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Unable to do an In-place upgrade on Windows 10 Enterprise VM to Windows 11 Enterprise due to the TPM2 and UEFI boot are not enabled

Johnson Varghese 0 Reputation points
2025-10-08T17:53:22.6033333+00:00

Unable to do an In-place upgrade on Windows 10 Enterprise VM to Windows 11 Enterprise due to the TPM2 and UEFI boot are not enabled

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  1. Joseph Tran 3,045 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-10-08T18:32:00.5233333+00:00

    Hi, There

    You can’t upgrade to Windows 11 because your VM needs TPM 2.0 and UEFI Secure Boot.

    So how to do that:

    Hyper-V:

    • Shut down the VM > Settings > Security > Enable Secure Boot and TPM > Boot and upgrade.

    VMware:

    • Power off > VM Settings > Options > Boot > UEFI > Add vTPM > Boot and upgrade.

    VirtualBox:

    • TPM not supported > Only option is a clean install with UEFI.

    => Once TPM & UEFI are on, rerun the upgrade.

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