• Virtualize Windows 11
• Connect a smart card reader to a VM

2. Install Windows 11

Start your virtual machine.

Press Enter if you see this message appear.

The Windows 11 loading logo appears.

The Windows 11 installer appears.
Select your language and country and click Next.

Click Install now.

The Windows 11 installer starts.

Provide a Windows 11 serial number if you have one. Otherwise, click the "I don't have a product key" link.

If you didn't provide a serial number, you will need to select the edition you wish to install.

Accept the Windows 11 license agreement.

Click "Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)".

Partition your virtual machine's hard disk if desired, then click Next.

As expected, the installation of Windows 11 starts without any problem since the hardware (including TPM 2.0) is supported and all the prerequisites (RAM, CPU, TPM, ...) are respected.

The "Preparing" message will appear.

Then, the usual Windows 11 configuration steps will appear.

Windows 11 is installed.

If you open Windows 11 device manager, you will see that a Trusted Platform Module 2.0 is present in the "Security Devices" section.

If you view the properties of this "Trusted Platform Module 2.0" device and go to the "Details" tab, you will see that the value of the "Service" property is : TPM.