The Microsoft blog post even references CHIPSEC:
“[…] Based on this, it’s an exciting time for customers, Microsoft, and of course our partners, as we’re finally on a path to breaking through some of the biggest security challenges we’ve been facing. In the remainder of this blog, we’ll discuss the work we’re doing with industry partners like Intel and our OEM’s to build devices that are more secure at the hardware level, and then we’ll discuss how that hardware has enabled us to deliver a new security architecture for Windows that is going to put attackers in an extremely difficult position, and will prove exponentially more challenging for them to circumvent. […]”
Firmware Security 