Having Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 chips is mandatory for devices of users looking to install or migrate to Windows 11. Unfortunately, many computers that are two or three years old don't have this chip. This may require you to purchase new devices just to run Windows 11. While there are ways to bypass this TPM requirement, it's not advisable for many reasons.

Months before Windows 11’s official release date, conversations were already focused not just on the new operating system’s (OS) new features, but also on how its hardware requirements compared to its predecessor’s. Among the points raised was the compulsory Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 chip in Windows 11-supported devices — a marked upgrade from Windows 10’s TPM 1.2 requirement.