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How to fix: This PC can't run windows 11 vmware esxi
I'm encountering a significant challenge in attempting to run Windows 11 on VMware ESXi due to my PC not meeting one of the critical requirements - the lack of TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module). This realization came as a surprise, as I was under the impression that VMware could emulate or bypass such hardware requirements, enabling Windows 11 to run in a virtualized environment. However, despite various attempts at tweaking settings and exploring workarounds, I've hit a roadblock. The core of the issue seems to revolve around Windows 11's stringent security requirements, which my current setup fails to satisfy due to this hardware limitation.
Is there a way to configure VMware ESXi or the VM settings to simulate the presence of TPM, or perhaps another method to satisfy Windows 11's requirements indirectly?
- azpatriotCopper Contributor
Bumped up against this same issue; found this post here - should work on ESXi v8 as well.
https://www.robsteele.co/this-pc-cant-run-windows-11-on-esxi-7/
- jbulldog13Copper Contributor
This helped thanks so much