Microsoft’s PC Health Check tool might return a TPM 2.0 error that prevents the Windows 11 upgrade - here’s how to fix it.

While Windows 11 still requires that your PC support TPM 2.0, there is a workaround for computers without the required hardware, and Microsoft itself has offered up the solution.

Windows 11 officially requires a Trusted Platform Module. Here's what it does and how you can work around that requirement if your old PC doesn't have one.

If TPM 2.0 isn’t activated on your computer, though, your computer won’t run properly and certainly won’t run Valorant.

Run as many Windows 11 virtual machines as you like without worrying about one of the new requirements.

Newly discovered Registry entries allow you to bypass the TPM requirement for Windows 11. 'LabConfig' registry allows you to bypass TPM 2.0, the 4GB memory, and Secure Boot requirements. Disabling ...

The TPM version should be listed on the bios menu, so check if it’s at least version 2.0. It should be enabled on many new computers.

What Is TPM 2.0? TPM 2.0 is the version of the TPM standard that was released in 2014 and was the most recent version of the standard when Windows 11 was released.

TPM 2.0 was released in October 2014. As such, if your computer was created before that date, then it's guaranteed not to be equipped with TPM 2.0 (newer machines may or may not have TPM 2.0 chips).