Although installing a TPM 2.0 device manually is possible, most present days’ motherboards have this module in built.

Many modern computer systems and laptops come with TPM already installed in their motherboards. You also have the option to manually fit it into your motherboard if you do not have it on your system.

TPM 2.0 hardware in consumer-level motherboards and prebuilt PCs is much less common. Many motherboards have onboard headers for TPM modules that have gone unused until now.

In theory, Microsoft's just-released PC Health Check utility could help people identify their motherboard make and model, or offer some generic instructions on how to open a PC to install a TPM chip.

Although support for Windows 10 will not end in October 2025 after all, the additional grace period is only one year. This means that many users will soon not only have to say goodbye to their ...

It offers the same capabilities of a discrete TPM, just without a dedicated module. Although all of the chipsets below support firmware TPM, that doesn’t mean they all support Windows 11.

Trusted Platform Module or TPM is a dedicated chip installed on your motherboard. If there are some issues with this chip, you cannot find the corresponding setting in the BIOS.

Some motherboards have onboard headers for a TPM module, but the module itself will need to be purchased and installed by the end-user before TPM functionality can be enabled in the BIOS.

ASUS has just announced a list of compatible motherboards that are ready for Windows 11 -- with the key player here being the TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) as it is a requirement of Windows 11.

as somebody who bought an Asus TPM module to install in their motherboard expressly for Bitlocker. Is getting an updated module enough?

The motherboards announced by ASUS are only for those who have old hardware with no TPM 2.0 module. If you have a system featuring an AMD Ryzen 2000/Intel Core 8th gen or newer, you're fine.