Windows 10: Win 11 Pro fresh install - TPM and Win 10 bitlocker drives

My old Win 10 Pro PC died so I'm doing a new build that will have a fresh install of Win 11 Pro.I have a boot NVMe drive to install Win 11 on and two HDDs that I encrypted with Bitlocker in the Win 10 machine. I will be using these HDDs in the Win 11 build.If I don't clear the TPM will I still be able to access the HDDs in Win 11?

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Windows 10 Bitlocker - install TPM

My Win 10 Pro system drive is already Bitlocker encrypted without a TPM chip on my motherboard.

If I now install a TPM on the motherboard, will Bitlocker make use of it? How do I enable it?

(I want to boot-up without the USB flash drive containing the Start up key.)

Thanks, --Dave

 

Fresh Install of Win 10 without Serial Key?

Looking to reformat a laptops HDD, and then reinstall Win 10 fresh. The problem is it came pre-installed with Win 8 and I did the free upgrade to Win 10. How exactly would I re-format the HDD, reinstall Win 10 and ensure it reactivates properly? I don't see a Win 8 serial key anywhere in the contents of the box.

 

Win 11 - TPM 2.0

The AMD Ryzen 5 2400G with Radeon Vega Graphics processor on my MSI B450 motherboard, is not on the Win 11 list due to the TPM 2.0 requirement. There is a 14 pin connector on the mother board to add a TPM module. Will adding a TPM 2.0 module to the motherboard meet the Win 11 requirement? Thank you.