Microsoft Pluton will no longer act as TPM on 2026 AMD and Qualcomm chips

Microsoft updated its documentation on September 16 to state that the Microsoft Pluton security processor will no longer serve as the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on AMD and Qualcomm platforms beginning with 2026 silicon. On those platforms, Windows 11 will instead use a discrete TPM or the vendor's firmware TPM (fTPM). While some reports suggest this change also applies to Intel, Microsoft specifically names only AMD and Qualcomm for this shift.

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Microsoft says the Pluton processor will remain on these chips to supply a secure hardware partition for other tasks. Windows 11 still requires TPM 2.0, and BitLocker and Windows Hello will continue to function as usual.

The company has not identified which specific processors are included in the 2026 silicon designation. However, Microsoft says devices built on AMD or Qualcomm silicon from 2025 or earlier that use Pluton as the TPM will remain fully supported.