{"id":17685,"date":"2021-12-05T19:22:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T18:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/?p=17685"},"modified":"2021-12-05T19:56:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T18:56:01","slug":"vmware-workstation-add-tpm-to-virtual-maschine-vm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/17685\/vmware-workstation-add-tpm-to-virtual-maschine-vm\/","title":{"rendered":"VMware Workstation: Add TPM to virtual Maschine (VM)"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\/17685\/vmware-workstation-add-tpm-to-virtual-maschine-vm\/#Add_TPM_to_Windows_10_virtual_machine\" >Add TPM to Windows 10 virtual machine<\/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\/17685\/vmware-workstation-add-tpm-to-virtual-maschine-vm\/#Encrypt_virtual_machine\" >Encrypt virtual machine<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/17685\/vmware-workstation-add-tpm-to-virtual-maschine-vm\/#Install_TPM_for_VM\" >Install TPM for VM<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add_TPM_to_Windows_10_virtual_machine\"><\/span>Add TPM to Windows 10 virtual machine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are certainly a few reasons why one might want to add the Trusted Platform Module (<abbr title=\"Trusted Platform Module\">TPM<\/abbr>) to an existing virtual machine (<abbr title=\"Virtual Machine\">VM<\/abbr>) in VMware Workstation. For example, one reason might be to upgrade a virtual machine that has Windows 10 installed to Windows 11. If you check whether the virtual machine is compatible with Windows 11, this may fail because the virtual PC does not have a TPM installed (see image below). We have already shown <a href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/17414\/install-windows-11-with-tpm-in-vmware-workstation\/\">how to install Windows 11 directly from an ISO with TPM<\/a> in another article.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17683\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17683\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-windows10-virtuell-machine-no-tpm.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot VMWare Workstation no tpm available\" width=\"599\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-windows10-virtuell-machine-no-tpm.jpg 599w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-windows10-virtuell-machine-no-tpm-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No TPM available in virtual machine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fortunately, the TPM can be added to the virtual machine afterwards. To do this, select the relevant VM in the list of virtual machines and right-click on it to display the context menu. Then select the &#8220;<em>Settings<\/em>&#8221; entry there.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17677\" style=\"width: 527px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17677\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-virtuell-machine-hardware-settings-tpm.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot VMWare Workstation context setting\" width=\"527\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-virtuell-machine-hardware-settings-tpm.jpg 527w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-virtuell-machine-hardware-settings-tpm-293x300.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">right click for hardware settings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next, the various settings for the VM&#8217;s hardware are displayed. There you click on the &#8220;Add&#8221; button to add further hardware components, such as the TPM.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> To be able to edit the hardware settings at all, the VM must be shut down.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17673\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17673\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-virtuell-machine-add-tpm-to-hardware-settings.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot VMWare Workstation add additional hardware settings\" width=\"500\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-virtuell-machine-add-tpm-to-hardware-settings.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-virtuell-machine-add-tpm-to-hardware-settings-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">add additional hardware settings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Among the list of further virtual hardware components that follows, you will also find the &#8220;<em>Trusted Platform Module<\/em>&#8220;. Unfortunately, it cannot be added directly. As you can see, the &#8220;<em>Finish<\/em>&#8221; button is still disabled. This is because you have to encrypt the virtual machine first.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17679\" style=\"width: 444px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17679\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-virtuell-machine-hardware-settings-tpm-2.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot VMWare Workstation Hardware Settings\" width=\"444\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-virtuell-machine-hardware-settings-tpm-2.jpg 444w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-virtuell-machine-hardware-settings-tpm-2-300x291.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TPM can&#8217;t be installed because vm is not encrypted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Encrypt_virtual_machine\"><\/span>Encrypt virtual machine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To encrypt the virtual machine, go back to the &#8220;<em>Settings<\/em>&#8221; and select the &#8220;<em>Options<\/em>&#8221; tab. Under the &#8220;<em>Access Control<\/em>&#8221; entry, you can then initiate the encryption by assigning a trusted password.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17671\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17671\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17671\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-encrypt-virtuell-machine.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot VMWare Workstation encrypt virtual machine\" width=\"500\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-encrypt-virtuell-machine.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-encrypt-virtuell-machine-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">encrypt virtual machine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The encryption then takes a moment.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install_TPM_for_VM\"><\/span>Install TPM for VM<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now you can finish the installation of the TPM on the virtual machine by clicking the &#8220;<em>Add<\/em>&#8221; button in the hardware settings again. As you can see in the screenshot below, the &#8220;<em>Finish<\/em>&#8221; button is now clickable.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17675\" style=\"width: 444px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17675\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-virtuell-machine-add-trusted-platform-module.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot VMWare Workstation add TPM\" width=\"444\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-virtuell-machine-add-trusted-platform-module.jpg 444w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-virtuell-machine-add-trusted-platform-module-300x291.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now adding TPM is possible<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once you have done this, you can select one of the different methods to check if TPM is present. Windows&#8217; PC Health Check no longer grumbles and the VM hardware is now suitable for an upgrade to Windows 11.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17681\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17681\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-virtuell-machine-install-trusted-platform-module.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot VMWare Workstation Virtual Machine with installed TPM\" width=\"600\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-virtuell-machine-install-trusted-platform-module.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vwware-workstation-virtuell-machine-install-trusted-platform-module-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installed TPM on 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