{"id":17414,"date":"2021-11-21T22:27:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T21:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/?p=17414"},"modified":"2021-12-05T19:26:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T18:26:27","slug":"install-windows-11-with-tpm-in-vmware-workstation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/17414\/install-windows-11-with-tpm-in-vmware-workstation\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Windows 11 with TPM in VMware Workstation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 11 requires TPM, VMware Workstation already supports this, but the setup is not completely self-explanatory.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Note: This guide currently works only in VMware Workstation Pro. There is no TPM support in VMware Workstation Player yet. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/17206\/windows-11-ohne-tpm-und-nicht-unterstuetzter-cpu-installieren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workaround to bypass TPM verification<\/a> can be used here.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/17414\/install-windows-11-with-tpm-in-vmware-workstation\/#Video_tutorial\" >Video tutorial<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/17414\/install-windows-11-with-tpm-in-vmware-workstation\/#Instruction\" >Instruction<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Video_tutorial\"><\/span>Video tutorial<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fn8LdG2_k5o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Instruction\"><\/span>Instruction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the first step we should download a <a href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/17372\/windows-11-downloadoptionen-media-creation-tool-update-oder-iso-datei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows ISO file<\/a>. We will need this later for the installation.<\/p>\n<p>In VMware we now create a new virtual machine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17387\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"316\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_1.png 316w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_1-300x120.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We take the typical settings for the creation. We can adjust these later.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17389\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_2.png 428w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the next step we can already specify the Windows ISO file which we want to use later for the installation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17391\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_3.png 428w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_3-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We select &#8220;Microsoft Windows&#8221; as the operating system. In the current version there is no selection for Windows 11 yet, so we select &#8220;Windows 10&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17393\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_4.png 428w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_4-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now we specify the name of the virtual machine and, if necessary, a location.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17395\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_5.png 428w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_5-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to Microsoft, the minimum for Windows 11 is 64 GB of hard disk space. Therefore, we should adjust the value accordingly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17397\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_6.png 428w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_6-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The virtual machine is now created. We can now adjust the hardware.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17399\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_7.png 428w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_7-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since Windows 11 requires at least 4 GB of free memory, we increase the memory to at least 4096 MB.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17401\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_8.png 764w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_8-300x91.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also need the option for the TPM chip. Unfortunately, this option cannot be added here via the &#8220;Add&#8221; button. We get an error message that this option is only available for encrypted virtual machines.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The virtual machine must be encrypted and using UEFI firmware.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17403\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_9.png 444w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_9-300x291.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, we close the window for now and open the virtual machine settings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17405\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_10.png 327w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_10-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here we now have the &#8220;Options&#8221; tab. Under &#8220;Access Control&#8221; we can encrypt the virtual machine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17407\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"755\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_11.png 755w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_11-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For this purpose, it is necessary to assign a password.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17409\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_12.png 349w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_12-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then we can <a title=\"add tpm to virtual machine of VMware\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/17685\/vmware-workstation-add-tpm-to-virtual-maschine-vm\/\">add the &#8220;Trusted Platform Module&#8221;<\/a> in the &#8220;Hardware&#8221; tab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17411\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_13.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_13.png 635w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_13-300x289.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Done! We can now start the virtual machine and perform the Windows installation normally.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17413\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"851\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_14.jpg 851w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vmware_14-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 11 requires TPM, VMware Workstation already supports this, but the setup is not completely self-explanatory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1555],"tags":[1760,1559,1759,1600],"class_list":["post-17414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software-en","tag-tpm-en","tag-tutorial-en","tag-vmware-en","tag-windows-11-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}