Ugh, so over this. My workhorse Dell Optiplex 7040 runs Win10 fine but the Win11

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nh5874730835
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Post by nh5874730835 »

Yeah, that Secure Boot step is the usual culprit—did you also check if it's set to Windows UEFI mode?
r0Guda
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Post by r0Guda »

Same here. Agreed, and double-check that TPM is enabled in the BIOS itself, not just showing as ready in Windows. That sometimes trips people up.
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