Questions tagged [tpm]
TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is both the name given to a published specification detailing the characteristics of a criptoprocessador safe, capable of storing cryptographic keys that protect information and the general name of implementations of this specification, often called "TPM chip" or "TPM Security Device".
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How to update from Windows 11 22H2 to 25H2 without TPM-2.0?
I previously installed Windows-11 22H2 on an old Mac Mini 2018 using a hack to bypass the check for a TPM. Windows has been running great on this PC, but I would now like to update to the latest 25H2. ...
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BitLocker without TPM — automatic boot with key on hidden partition of same SSD
Constraint: I cannot use a TPM (the only Mini PCIe port is already used by a Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth module).
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The target system is a portable Pico‑ITX device (Jetway NP93, Intel Celeron ...
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When attempting to boot into Windows 11 I get an I/O error with winload.efi “0xc00000e9?”
(This problem is similar to other posts, like this one, but with a different cause and some different details, so I am contributing with a new post, in case anyone else has the same issue.)
When ...
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How to disable tpm without going to bios
May I ask how to disable TPM without going into the BIOS? TPM doesn't show up in my BIOS settings on my ASUS X415JA VivoBook. Can someone help me?
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Laptop forgets Windows fingerprint, then Windows password, then BIOS password
A relative asked me to look into his laptop because he could not log in anymore. The laptop model is Aspire A515-45G. It started with the login via fingerprint on Windows not working reliably. As a ...
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Why PCI-Express based TPM is not seen as an option for Windows 11?
There's currently a lot of discussion about Windows 11 only supporting newer CPUs with built-in TPM 2.0. As a result, many older machines that could easily run Windows 11 would have to be discarded. ...
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What do I need to know to find a generic TPM module for a PC?
I'm trying to keep the question as generic as possible but I'm looking vaguely at 2 specific scenarios - I've an older machines I want to add TPM 2.0 for better compatibility with semi-supported ...
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Why does an update to Windows 11 says that TPM 2.0 not found, but boot menu says it is present?
My Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 (20U9) 14" laptop will not update to Windows 11: It says TPM 2.0 not found.
I checked in the boot menu and it says TPM 2.0 is installed and active. I checked ...
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How to protect key with secure enclave on MacOS
I was searching around possibility to use secure enclave on MacOS to generate key pair (and csr if possible) but with no luck so far.
So my question is:
What tool (ideally native one) I can use to ...
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How to reset expected value of PCRs in TPM after firmware upgrade?
I have been using a Windows 10 + Kubuntu dual-boot setup with the Windows partition encrypted by BitLocker without any issues for several years. Recently i performed a distribution upgrade from ...
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Windows 10 on Dell 3020 - Microsoft to stop Updates
I have a Dell Optiplex 3020 desktop computer with an Intel i5-4590 processor. I have added RAM so that 12GB is installed and have switched in Crucial solid state storage of ~1TB. The computer has no ...
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Setting up secure DUAL boot w/ TPM2 and whole-disk (hardware) encryption for openSUSE and Windows 11
How do I set up whole disk (hardware) encryption (using the AES256 support built into the drive) w/ TPM2 for a dual-boot Linux/Windows11 laptop, as I have a need to have a good deal of shared data and ...
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BitLocker asks for recovery key that I don't have - Can I work around that, maybe by restoring secureboot variables?
My wife has this Asus laptop. It's got some issues that may or may not be hardware (trackpad stops working, and for a while, going to UEFI would make it work again, but it's been a week or 2 that ...
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Does clearing TPM from one OS remove stored keys from another OS?
If I clear TPM from GNU/Linux, will it remove the Windows BitLocker keys? And what if I clear it from the UEFI setup?
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Adding TPM 2.0 module to Asrock Rack E3C256D2I motherboard to run Windows 11
I have the following board https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=E3C256D2I#Specifications
I am running Windows 10 with & Intel CPU and really happy with the setup. But with ...
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