We get an error message that this option is only available for encrypted virtual machines. Unfortunately, this option cannot be added here via the “Add” button. We also need the option for the TPM chip.

Since Windows 11 requires at least 4 GB of free memory, we increase the memory to at least 4096 MB. Therefore, we should adjust the value accordingly. Now we specify the name of the virtual machine and, if necessary, a location.Īccording to Microsoft, the minimum for Windows 11 is 64 GB of hard disk space. In the current version there is no selection for Windows 11 yet, so we select “Windows 10”. We select “Microsoft Windows” as the operating system.

In the next step we can already specify the Windows ISO file which we want to use later for the installation. We take the typical settings for the creation. In VMware we now create a new virtual machine. We will need this later for the installation. Your VM will now have a TPM chip! Once initialized, you can launch tpm.msc to verify that it installed successfully.In the first step we should download a Windows ISO file.Click OK to exit the Virtual Machine Settings page and power on the VM.

Select Trusted Platform Module and click Finish.

Once complete, navigate back to the Hardware tab and click Add at the bottom.

Set a password for the virtual machine.

Click the Options tab, Access Control and Encrypt.

This process works the same when creating a new VM too. Add TPM to VMware Workstationįor this demo I will be using VMware Workstation 16.1.2 and an already built VM. However, it does require a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on the system. In Windows 10, BitLocker is an encryption feature which is available in Professional and Enterprise editions. These instructions should help you enable the Trusted Platform Module in the virtual machine and install Windows 11.

Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0 to be enabled before installing it on a VM. A TPM encryption processor performs cryptographic operations. TPM technology provides hardware-based security-relevant functions.

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