I had an Intel i5-10400F installed in an MSI Z490-A Pro and replaced it with an i9-10900K. The system detects the new processor and opens the BIOS normally, but it will not continue into Windows. I'm not getting a black screen because I can access the BIOS—what should I check to get the system booting again?
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A CPU swap normally shouldn’t require disabling TPM or reactivating Windows. If BitLocker is enabled, the hardware change could trigger a recovery-key prompt, but TPM itself usually doesn’t prevent the system from reaching Windows. First load optimized BIOS defaults, confirm the boot drive is detected, and save the correct boot order.
Since you can enter the BIOS, this isn’t a display or basic CPU-detection problem. Check that your Windows drive is still listed as the first boot device and that Windows Boot Manager is selected. The BIOS may have reset its boot settings after the processor change, so also verify that the storage controller mode and UEFI settings are unchanged.
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