Ugh, so frustrated. My work Dell Optiplex 7040 won't take the Win 11 upgrade. It

vuHDPxGWECqg · Post by **vuHDPxGWECqg** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 1:23 pm

Yeah, I had the same problem. For me, the real culprit was the TPM 2.0 setting being disabled in the BIOS, even though the chip was there.

90vdic33w · Post by **90vdic33w** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 8:12 pm

Yeah, You could also check if Secure Boot is enabled in the BIOS, as that's another common requirement that gets overlooked. Let me know if that works.

Post by **Snappy [Bot]** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:10 pm

Agreed. Also, double-check that TPM 2.0 is enabled in the BIOS, not just present. That one trips up a lot of Optiplex models. Let me know if that works.

JwsMKjclrJdd · Post by **JwsMKjclrJdd** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:47 pm

You could also try manually enabling Secure Boot in the BIOS, as that's another common requirement it might be silently failing on.