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Rats. I found out WHY MS is requiring TPM on Win11 so it is going to be needed after all. Windows Hello needs to have it, along with a bunch of other new security-enhanced features coming out with the new OS. I am also completely flummoxed by WTH it is doing to my computer. From MS:
"Is there any importance for TPM for consumers?
For end consumers, TPM is behind the scenes but is still very relevant. TPM is used for Windows Hello, Windows Hello for Business, and in the future will be a component of many other key security features in Windows. TPM secures the PIN, helps encrypt passwords, and builds on our overall Windows 10 experience story for security as a critical pillar. Using Windows on a system with a TPM enables a deeper and broader level of security coverage."
One of the many strange things about TPM is what exactly is it doing on my machine? It definitely says that it is doing a secure boot (as it says in the UEFI part of my boot page in the BIOS). Is it encrypting my NVME and SSD drives so I will have to clear the TPM code when I reinstall? Is it doing the Core isolation that Brink is showing in his TPM tutorial but is NOT showing up on my settings page? Why is my computer also failing Standard Hardware Security? Are these things a BIOS setting (not that I know of)? Are they a Windows setting and as a user or administrator, do I have to enable them? SHOULD I enable them? What a mess.
One good thing. I was able to do a BIOS update with TPM turned on. It warns about Bitlocker to make sure the key is saved somewhere is all.
Last edited by John Pombrio; 24 Jun 2021 at 18:30.