Remove a vTPM device from a VM in the VMware Host Client

In the VMware Host Client, you can only remove the vTPM device from a virtual machine.

Prerequisites

• The virtual machine must be of hardware version 14 or later.
• The guest OS must be Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 and later.
• The virtual machine must be powered off.

Procedure

1. Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory.
2. Right-click a virtual machine in the list and select Edit settings from the pop-up menu.
3. On the Virtual Hardware tab, find the TPM device and click the Remove icon.
   The virtual TPM device is removed from the virtual machine.
4. Click Save to close the wizard.