Installing Windows 11 on a virtual machine is getting harder

Despite the fact that Microsoft has lowered the requirements for Windows 11 processors ( now officially supported by AMD Ryzen 1st generation and Intel Core 6 and 7 generations CPUs ), the most controversial requirement is the presence of a TPM 2.0 hardware encryption module in the system (or emulation of its operation on the part of the processor ) - still remains. But now it has spread to virtual machines as well.

Many users of Windows 11 installed on a virtual machine faced the inability to update the OS after the release of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.194. Actually, its innovation lies in the mandatory support for TPM 2.0 from the virtual machine. Previously, there was no such requirement.

The problem is that not all virtualization programs support TPM 2.0. More specifically, this support is only implemented in VMware Workstation Pro (the latest version with serial number 16 costs $ 200) and in Hyper-V Manager, which is integrated into Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise versions. Thus, Microsoft has severely limited the circle of Windows 11 users, albeit mostly about enthusiasts.