How to activate the TPM chip on your computer so you can upgrade to Windows 11 starting October 5
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A while ago we talked about the PC He alth Check application with which to check if our computer is compatible and is ready to receive Windows 11. Among the requirements, will be required have a TPM and if your PC does not have it activated, these are the steps you have to take to activate it.
It may be the case that even though your computer has a TPM chip, the motherboard has it disabled. A setback that does not offer a major problem, since it is possible to activate the TPM chip from the UEFI (old BIOS) of your computer.And Here are the steps needed to activate it
Waking up the TPM chip
The first thing, before continuing, is to check that indeed our PC has the TPM chip installed, even if it is deactivated. Applications like PC He alth Check or WhyNotWin11 serve this purpose. In addition, you will need to have Secure Boot activated, another of the necessary requirements.
Then it is convenient to see if you have the TPM chip active and to find out it is necessary to enter the menu Start and then look for sectionWindows Security Within this we must look for the option Device Security where to see the type of security which is integratedIf we have the TPM chip, a message will appear informing about Security processor and a button with the title Details of the security processor If we click on this, we will see the version of the chip, but if it does not appear it means that we either do not have a TPM chip or that it is simply not active."
"Another way to check if you have a TPM chip is to type the command tpm.msc>. Then click on Open>"
If this is your case, no problem. To activate the TPM chip on your PC it will be necessary to access the UEFI of your computer, a process that may vary depending on the motherboard used by your PC but which is basically the same.All you have to do is restart your computer and click on the corresponding key (it may vary depending on the motherboard) before Windows starts to load. In the first screen it usually indicates the necessary key, a key that is usually some of the keys from F1 to F12. When you have managed to access the UEFI you should forget about the mouse or the trackpad (in almost all cases). From there you will have to use the directional keys of the keyboard to move through options and through tabs. From here on, the steps may change depending on the manufacturer of the plate and the most important ones appear in this compilation. For Surface computers, the process to access UEFI is to turn off the Surface and wait about 10 seconds.Then you need to press and hold the volume up button on your Surface and at the same time press and release the power button. The Microsoft or Surface logo will appear on the screen and you have to press and hold the volume up button and when the UEFI screen appears release the button. The problem is that does not offer access to enable or disable the TPM chip Another method to activate (or deactivate) the TPM chip is to do it from Windows in the same way as before we checked if we have the same. To use the TPM chip after activating it, you must open the TPM MMC with the command tpm.msc>"
Each brand has a UEFI screen that may vary in layout, although the options are basically the same. On Surface models only, there is no option to turn the TPM chip on or off.
By UEFI or from Windows
