in a December 2014 review of the Windows Certification Program this was instead made an optional requirement. However, TPM 2.0 is required for connected standby systems.[69] Virtual machines running on Hyper-V can have their own virtual TPM module starting with Windows 10 1511 and Windows Server 2016.[70] Windows 11 has TPM 2.0 listed as a minimum system requirement; the operating system cannot be installed unless the module is present and enabled. This has led to confusion as many motherboards do not have TPM support at all, require a compatible TPM module to be physically installed onto the motherboard, or have a built-in TPM on the CPU firmware or hardware level that is disabled by default which requires changing settings in the computer's UEFI to enable.[71] The operating system will also work with a TPM 1.2 module according to official documentation.[72]

Interesting info about TPM 2.0 I windows development.

Extract from wiki link below:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Platform_Module
 

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If you bought your intel/amd mobo and cpu within the last 4-5 years, there is a high chance you have firmware TPM already. Just enable it in BIOS, its under AMD fTPM / Intel PTT, mine is under CPU configuration in bios, others may be under trusted computing. Check if you have it in bios first, before wasting money on a TPM module. Only old systems needs TPM modules, which you should consider if its worth upgrading to win11 because win10 will still be active until 2025, upon which your system will be a 10 year old relic already anyway.

Also, win11 requires UEFI boot, no longer supports CSM/legacy bios, so if your old system is still on legacy mode then you need to change to UEFI.
 

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My r ( 3900X can enable fTPM, yours should be supported as well, so try finding it in your BIOs and enable it. When I did this, my main rig passed the requirement.

Read in some overseas forums, some are saying scalpers are buying up all available add-on TPM modules.
Thanks for the tip!
 

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Only if you use bitlocker with fTPM enabled.

Just a side note, if you swap CPUs, you'll need to reflash the BIOS to get fTPM working again if you had it enabled on your old CPU.
And I only have "OK" button to choose :ROFLMAO:
 

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I have 3600 and a basic Gigabyte B450 board. I just checked and there is no fTPM option in the BIOS. There is a header for the TPM module but there is no way I am going to spend $100 for it just to run windows 11.
 

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Many thanks for sharing, at least for those who consider getting giga b450 mobo and wish to upgrade windows 11 in future to take note.
 
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TPM modules are sold in the past for $20+. Hope there will not be spikes when they are available.
 

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I mean the warning only holds if you use bitlocker with fTPM enabled. If you don't enable Bitlocker, you can just ignore the warning. Could have worded my previous post properly. :o
many thanks for clarification (y) currently i didnt use bitlocker yet 🤭
 

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I have 3600 and a basic Gigabyte B450 board. I just checked and there is no fTPM option in the BIOS. There is a header for the TPM module but there is no way I am going to spend $100 for it just to run windows 11.
Which motherboard model? Ftpm is a basic feature that should be in all recent mobos
 

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I have 3600 and a basic Gigabyte B450 board. I just checked and there is no fTPM option in the BIOS. There is a header for the TPM module but there is no way I am going to spend $100 for it just to run windows 11.
which gigabyte mobo model? i went ahead to check a few basic gigabyte b450 mobo manual and all have... bios > peripherals > AMD CPU fTPM. default is disabled.
 
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