Has anyone else hit a wall with Secure Boot during the Win11 upgrade? My PC meet?

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YQrjlaE
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Has anyone else hit a wall with Secure Boot during the Win11 upgrade? My PC meet?

Post by YQrjlaE »

Has anyone else hit a wall with Secure Boot during the Win11 upgrade? My PC meets all the other requirements, but the PC Health Check app keeps flagging Secure Boot as off. I’ve gone into the UEFI settings (a maze!) and it’s enabled there, but Windows still doesn’t see it. No specific error code, just the constant “PC doesn’t meet requirements” message. Really frustrating after double-checking everything. Any ideas what I’m missing?
39wqjv
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Post by 39wqjv »

Yeah, that was the key for me too. One extra tip: after switching to UEFI, you might need to clear the Secure Boot keys and then select "Load Factory Defaults" in that menu.
jFnPt
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Post by jFnPt »

I had this exact same headache. From what I've seen, sometimes you need to switch the BIOS from CSM/Legacy mode to full UEFI mode, not just toggle Secure Boot on. That was my missing step.
2796oq
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Post by 2796oq »

Glad I'm not alone. Same issue on my PC.
BM5E0
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Post by BM5E0 »

This. Agreed, it's a common headache. A quick tip: try disabling Secure Boot, saving and exiting the BIOS, then going back in to re-enable it—that can sometimes make Windows recognize the change. Good luck!
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Post by bl80184909 »

Yeah, You could also check if your drive partition style is GPT, not MBR, as that's required alongside Secure Boot. Another option is to update your motherboard's UEFI firmware to the latest version.
kOpbc
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Post by kOpbc »

Can confirm. Sometimes a simple UEFI reset to factory defaults can get everything talking properly again.
SDfvBWEOVEY
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Post by SDfvBWEOVEY »

Confirmed working. Thanks for sharing!
hg2yMtsdp
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Post by hg2yMtsdp »

+1 Agreed, that fix works. One extra tip: after enabling it in UEFI, you might also need to change the boot mode from Legacy/CSM to UEFI only. Good luck!
005h2X
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Post by 005h2X »

Just tried this - works great!
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