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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 4:17 pm
by IR8B4
+1 I had the same problem with an old Intel chip. The security requirement is a hard stop, so I had to upgrade the CPU.
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 7:23 pm
by 6TnhB7ULzA65
You could also look into a registry edit workaround to bypass the CPU check, but it's not officially supported.
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2026 2:39 pm
by NWRRu
This. Before trying that, can you double-check if Secure Boot is actually enabled in your BIOS?
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2026 3:41 pm
by 785Oe39
I had the same problem. My BIOS said Secure Boot was enabled, but the installer still failed until I also enabled TPM 2.0.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 1:19 am
by jfbe9888
Same here. This happened to me. I had to go back into the BIOS and actually switch my drive from MBR to GPT before Secure Boot would work right.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 4:16 am
by 700hnhvuk
Yeah, the AMD FX chips are definitely the issue because they don't have the required TPM 2.0 support.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 2:06 pm
by nk1690278981
Same here. Agreed, that CPU is the main blocker. A small tip: you could check if a clean install from USB bypasses some checks, but it'll likely still fail on the CPU. Good luck!