You can retrofit your motherboard with a TPM device if the motherboard is equipped with the header for the TPM connection. According to Toms Hardware, there is a better way to bypass both TPM 2.0 and TPM 1.2 to install Windows 11 without hassle. It stores highly sensitive cryptographic information such as encryption keys, credentials, and other information.īelow is a picture of a Supermicro branded TPM add-in card. The upcoming version, Rufus 3.18, will also allow you to bypass the restrictions for in-place upgrades. What is a TPM device anyway? TPM is Trusted Platform Module and refers to a small passive device equipped in most modern systems that serve as a passive security storage device. Rufus 3.16, the popular tool for creating bootable media, provided a workaround for anyone wanting to bypass the TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot restrictions during a clean installation of Windows 11. There have been rumblings and countless blog posts covering the detail that Windows 11 would require a TPM device to install and upgrade.

Error during the Windows 11 installation with no TPM (Microsoft) To add a registry value in Windows 10, click the Start button, search for 'Registry Editor' and launch the app. Let’s look and see how this can easily be implemented in your environment to install the latest Microsoft client OS. As it turns out, there is a registry hack that allows you to install Windows 11 without a TPM device. Microsoft has evidently turned on the “flag” for the GA media to check for a proper TPM hardware device, whereas this check is turned off in the Preview releases. However, if you are like me, you ran into issues with the GA media, where you didn’t before with the Preview builds. With the release of Windows 11 to the masses as the GA release has landed, many are attempting to perform upgrades and clean installs of Windows 11 GA.

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