How to Check Your Computer has TPM 2.0 for Windows 11?

Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 11 requires all devices to have TPM 2.0 chip built-in. If your PC doesn’t contain TPM 2.0 hardware chip, you’ll not be able to upgrade or install Windows 11 in your computer system. You’ll get Windows 11 TPM related error messages at installation time and the setup process will close.

Windows 11 minimum system requirements clearly mention that the device must have TPM 2.0. So your device must have TPM 2.0 chip to support Windows 11 operating system.

Now you might be wondering what is TPM chip and why is it required or needed for Windows 11?

To answer all such questions, I decided to create this TPM FAQ article.

For your convenience, I have divided this tutorial in following 4 parts:

• What is TPM?
• Why does Windows 11 need TPM 2.0 chip in devices?
• How to check whether my computer contains TPM 2.0 enabled or not?
• How to enable TPM 2.0 in my computer for Windows 11?

Let’s start the article:

What is TPM?

TPM stands for Trusted Platform Module. It’s a small chip which is actually a crypto-processor and also known as ISO/IEC 11889 standard. It comes in various forms such as attached to motherboard as an add-on card which can be removed or embedded or built-into motherboard or CPU. TPM was developed for hardware-based security improvements. It can store user credentials, encryption keys, etc.

If you think TPM is a new piece of hardware, it’s not. TPM exists since 2011 and many computers already come with TPM chip built-in. If your computer is a few years old, there are chances that you already have TPM chip in your computer system.

Actually no previous Windows version required TPM chip as minimum hardware requirement, that’s why lots of people never heard about it.

Since Windows 11 requires TPM chip, many people are now talking about it.

Why does Windows 11 need TPM 2.0 chip in devices?

Windows 11 has been designed and developed to take benefits of new hardware technology so that the users can enjoy improvements in all areas such as security, performance and stability.

Since TPM chip provides additional hardware-security, it has been made necessary to be present in all Windows 11 computer systems.

In fact several existing features of Windows 10 such as Windows Hello, Device Guard, BitLocker, etc already utilize TPM chip and Windows 11 will take the security to next level.

TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot are 2 security features which must be present and enabled in a device to become compatible with Windows 11.

PS: When Windows 8.1 was released, Microsoft made TPM 2.0 necessary to be present in all computers to pass the hardware certificate program but later it was made an optional requirement.

How to check whether my computer contains TPM 2.0 or not?

Now the question comes how to check and know whether a computer contains TPM 2.0 chip or not? Many Windows 10 users now want to check whether their devices support TPM 2.0 chip and the TPM chip is enabled or not?

There are a few easy methods to find out whether TPM chip is present in a computer or not. You can take help of these methods to make sure will your device be able to support and install Windows 11 or not. These methods will also help you in checking the version number of TPM chip installed in your computer system.

Let’s share these methods:

METHOD 1: Using Built-in TPM Management Tool

Windows 10 already comes with an official TPM management tool which can be used to check whether TPM is present and enabled in the device or not.

1. Press WIN+R keys together to launch RUN dialog box. Now type tpm.msc in RUN dialog box and press Enter key.

It’ll open TPM Management tool window.

2. If TPM chip is present and enabled in your computer, you’ll see following message:

The TPM is ready for use.

The window also shows TPM version under TPM Manufacturer Information section as shown in following screenshot:

If your device doesn’t contain TPM chip or TPM is disabled in BIOS settings, you’ll see following error message:

Compatible Trusted Platform Module (TPM) cannot be found on this computer. Verify that this computer has a 1.2 TPM or later and it is turned on in the BIOS.

METHOD 2: Using Windows Security Tool

Since TPM is a security hardware, Windows Security feature also shows information about it.

1. Double-click on Windows Security shield icon in Taskbar notification area.

Alternatively, you can directly launch it using windowsdefender: command in RUN dialog box.

2. Now click on Device Security section present in left-sidebar.

3. If your device contains TPM chip, you’ll see Security Processor option in right-side pane. Click on Security processor details link.

Now you’ll be able to check TPM version and other details in the window.

METHOD 3: Using Device Manager

Since TPM is a hardware part, Windows also installs a software driver for it. So you can take help of Device Manager, if TPM is present in your system or not.

1. Press WIN+X keys together to launch WIN+X menu and select Device Manager option. Alternatively, you can open it using devmgmt.msc command in RUN or Search box.

2. Now look for Security Devices section. Double-click on it and if TPM is present, you’ll see Trusted Platform Module listed under it.

If Trusted Platform Module is not listed under Security devices section, it means your PC doesn’t contain TPM chip or the chip is disabled in BIOS.

METHOD 4: Using Command Prompt or Powershell

Power users can also use WMIC command in Command Prompt or Powershell to know whether TPM is present and enabled or not.

1. Press WIN+X keys together to launch WIN+X menu and select Command Prompt (Admin) or Windows PowerShell (Admin) option.

2. Now copy and paste following command in Command Prompt or Powershell window:

WMIC /namespace:\\root\CIMV2\Security\MicrosoftTPM path WIN32_TPM get /value

Press Enter key and you’ll get full details about TPM status such as activated, enabled, version number, etc.

If TPM is not available or enabled, you’ll get “No Instance(s) Available” error message as the result of the command.

How to enable TPM 2.0 in my computer for Windows 11?

If your computer contains TPM 2.0 chip but it’s disabled in BIOS setup, you can enable it with the help of following tutorial:

How to Enable TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot to Install Windows 11?

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