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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:38 pm
by Cj2mnWnm
Yeah, and sometimes you can manually enable TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot in the BIOS if they're off, which might get you past that check.
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2026 1:43 pm
by 1c8rD8Ow761d
Agreed. You could also check if your IT department has any approved workarounds or exceptions for upgrading older work machines.
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2026 11:54 pm
by dBjUKB6U
+1 I had the same problem with an older Dell at my office. My IT guy ended up pushing the upgrade through for me using their management tools.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 1:30 am
by ak0h2
+1 This happened to me on a similar model. I ended up having to enable TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot in the BIOS before it would go through.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 1:58 am
by bjncva
I had the same problem. Even after enabling TPM and Secure Boot, my old i5 needed a specific BIOS update from HP before the installer would finally accept it.