Security News > 2021 > August > New ASUS BIOS updates enable TPM 2.0 support for Windows 11
ASUS has released BIOS updates for over two hundred motherboard models to automatically enable the built-in TPM 2.0 security process so that users can upgrade to Windows 11.
When Microsoft first announced Windows 11, one of the biggest surprises was the new requirement that computers would need a TPM 2.0 security processor to install or upgrade to the new operating system.
While some motherboards have dedicated slots that users can install a TPM module, since 2013, Intel and AMD built firmware TPM technology into many of their CPUs that perform the same functionality as a TPM 2.0 processor.
ASUS BIOS updates automatically enabled TPM 2.0.
For owners of compatible CPUs and ASUS motherboards, users can enter a device's BIOS and enable the TPM 2.0 by enabling Intel Platform Trust Technology or AMD Platform Security Processor settings.
To make it easier for ASUS owners, last week, ASUS announced that they had released new BIOS updates for 207 motherboard models that automatically enable the built-in TPM 2.0 processor on supported CPUs.