Are there means to add TPM 2 to non supported laptops ?


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Like I understood Microsoft plan to make TPM 2 mandatory for Windows 11 to install , surprisingly I checked 3 of my laptops that were manufactured in years 2011 , 2015 , 2017 respectively which are all made by Lenovo to the surprise that non of them have TPM what so ever , not even the 1.2 version .

So the question is , will this mean that all these laptops will undergo planned obsolescence ? Or rather that we are about to await certain modders cracking windows to over-ride the TPM function ? Or that there will be some dongles , M2 modules to compensate for the lack of TPM ?

Bare in mind all those laptops perform optimally under Windows 10 as I managed to increase their rams to max on each , mind you upgraded their hdds to ssds and even their PCI-E / M2 Wifi cards to AX standard !
 

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How did you check the laptops for TPM? Using software to check for TPM will only tell you if it is available to the OS or not. The hardware my have TPM and it is just disabled in BIOS settings. On my Dell laptop it was called PTT (Platform Trust Technology) in BIOS. As soon as I enabled it in BIOS, Windows went from TPM not available to TPM present.
 

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I have a Lenovo 110-15ISK, from late 2016. It has PTT (platform trust technology, Intel's onboard TPM) in the BIOS settings. PTT was turned on, but with a separate setting showing it as disabled. (???) I had to toggle it off then back on to make it appear as enabled. tpm.msc shows the TPM version as 2.0.

I don't know how deeply you've delvled into you BIOS settings, but PTT may be present in one or more of your laptops.

My CPU is an I3-6100U (Gen 6), so an officially supported upgrade to the release version of 11 may not be possible, even though the laptop meets all other posted requirements.
 
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How did you check the laptops for TPM?
You can see if your system has a TPM from Device Manager. It will look like this:

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Note that this is how a hardware based TPM appears. I'm not sure about firmware based TPM. My MB includes a firmware based TPM but I opted to add a hardware TPM so I've never seen how the firmware based TPM shows up in Device Manager.

But as was mentioned previously, you can also run TPM.MSC to get details.

Note that in either case (hardware or firmware implementation), these will need to be enabled in your firmware. For example, if you have a hardware TPM but it is disabled in the UEFI firmware, then it won't show up in Device Manager.
 

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In Device Manager firmware TPM looks the same as hardware TPM (there may be some differences if you delve into the properties)
 

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Uh, correct me if I am wrong but - if you have firmwareTPM disabled in the BIOS, does Device manager still show it?

I didn't think it did....
 

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Guys bare with me , you do not have to base your answer that "Oh you do not have TPM ? Check again" this is not the question nor that I am ignorant enough not to be able to identify if I have TPM or not , the Question as posted is the following :
So the question is , will this mean that all these laptops will undergo planned obsolescence ? Or rather that we are about to await certain modders cracking windows to over-ride the TPM function ? Or that there will be some dongles , M2 modules to compensate for the lack of TPM ?
So please focus on that one instead ...
 

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In answer to your question - it depends.

For a hardware TPM module, your machine needs to have a place to attach it to. For firmwareTPM (aka fTPM), your manufacturer can possibly add it in the UEFI settings - but only if it is already supported by your CPU and chipset to begin with.

The reason people keep saying to recheck is this: If your CPU and chipset support fTPM (also called PTT on Intel boards), more than likely your manufacturer has already included it - but you (may) have to follow a certain procedure to be even able see it as an available choice in your UEFI settings.

A lot of people did not even know there was such a thing as fTPM, much less knowing how to enable it, and different OEMs have different methods to enable it. I just upgraded my UEFI FW before taking the upgrade to the Insiders build, and, although I did it extremely quickly, as this is the 7th or 8th time I've updated it, IIRC, I don't even see the fTPM for my mobo as an option until after I enable an administrator password for the UEFI settings. I could be wrong - but that is what I remember.

Other OEM machines have had other pre-requisites prior to even seeing TPM in the settings - one I recall only saw it after enabling Secure boot.

