Ed Greshko writes:
On 20/09/2021 00:08, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> Is anyone else getting this error in the "Security processor
> troubleshooting" (21H1, with all updates installed)?
It has been nearly 2 months since I worked on this. But, yes, that is what I
was seeing. No matter what I did
I could not get passed that issue. I gave up and moved on to installing
Win11.
I think I figured it out. That message has nothing to do with the TPM chip
per se, real or emulated. In "Security Processor" there was a similar, vague
message, but with a "more information" link. That goes to a web page, which
is full of Microsoftese. Rather than describing what it wants in clear
technical terms, it meanders on topics like "basic security requirements",
"enhanced security requirements", and similar handwaving. I reread that five
times, then I figured out that it wants UEFI+Secure Boot, to make this
warning message go away.
All the Win11 press was about the TPM 2.0 requirement, there was no mention
of a UEFI+Secure Boot requirement for upgrading, but I wouldn't want to draw
any conclusions.