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You could also check for any pending driver updates, especially for your graphics and chipset, since outdated ones can cause slowdowns after an upgrade.

Same here. Agreed. Also, before you reinstall GRUB, make sure Windows is fully booted and fast startup is disabled in the power settings.

Yeah, that Alt+D shortcut is a lifesaver, but if you want it always visible, you can enable "Show the full path in the title bar" in Folder Options.

+1 You could also check if Secure Boot is enabled in your BIOS, as that's another common blocker. Another option is to use the official Microsoft PC Health Check app to see exactly what's failing.

Yeah, after you updated the BIOS, did you find and enable the fTPM setting in there?

Same here. Another option is to check the Start Menu settings themselves. Right-click the taskbar, choose "Taskbar settings," and look for "Taskbar behaviors" to see if the "Align taskbar icons" setting got changed.

Agreed. You could also try using the official Media Creation Tool to force an upgrade, though it's not officially supported.

+1 This happened to me. I swore my TPM was enabled, but a BIOS update finally made the setting stick and it passed the check.