It should say Security processor, with a little green checkmark next to the icon. The easiest way is to go to the Start menu, search for Windows Security, and click on Device Security on the left-hand column. There, another window will appear that shows if your device has a TPM installed.

There are a few ways to check if your current machine has a TPM. Whether it be a fingerprint reader or Windows Hello facial recognition, it all has to confer with the TPM to allow users access.Īnd it's not just your security systems that will utilize a TPM, so do programs like Outlook, Firefox and Chrome. The TPM chip communicates with other security systems within a PC.

'Requiring the TPM 2.0 elevates the standard for hardware security by requiring that built-in root-of-trust.'

'PCs of the future need this modern hardware root-of-trust to help protect from both common and sophisticated attacks like ransomware and more sophisticated attacks from nation-states,' said David Weston, director of enterprise and OS security at Microsoft in a blog post (opens in new tab).

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