About this tag
The virtual tpm tag brings together coverage of virtual TPM hardware in modern virtual machine setups. Recent articles focus on Microsoft Azure Gen2 virtual machines, where Trusted Launch is generally available as the default security type for eligible new deployments and enables Secure Boot alongside a virtual TPM. The tag also covers GNOME Boxes’ development build, which automatically provisions the UEFI Secure Boot and virtual TPM capabilities Windows 11 expects. Together, these stories cover virtualization across Azure and Linux desktop tools, with practical attention to Windows 11, Windows Server, VM security baselines, and the configuration needed for supported guest systems.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Azure Gen2 VMs Now Default to Trusted Launch Security

    Microsoft has made Trusted Launch as Default generally available for eligible new Azure Generation 2 virtual machines and virtual machine scale sets, changing the security baseline for deployments created through the Azure portal, Azure CLI, and Azure PowerShell. The immediate practical result...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    GNOME Boxes Beta Auto-Configures Windows 11 TPM and Secure Boot

    GNOME Boxes’ rewritten beta now provisions the UEFI Secure Boot and virtual TPM hardware that Windows 11 expects, removing a long-standing reason Linux users had to abandon Boxes for virt-manager, VirtualBox, or manual QEMU configuration. Felipe Borges, the app’s maintainer, has released the...