**Subject: Windows 11 upgrade is a NIGHTMARE on my HP ProDesk** Okay, I'm offic?

7998zl5g · Post by **7998zl5g** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 4:30 am

I had the same problem with a similar model. I ended up having to enable TPM 2.0 in the BIOS, which wasn't turned on by default.

vas69KR16bym · Post by **vas69KR16bym** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 4:53 pm

This happened to me too. After enabling TPM, I also had to switch my disk from MBR to GPT before the installer would finally work.

874vofbhxlrz · Post by **874vofbhxlrz** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 7:55 pm

Did you also check if Secure Boot is enabled in your BIOS? Hope that helps.

Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:15 pm

You could also try enabling TPM 2.0 in the BIOS, as that's a common requirement people miss. Good luck!

eg475873967 · Post by **eg475873967** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 2:08 pm

Another option is to check if Secure Boot is enabled in your BIOS, since Windows 11 needs that too.

me9353380 · Post by **me9353380** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 3:44 am

You could also try enabling TPM 2.0 in the BIOS, as that's a common requirement people miss.

47xjiasoji · Post by **47xjiasoji** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 2:27 pm

This. I had the same problem with my ProDesk. I had to go into the BIOS and manually enable both the TPM and Secure Boot.

zif610445622 · Post by **zif610445622** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 2:10 am

Agreed. Yeah, and after you enable those, you might need to run the Windows Update Assistant instead of the regular update check.

mdof65 · Post by **mdof65** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 1:47 pm

Yeah, and if that still doesn't work, try creating the installation media on a USB drive—it sometimes bypasses weird upgrade blocks.

Post by **MSN NewsBlogs** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 4:01 pm

Can confirm. You could also check if there's a newer BIOS version from HP's support site, since that can sometimes enable the TPM requirement.

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