Finally, Dell has released a tool that can add the TPM to your FW for specific models - meaning they have the correct chipsets and CPUs to have the fTPM / PTT but Dell never actually included it in the FW they released for various machines. See this post: It looks like I'm stuck with Windows 10.

So, to recap - there is no 1 answer that anyone can say "Yes" or "No". It really depends.

HTH
 

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My 2019 HP ProBook is supported by Windows 11. The ProBook is from HP's 'professional' range and has TPM 2.0 support. My 2014 Dell Inspiron 7537 has no TPM so that will be stuck on Windows 10 unless Microsoft have change of heart.
 

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Most business-targeted machines tend to likely have native TPM support, as that is where it is predominantly used. My ancient Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E545 (AMD A6 CPU) has TPM in it.

The rest of it is pure crap for running WIn11 (heck, even Win10) - but hey, i has TPM! lol....
 

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To be true I thought abut this as well. And as I know there are external USB-internal USB adapters, and some TPM modules seems to have internal USB connector, I thought if it would work. Question is if Win11 will be checking if TPM is available while updating, booting or all the time? While update having that adapter ad module is not a problem even in notebook. With perboot basics it would be problematic, but liveable. However all the time? No way...

However I don't have said module and their prices are like 10 times higher than preWin11, so I'll wait (one of my notebooks misses TPM...) till they drop. Insider seems to work without TPM, so I don't feel a need to pay premium for module that may end not usable...

EDIT: My fault, dunno why I thought tpm connector is same as usbs... Looks similar, but it's not same, so it won't work that way :(
 
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ROG FX705GE has TPM 2.0
 

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You can see if your system has a TPM from Device Manager. It will look like this:

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Note that this is how a hardware based TPM appears. I'm not sure about firmware based TPM. My MB includes a firmware based TPM but I opted to add a hardware TPM so I've never seen how the firmware based TPM shows up in Device Manager.

But as was mentioned previously, you can also run TPM.MSC to get details.

Note that in either case (hardware or firmware implementation), these will need to be enabled in your firmware. For example, if you have a hardware TPM but it is disabled in the UEFI firmware, then it won't show up in Device Manager.
Hi folks
If you run in a Virtual Machine you can enable UEFI and a "Virtual" Emulated TPM even on old non UEFI machines.

You will see the same list in hardware as in previous post. If you have an old machine or a "really incompatible one" and you want to run W11 try installing in a Virtual machine. You can get a proper iso as well via UUPDUMP so you don't need to rely on the Insider Program or WU to update.

The disadvantage though of this method is that unlike an upgrade from W10 you will need probably to activate W11.

A possible (Legal) way round that would be to have an activated version of a W10 system in a VM and then upgade the VM to W11.

Another longer way possibly to ensure activation is from W7/W8 /W8.1->W10->W11. Old serial numbers of the OS'es are still working giving correct activation BTW.

(While VM's are often used for running legacy hardware/OS'es/software they can also be used to try out New OS's for which the physical hardware isn't ready yet - VM's have come a long long way both in power and efficiency in the last few years)

@Steve C

HP laptops have had TPM (V2 as well) for years - I'm testing a lot on an HP envy i5 intel laptop from 2016. Working 100% with W11. The only '?' in the W11 checklist was the CPU model and that was a yellow item (warn level) but I doubt whether that will stop W11 -- no Red issues at all.


Cheers
jimbo
 
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System One

  • OS
    Windows XP,7,10,11 Linux Arch Linux
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    2 X Intel i7
You can see if your system has a TPM from Device Manager. It will look like this:

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Note that this is how a hardware based TPM appears. I'm not sure about firmware based TPM. My MB includes a firmware based TPM but I opted to add a hardware TPM so I've never seen how the firmware based TPM shows up in Device Manager.

