Hi all,
I recently upgraded my X99/5820K HTPC to Windows 11 using Rufus, but wanted to circle back and see if I could get a TPM 2.0 module working in case of future issues. I was successful, but it took some extra research and steps to get it working.
The X99 I have is the ASRock X99...
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