Windows 10: TPM 2.0 must be present and enabled by default for all new Win 10 PC`s

Right, that is what I meant by it was sorta contradictory in the way it was worded. But last years presentation link I posted makes it pretty clear it only applies to PC's that either already support TPM in firmware, or PCs newer than 1 year past Windows 10 RTM.

I am not sure whether it is a logo or software won't work, but I don't know how they would enforce the latter. In any case OEM will be required to support it in hardware if they want windows on it past this July.

 

So is this page saying that Haswell chipset has TPM 2? And what is TPM anyway.

 

I looked at that page and it seems to me that Haswell is listed as having the ability to have a firmware update that would make it TPM 2.0 compliant. That is good because I built this little Haswell based system myself, it has an i5 4690, and I don't want to hassle a bunch of hardware updates.

 

I guess that not every Haswell chip is TPM 2.0 compliant. I am sitting here doing my research and I came across this little whitepaper http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www...rity-paper.pdf which talks extensively about the connection between Intel's Trusted Execution Technology and TPM, I am thinking that everything is good. Then I look at the specs for my specific Haswell chip (the i5 4690) and I see that Trusted Execution Technology is not enabled Intel Core™ i5-4690K Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.90 GHz) Specifications

So I am still confused.

 

Thanks for the confirmation.

 

Sorry for being slow, TPM is completely new to me. Anyways, I built this PC myself over a year ago, and I went ahead and ran the tpm.msc command in Run and it said something about me not having TPM. Since I built this PC myself I don't need to worry, correct? My PC components are in my System Specs.

 

Thats right, Cliff! *Biggrin *Thumbs

 

You need TPM support in the motherboard firmware or add-on. It is not a processor chip thing.

 

Microsoft Wants Windows 10 Redstone Devices to Be Super Secure
TPM 2.0 will be required on all devices running this version

Read more: http://news.softpedia.com/news/micro...medium=twitter

 

I agree wholeheartedly. This may be a problem for MS in OZ?
You can't force conditional sale on people here. Our consumer laws
are VERY much different. Like BIOS passwords, they don't work here
and we have control over that.

 

I'm confused by this thead. I have a home built 2012 desktop PC using a Gigabyte GA-77X-UD5H motherboard. It has a TPM header but I don't have the module and doubt if I can buy one now.

I'm running Windows 8.1 Pro and I'm considering upgrading to Widows 10 before the deadline. Do I need TPM support to be able to install and support Windows 10 on this motherboard?

Also, I'm currently running Windows 10 on my Dell Inspiron 7537 laptop which doesn't have TPM support. What will happen when this laptop is updated at the end of July?

 

No you do not need a TPM. This requirement is only for OEMs (Dell, HP) that want to be certified for Windows. I.e. they get a Windows sticker on the machine. This will not affect anyone outside of Dell or HP.

 

What about my Dell Inspiron 7537 laptop which has no TPM support?

 

Did it come with Windows 10? No? This only applies to NEW OEM computers that want to have the Windows 10 certified (a sticker).

 

Let me expand on this please: This only applies to FUTURE(yet to be made/built) NEW OEM computers that want to have the Windows 10 certified (a sticker).

TPM recommendations (Windows 10)

Minimum hardware requirements - Windows 10 hardware dev