I know this is an old post, but just want to confirm, "firmware" TPM will look the same in Device Manager. That's exactly how it looks on both my desktops running firmware TPM (aka PTT).
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.3296)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Xtreme
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (3600Mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon VII
    Sound Card
    Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    NEC PA242w (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    5 Samsung SSD drives: 2X 970 NVME (512 & 1TB), 3X EVO SATA (2X 2TB, 1X 1TB)
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova I000 G2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Cooler Master H500M
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i RGB Platinum
    Keyboard
    Logitech Craft
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    500mb Download. 11mb Upload
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2130)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-7700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z270X-GAMING 8
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum (3333Mhz)
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 Fury
    Sound Card
    Onboard (Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2415 (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung SSD drives: 1x 512gig 950 NVMe drive (OS drive), 1 x 512gig 850 Pro, 1x 256gig 840 Pro.
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Phantek Enthoo Luxe
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK 710
    Internet Speed
    100MB
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    This is my backup system.
This is also late here, but I think 2 things could possibly happen.

Laptop makers will release a BIOS firmware update to include fTPM.
or... Microsoft will come out with a new Windows edition for non-supported devices when it is officially released which will probably be a downgrade from pro if you have a 10 pro. Not impossible because it can be done right now (installing 11 on unsupported machines).
This is just a "maybe". I highly doubt any machine will be left behind.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    MSI MPG Gaming Edge Wifi (X570)
    Memory
    32GB Adata XPG DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 1070 8GB ROG
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Main Boot Drive : 512GB Adata XPG RGB Gen3x4 NVMe M.2 SSD
    PSU
    EVGA 600 Watts Gold
    Case
    Deepcool Genome II
    Cooling
    Deepcool Fryzen
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    "Moderna"
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7-4790K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Xtreme6 Z97
    Memory
    16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI R9 290
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung M.2
    PSU
    Thermaltake 475 Watts 80 Bronze
    Case
    Thermaltake Commander I Snow Edition
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Archer Air Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Keyboard
    Armageddon MKA-5R RGB-Hornet
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Moderna :)
As for 1) - if the machine supports it, sure, this can easily happen. Up to the OEMs. I think I've read one or two already doing so. As in someone with an 8th gen Intel Core CPU or newer, or AMD Ryzen / Threadripper 2nd gen or newer on a platform that doesn't have PTT / fTPM native in the UEFI. But not for older CPUs.

As for 2) - I highly doubt this. According to List of Intel processors - Wikipedia 7th gen Intel Core CPUs first started appearing in 2016, with the bulk of them showing up in 2017. For almost all of them they are already at 4 years of age, or very close to it. With Windows 10 supported through October 2025, pretty much every single one of those CPUs will be right at or just about 8 years old. In their minds, there is 0 reason to support old, 'less-secure' hardware.

Either they reduce the requirements across the board for Windows11 for consumers, or they stick to it and people have to get new hardware by 2025 (or maybe even later, depending if there is going to be an extended support period for Win10).

Granted, I don't see the need to, as now there is going to be a big focus on how to break any potential security enhancements that TPM and SecureBoot brings to the table, and I have few doubts that it will be accomplished more and more until it's basically nothing more than UAC, a red herring of sorts. But still, this is their move. 11 is to be the Vista of the 2020s.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 Current build
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HomeBrew
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spectrum ES07DC9 4K Gaming Monitor (Glossy)
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD (USB)
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    NZXT KRAKEN Z73 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (3x 120 mm push top) + Air 3x 140mm case fans (pull front) + 1x 120 mm (push back) and 1 x 120 mm (pull bottom)
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for Business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable), Chrome, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender + MB 5 Beta
  • Operating System
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E5470
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
As for 1) - if the machine supports it, sure, this can easily happen. Up to the OEMs. I think I've read one or two already doing so. As in someone with an 8th gen Intel Core CPU or newer, or AMD Ryzen / Threadripper 2nd gen or newer on a platform that doesn't have PTT / fTPM native in the UEFI. But not for older CPUs.

As for 2) - I highly doubt this. According to List of Intel processors - Wikipedia 7th gen Intel Core CPUs first started appearing in 2016, with the bulk of them showing up in 2017. For almost all of them they are already at 4 years of age, or very close to it. With Windows 10 supported through October 2025, pretty much every single one of those CPUs will be right at or just about 8 years old. In their minds, there is 0 reason to support old, 'less-secure' hardware.

