While there are indeed some security benefits to Windows 11 and TPM, the key thing here is that Microsoft made TPM 2.0 a non-negotiable system requirement for Windows 11, which is why so many ...

TPM 2.0 is a “non-negotiable standard for the future of Windows,” said Steven Hosking, Microsoft senior product manager, in a Wednesday blog post.

Users running Vanguard on Windows 11 systems have seen pop-ups notifying them that a TPM 2.0 module and Secure Boot support will both need to be present and enabled before Vanguard-protected games ...