# Windows Server activation will soon require hardware-level security check

> Microsoft's Trusted Platform Module, specifically TPM 2. 0, has been part of Windows 11's system requirements since the operating system's introduction in 2021.

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/software/windows/microsoft-reportedly-using-tpm-chips-to-weed-out-windows-piracy/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a69f051ac0af9a636c192de)
- **Published:** 2026-07-29
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #microsoft #windows
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a69f051ac0af9a636c192de

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