Either they reduce the requirements across the board for Windows11 for consumers, or they stick to it and people have to get new hardware by 2025 (or maybe even later, depending if there is going to be an extended support period for Win10).

Granted, I don't see the need to, as now there is going to be a big focus on how to break any potential security enhancements that TPM and SecureBoot brings to the table, and I have few doubts that it will be accomplished more and more until it's basically nothing more than UAC, a red herring of sorts. But still, this is their move. 11 is to be the Vista of the 2020s.
The problem with "breaking security enhancements", is obviously, security. And Microsoft cannot be held responsible for any problem it may cause. I just hope Microsoft will step up on this matter so people will refrain from resorting to workarounds.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    MSI MPG Gaming Edge Wifi (X570)
    Memory
    32GB Adata XPG DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 1070 8GB ROG
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Main Boot Drive : 512GB Adata XPG RGB Gen3x4 NVMe M.2 SSD
    PSU
    EVGA 600 Watts Gold
    Case
    Deepcool Genome II
    Cooling
    Deepcool Fryzen
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    "Moderna"
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7-4790K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Xtreme6 Z97
    Memory
    16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI R9 290
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung M.2
    PSU
    Thermaltake 475 Watts 80 Bronze
    Case
    Thermaltake Commander I Snow Edition
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Archer Air Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Keyboard
    Armageddon MKA-5R RGB-Hornet
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Moderna :)
Perhaps having supported hardware has skewed me, but I applaud Microsoft for pushing security and creating an OS that requires modern hardware. What's wrong with that?

As someone asked, is Microsoft supposed to support old/aging hardware/software forever? Are they not allowed to take advantage of the tools available now (no matter the tool has been around for years)?

And Microsoft isn't forcing anyone into Windows 11 as they did not the previous OS's. They're simply stating the new minimum requirements to run their latest OS.

That said, I'm fairly certain a majority of forum members here will have new PCs/builds before EOL of Windows 10 (2025) so all this worriation is just an exercise in fortune telling :unsure:

Anyway, as stated my desktop is fully supported, my laptop isn't (7th gen CPU), but I plan on buying a new one once 11 is released :)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.3296)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Xtreme
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (3600Mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon VII
    Sound Card
    Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    NEC PA242w (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    5 Samsung SSD drives: 2X 970 NVME (512 & 1TB), 3X EVO SATA (2X 2TB, 1X 1TB)
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova I000 G2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Cooler Master H500M
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i RGB Platinum
    Keyboard
    Logitech Craft
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    500mb Download. 11mb Upload
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2130)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-7700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z270X-GAMING 8
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum (3333Mhz)
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 Fury
    Sound Card
    Onboard (Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2415 (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung SSD drives: 1x 512gig 950 NVMe drive (OS drive), 1 x 512gig 850 Pro, 1x 256gig 840 Pro.
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Phantek Enthoo Luxe
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK 710
    Internet Speed
    100MB
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    This is my backup system.
Dru2, same exact situation for me. My desktop will handle 11 fine (latest gen Intel CPU, a physical TPM, etc.), but my laptop is 7th gen although it does have a TPM, and some really decent hardware.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-11700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime Z590-A
    Memory
    128GB Crucial Ballistix 3200MHz DRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - CPU graphics only (for now)
    Sound Card
    Realtek (on motherboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 1TB NVMe Gen 4 x 4 SSD
    1 x 2TB NVMe Gen 3 x 4 SSD
    2 x 512GB 2.5" SSDs
    2 x 8TB HD
    PSU
    Corsair HX850i
    Case
    Corsair iCue 5000X RGB
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black cooler + 10 case fans
    Keyboard
    CODE backlit mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Additional options installed:
    WiFi 6E PCIe adapter
    ASUS ThunderboltEX 4 PCIe adapter
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor

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