Need Advice on dual Boot Win 11 Pro and Win 10 Pro Computer


I edited my previous post and added some images.

Did you manage to enable Firmware TPM? In other words, does the Dell XPS 8930 now meet the Windows 11 system requirements?
 

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This Dell has an Intel CPU, so most likely you are looking for Intel PTT in Security settings of BIOS. That's the setting you have to enable to turn on TPM 2.0
 

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If the option is grayed out, probably you have CSM Boot (Legacy BIOS mode) enabled. In some motherboards you have to switch to "UEFI only" boot mode (disable CSM) in order to use Secure Boot and TPM settings. I would also check if there is any UEFI firmware (aka BIOS) upgrade that could improve compatibility or enable TPM 2.0
 

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    Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.

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    Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
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    Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
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spapakons said:
If the option is grayed out, probably you have CSM Boot (Legacy BIOS mode) enabled. In some motherboards you have to switch to "UEFI only" boot mode (disable CSM) in order to use Secure Boot and TPM settings.
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Celery said:
ChatGPT: "If Windows is already booting in UEFI mode, you should not need to change RAID/AHCI or any other storage setting. Leave SATA Operation set to RAID On, disable Legacy Option ROM, save the change, and then check whether Firmware TPM becomes available."
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Sorry for the duplicates. I didn't have the time to carefully read all the posts.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 26H2 (build 26300.9818)
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    Custom-built PC
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    Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
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    Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
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    2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
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    GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC V2 6GB (GV-N3050WF2OCV2-6GD)
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    Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
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    WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
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See post #21: "UEFI with Legacy OPROM Secure boot Off"

So, advice is to switch to UEFI Only, and discontinue current "Legacy" setting above? Leave RAID alone for now, and see if TPM2 is enabled?
 

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Exactly. Like I said, some BIOS don't allow enabling TPM with CSM enabled. Some not even show the option until you select "UEFI only".
 

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    Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
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    Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
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  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 26H2 (build 26300.9818)Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generat...2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC V2 6GB...
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    Windows 11 Pro 26H2 (build 26300.9818)
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    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom-built PC
    CPU
    Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
    Motherboard
    Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
    Memory
    2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
    Graphics card(s)
    GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC V2 6GB (GV-N3050WF2OCV2-6GD)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
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    Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
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    WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
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    SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
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    Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
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    Microsoft Compact Optical Mouse
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    802.11ac 5GHz wireless 260Mpbs
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    Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
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    Microsoft Windows Defender
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    Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4
RIBob said:
See post #21: "UEFI with Legacy OPROM Secure boot Off"

So, advice is to switch to UEFI Only, and discontinue current "Legacy" setting above? Leave RAID alone for now, and see if TPM2 is enabled?
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Yes. Leave SATA Operation = RAID On for now.

In the BIOS, disable Load Legacy Option ROM, save the changes, and then check whether Firmware TPM becomes available/enabled.

Load Legacy Option ROMAllows you to enable or disable the Legacy Option ROM.

The F12 one-time boot menu should then change from:

Boot mode is set to: UEFI with Legacy OPROM; Secure boot: OFF

to:

Boot mode is set to: UEFI; Secure boot: OFF
 
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spapakons said:
If you can make your games work in Windows 10, then surely they can also work on Windows 11 because they are similar. In fact both have full version numbers of 10.0.19xxx.xxxx for Windows 10 and 10.0.2xxxx.xxxx for Windows 11. Meaning Windows 11 is just another version of Windows 10 with a new skin and some new features. In fact Windows 11 26H2 is 10.0.26300.xxxx So if it can play on Windows 10/11 but you don't like the interface, there are utilities to make each one look like Windows 7. I have Windows 7 start button and start menu, Windows 7 system icons, user account pictures, wallpapers and screensavers. I even have Windows 7 gadgets and Windows Media Center. Old calculator, old Microsoft Paint, classic Notepad and the classic Windows games (Minesweeper, Solitaire, Mahjong Titans, Purple Place).
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Without my veering too far off-topic, I retained a Win 7 desktop with a "decent" but limited Gfx card in to run some legacy flight sims with least amount of jiggering. Not all legacy flight sims are OK with Win 7, though and some sims require some "adjustment" to their internal parameters, as well as possibly some added "Wrapper" progs. IOW, most of these legacy games were intended for Win 95 or Win 98 and close clone OSs. Using Win 7 to play some legacy sims is required due to usually better CPU/RAM/Gfx card choices which are allowed by Win 7 and on up.

Anyway, back to O.T.
 

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Regret that I've been busy with pressing tasks and have not hat opportunity to tinker with computer. Please be patient, and I will report.
 

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Still occupied with other pressing issues; please be patient.
 

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RIBob said:
IIRC, when I tried to switch from RAID to AHCI, the computer refused to boot and I had to get some help.
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There's nothing wrong with using RAID.

Yes, you can dual boot in RAID and you can easily use each OS the same as you would in AHCI. The advantage is that you can also have access to various RAID configurations. This is especially helpful with the preservation of archived data: family pictures, videos, important documents, etc. because RAID1 (mirroring) happens to be one of those options. Your operating system itself need NOT be on the RAID array if all you're doing is mirroring. The storage drives can be set to RAID1 apart from the OS but the operating system needs to "know" what mode the BIOS is in for it to work with RAID. In the case of "Soft Raid" these settings (as you know) are found in your UEFI/BIOS.

I may have said this before but it is highly advisable for each operating system to have its own drive. Partitions frequently fail and are easily corrupted. Why put all your eggs in one basket? Sometimes Windows will give you trouble with this but there is freeware available to deal with it such as Easy BCD should you experience any difficulty.
 

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Gave Dell touch screen with Windows 11 to daughter and got me an OTVOC. Being a PC builder I own many desktop PCs as well. I am a father of five providing PCs, laptops, and tablets for all my family, most of which I have modified, rebuilt, or simply built from scratch. I do not own a cell phone, never have, never will.
Thanks to all the folks posting in this thread trying to educate/help me. I recently got word that my car was, by expert opinion and my personal viewing, unsafe to drive due to structural rust. It's a 2005 Subaru Forester on which I spent considerable rust-repair money. Subaru engine has 110K miles on it, and overall, was a Great car in any kind of snow or mud. Time to cut my losses, and that's where my attention has been focused lately.

I'll definitely return to this thread in a few days, once things settle down.

In the meantime, still driving 1996 Honda Accord daily. Just went over 200K well-cared-for miles on the engine.

Enough of my personal hassles and diversion of my own thread; let's get back to Original topic, please.
 

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OS
Win 7 Pro, Win 10 Pro, Win 11 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell
CPU
Various
Motherboard
Various
Memory
Various
Graphics Card(s)
Various
Sound Card
Various
Monitor(s) Displays
Various
Screen Resolution
Various
Hard Drives
Various capacity SSDs
PSU
Various
Case
Various
Cooling
Various
Keyboard
Various
Mouse
Track ball and mouse pad
Internet Speed
Unknown
Browser
Firefox, Brave, Edge
Antivirus
MSE
Other Info
Regret vagueness, will post details when pertinent.
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