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by ib76547014
Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:07 pm
Forum: Windows 11 Upgrade Help
Topic: Ugh, trying to upgrade my Dell Optiplex 7040 to Win 11 and hitting a wall?
Replies: 16
Views: 489

Yeah, and when you're in the BIOS, can you confirm the TPM is set to "TPM 2.0" and not "TPM 1.2"?
by ib76547014
Tue Jan 06, 2026 3:45 am
Forum: Windows 11 Upgrade Help
Topic: I’m trying to upgrade my Windows 10 to 11 on my dual-boot system (with Ubuntu), ?
Replies: 18
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+1 This happened to me too. I had to go into my BIOS and make sure my drive was set to boot as UEFI, not legacy, before it would work. Let me know if that works.
by ib76547014
Fri Jan 02, 2026 10:08 pm
Forum: Windows 11 Upgrade Help
Topic: Ugh, trying to upgrade my Dell Optiplex 7040 to Win 11 and hitting a wall?
Replies: 16
Views: 489

You could also try using the official Microsoft Media Creation Tool to do a clean install, as it sometimes bypasses the checker's hiccups. Hope that helps.
by ib76547014
Thu Jan 01, 2026 2:57 pm
Forum: Windows 11 Upgrade Help
Topic: **Subject: Windows 11 upgrade is a NIGHTMARE** Ugh, so done with this?
Replies: 21
Views: 645

Re: **Subject: Windows 11 upgrade is a NIGHTMARE** Ugh, so done with this?

Hey, I totally feel your frustration. That i5-7500 is a solid chip, and it's annoying to be blocked by the TPM requirement. The good news is, there are free workarounds that often work perfectly.

First, double-check your BIOS one more time. The TPM setting might be called "Intel Platform Trust ...

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