Bios Setup

REQUIRED steps for all motherboards

Flash Bios

  • Download your BIOS file from the manufacturer's site

  • Go into your BIOS

  • Update it to a newer or the same version

Disable TPM

  1. Disable TPM (Security Device Support) in your BIOS Security Tab (Trusted Computing)

  2. If you have an AMD CPU, also disable fTPM

TURN OFF WIFI & BLUETOOTH [REQUIRED]

ASUS: ADVANCED > ONBOARD DEVICES CONFIGS > WIFI (WLAN) & BLUETOOTH [DISABLED]

MSI: ADVANCED > INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS > WIFI (WLAN) & BLUETOOTH [DISABLED]

GIGABYTE: ADVANCED/PERIPHERALS > WIFI (WLAN) & BLUETOOTH [DISABLED]

ASROCK: ADVANCED > CHIPSET CONFIGURATION > WIFI (WLAN) & BLUETOOTH [DISABLED]

Enable Virtualization

Disable These Options Listed Below

TPM ( Check above for confirmation)

SECURE BOOT ( Check above for confirmation)

Utility Installer (Check where it is via bios ) Hyper-V Enable These Options Listed Below Virtualization (Intel Virtualization Tech)

Confirming That Virtualization is Enabled

Enable Secure Boot

  1. Enable Secure Boot in your BIOS Boot Tab - Restore Factory Boot Keys

Disable CSM

  1. Disable CSM in your BIOS Boot Tab (failure to do so will cause serials to revert)

Confirm Correct Settings

  1. In Windows, search for msinfo32 and press Enter. Check if the value for Secure Boot State is On

  2. Search for tpm.msc and press Enter. It should say The TPM is not available

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