Detection Script to help identify why your PC isn't Windows 11 ready

Re:Detection Script to help identify why your PC isn't Windo... by tzs on Saturday June 26, 2021 @09:59PM (#27647842)

According to Ars [1], it seems that every CPU that is on the supported processor list includes TPM. It's called iPPT on Intel and fTPM an AMD.

Most motherboards ship with it disabled in the BIOS so you have to find that setting (probably somewhere in the "advanced" settings) and change it.

They also warn that some OEM motherboards have it disabled in the BIOS but do not expose a setting to change it, so with those you might be out of luck if the OEM did not include hardware TPM.

[1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/heres-what-youll-nee...

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Re:Detection Script to help identify why your PC isn't Windo... by Krasnol on Sunday June 27, 2021 @05:47AM (#27650083)

I have it turned "on" to something which is called "Discrete TPM" on my AMD but it seems that it's not good enough according to the tool.

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Re:Detection Script to help identify why your PC isn't Windo... by AbacusAvenger on Sunday June 27, 2021 @06:48AM (#27650439)

"Discrete TPM" means you have a daughter board that you plug in to a physical TPM port on the motherboard (check your motherboard manual for where it is, and which kind is compatible). If that device is physically not actually there, then that BIOS option does nothing for you.

You should check and see if the "Firmware TPM"/"fTPM" option is available, because that one will work without the physical add-in card.

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Re:Detection Script to help identify why your PC isn't Windo... by Krasnol on Sunday June 27, 2021 @01:41PM (#27653510)

Ah got it.

Thank you. Yes indeed there is a Firmware option there.

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