Windows 11 comes with an optional TPM Diagnostics tool

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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You may like to know that Windows 11will come with a new optional feature which is called TPM Diagnostics, tool that will allow administrators to browse the TPM security processor of a certain device.

An obvious move, considering that Microsoft keeps insisting on theseTPM 2.0 security processors as a requirement, necessary for powering some of its security features.

The new OS will have a default TPM Diagnostics tool

As you probably know already, from the endless discussions that this Windows 11 requirement has sparked, a TPM chip is actually a hardware security processor.

Its main purpose is to protect encryption keys, user credentials, as well as other sensitive data from malware attaccks and other forms of hacking or data extraction.

Microsoft keeps insisting on this requirement and keeps stressing the paramount importance that this little piece of hardware actually has,in a new blog post.

PCs of the future need this modern hardware root-of-trust to help protect from both common and sophisticated attacks like ransomware and more sophisticated attacks from nation-states. Requiring the TPM 2.0 elevates the standard for hardware security by requiring that built-in root-of-trust.

So, this brand new Windows 11 command-line tool called TPM Diagnostics will now give all administrators the ability to query the TPM chip for stored information.

After installing the software, you will find a newtpmdiagnostics.exeexecutable located in theC:\Windows\System32folder.

TPM 2.0 is a critical building block for providing security with Windows Hello and BitLocker to help customers better protect their identities and data. In addition, for many enterprise customers, TPMs help facilitate Zero Trust security by providing a secure element for attesting to the health of devices.

What commands can I use with this new tool?

Its important to know that, unless you totally understand what data is being stored in your TPM chip, its not recommended messing with it too much.

Any mistake you make could accidentally remove the keys necessary for the operation of your device.

Know that theMicrosoft Trusted Platform documentation, along with the newTpmDiagnostics.exetool can provide a plethora of information about the underlying security mechanics of Windows 11.

This is the full list of commands which you can use on your new Windows 11 TPM tool:

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Windows 11 comes with an optional TPM Diagnostics tool

The new OS will have a default TPM Diagnostics tool

What commands can I use with this new tool?