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Feb 20, 2023 at 0:22 vote accept selenio34
Feb 14, 2023 at 6:50 answer added grawity_u1686 timeline score: 3
Feb 13, 2023 at 23:19 comment added selenio34 @ChanganAuto thank you very much for the detailed comments. If you want to write it as an answer I’ll accept it (both here and in the other question, since you helped me on both). I’ll ask my friend, but since I don’t have time for dealing with solving tech problems (PCs remain just a tool for me, until I’ll decide I want to know them in detail), I opted for solutions that let me avoid dealing with these type of problems. You helped me confirm this decision. (by the way the chat thing wasn’t intentional, you werr already exhaustive enough)
Feb 13, 2023 at 23:19 comment added ChanganAuto There's no point in having a "chat". Just because that option is automatically offered after a long string of comments users don't have to use it.
Feb 13, 2023 at 23:11 comment added ChanganAuto (...) Not mentioned yet and not really something that would came up in google is the possibility of Windows having been installed in Legacy/"BIOS" mode. That being the case it's the most likely cause of the errors after enabling TPM. It shouldn't have been but we don't know and you don't know either, do you? You may want to ask your friend. BTW, that alone prevents upgrading to Windows 11, reasons above, in bold.
Feb 13, 2023 at 23:08 comment added ChanganAuto When installing/upgrading OSes one must be familiar with its own firmware, know when and how to update it safely if it must be and also check for drivers updates, etc. One or more should be done here to troubleshoot the problem. Also, as already commented, avoid overclocking and other departures from the optimal settings as defined by the manufacturer, only very experienced users can try it safely because experienced users should know how to revert it when things go wrong. (...)
Feb 13, 2023 at 22:52 comment added ChanganAuto Yes, I mentioned Windows 11 because this stems from one of the conditions for upgrading or installing Windows 11 and you noticed this problem after enabling TPM2.0. Now, both error messages are as generic as they can be and can be caused by multiple factors both hardware and/or software, drivers (missing or buggy), etc. and even (very likely the UEFI itself; even new machines often require firmware updates). It's next to impossible to troubleshoot remotely even with a knowledgeable person on the other side let alone with someone who didn't install the OS and doesn't care about UEFI settings.
Feb 13, 2023 at 22:47 comment added selenio34 @ChanganAuto also, so your answer to my question is really to avoid custom builds and changing bios settings unless I have the time and the will to do it right? Because this question was to understand how to avoid future problems, not to solve previous ones (even if I’m obviously glad you helped me)
Feb 13, 2023 at 22:44 comment added selenio34 @ChanganAuto ok thanks. One question: I don’t understand what windows 11 has to do with my current problems, since I wasn’t able to update it and thus my problems were “windows 10 related”; you mentioned it to prevent future problems, correct?
Feb 13, 2023 at 14:44 comment added ChanganAuto Windows 10 works in either Legacy ("BIOS") mode or UEFI mode (preferred) so, consequently, it must work also with Secure Boot disabled. Windows 11 supports UEFI mode ONLY and strictly requires TPM and Secure Boot enabled. So, again, you MUST fulfill ALL its requirements. Now, the important part of the user's manual is the one about UEFI ("BIOS") settings. Ignoring this isn't an option. If you don't feel competent to manage your firmware option and install Windows 11 then please ask someone who is (or keep Windows 10), it's as simple as that.
Feb 13, 2023 at 14:33 comment added selenio34 @ChanganAuto I have not enabled Secure Boot. The reason why I linked the tutorial (and I also wrote all the steps I did to enable the tpm 2.0) is to show that it’s the only thing I did, and because I thought that maybe by changing those settings I did something to the thing you were talking about. Before doing the steps, I had no problems with using windows 10. After enabling tpm 2.0 with the steps I wrote before, I started having crashes. That’s all I know. Reading the whole manual of my motherboard isn’t an option, since I’m pretty ignorant on PCs, that’s why I was asking here
Feb 13, 2023 at 13:51 comment added ChanganAuto Please read your own user's manual and find out whether or not you have enabled Secure Boot as asked above. This is independent of TPM settings. Please do NOT direct users here to YT videos and, again, that video has nothing to do with what was asked. The best way forward is to install Windows 11 from scratch after confirming all its requirements are met. Trying to upgrade from Windows 10 may not work properly and it won't be "clean". Yes, installing OS, softwares and user tweaks and recovering backups takes time but much less than what you already wasted.
Feb 13, 2023 at 11:13 comment added selenio34 @Mokubai I’m not sure how to check that. I can tell you that to enable it, i went to settings->security->trusted computing->security device support. I had to enable “security device support”, it was disabled. I followed [this tutorial][1] [1]: youtu.be/nNeSS2UeRHo
Feb 13, 2023 at 11:05 comment added Mokubai When enabling TPM did it also enable secure boot or UEFI boot modes?
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