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This process works the same when creating a brand new VM as well.
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That all changed with Windows 11 where Microsoft now mandates a TPM chip with firmware 2.0 or newer to be installed. TPM chips have been shipping on PCs for the last 5+ years but Windows never required them for it to function properly.
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The most common use for this is to securely store BitLocker encryption keys. A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a physical piece of hardware that is dedicated to storing cryptographic keys that Windows uses.
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