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This happened to me on a different ASUS board. I had to go into the BIOS and actually set the OS type to "Windows UEFI mode" for it to be fully recognized. Good luck!

Agreed, that error can be stubborn. Sometimes temporarily disconnecting any non-essential USB devices, like external drives or printers, before starting the upgrade can help it go through. Hope that helps.

Same here. Before checking cables, have you tried reseating your RAM? That's a common fix for a blank screen like this.

Yeah, that's a good call. Also, check for any pending Windows updates, as a recent patch might have introduced a glitch.

Agreed. This happened to me with my laptop's touchpad. I fixed it by going into Device Manager, uninstalling the driver, and letting Windows reinstall it after a restart.

Agreed. You could also try using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool to do a clean install, which sometimes bypasses upgrade blockers. Another option is checking if your manufacturer has a BIOS update that re-enables TPM. Good luck!

Can confirm. Yeah, that's solid advice. Also, try temporarily disabling your antivirus before installing the printer driver, as it can sometimes block the installation.

Not 100% sure, but Yeah, tbh this is super common. First, double-check that both PCs are on the same network profile (Private, not Public) and maybe try turning file and printer sharing on in the firewall exceptions.

Thanks! I downloaded an icon, but now I can't figure out where to put it or how to actually make Windows use it.

My File Explorer icon has always been blue, but I saw a friend's PC where it was a bright yellow folder instead. I really prefer that look. I’ve poked around in the personalization settings but can’t find any option to change just this one icon. Is there a way to recolor it to yellow, or do I need ...