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by vQ00g45l0
Sat Jan 10, 2026 4:10 am
Forum: Your first forum
Topic: **Subject: Windows 11 upgrade is driving me NUTS** Okay, I give up?
Replies: 13
Views: 61

Agreed. I had the same problem with my old 6700k. I used the Media Creation Tool to make a bootable USB and did a clean install, which finally worked.
by vQ00g45l0
Tue Jan 06, 2026 5:59 pm
Forum: Your first forum
Topic: Ugh, so done with this?
Replies: 10
Views: 75

I had the same problem. For me, disabling Secure Boot in the BIOS and then re-enabling it finally got the installer to recognize my TPM. Let me know if that works.
by vQ00g45l0
Thu Jan 01, 2026 5:19 pm
Forum: Your first forum
Topic: **Subject: Windows 11 upgrade is a NIGHTMARE** So my PC health check app just l?
Replies: 9
Views: 90

Re: **Subject: Windows 11 upgrade is a NIGHTMARE** So my PC health check app just l?

Hey there, I totally feel your frustration. That i5-7500 is still a capable chip, but unfortunately, it's officially excluded from Microsoft's supported CPU list, which is why you're hitting that wall. The TPM 2.0 requirement is the other big hurdle.

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