The TPM interacts with BitLocker to help provide seamless protection when the computer restarts. A compatible TPM is defined as a version 1.2 TPM that has the BIOS modifications that are required to support the Static Root of Trust Measurement, as defined by the Trusted Computing Group. The TPM can help protect your data from theft or unauthorized viewing by encrypting the entire Windows volume.īitLocker is designed to offer the most seamless end-user experience with computers that have a compatible TPM microchip and BIOS. BitLocker uses a microchip that is called a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) to provide enhanced protection for your data and to preserve early boot-component integrity. BitLocker helps ensure that data that is stored on a computer that is running Windows is not revealed if the computer is tampered with when the installed operating system is offline. What Is BitLocker Drive Encryption?īitLocker provides offline-data and operating-system protection for your computer. For more information about BitLocker, see BitLocker Drive Encryption for OEMs.
This topic highlights the requirements for deploying a Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption solution.
