The minimum system requirements for Windows 11 include a requirement for a TPM 2.0 Chip. Here is what the chip does, and what it means for you.

After the group released TPM 1.0, the updated TPM 1.2 arrived in 2009, followed by TPM 2.0 in 2014. The TPM standard ensures that any PC with a TPM chip can perform specific security tasks.

Making sense of the TPM and Windows 11 The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a chip that is either integrated into your PC’s motherboard or added separately into the CPU, Weston explained.