Ugh, spent all night trying to force Win11 on my PC?

eJnsD · Post by **eJnsD** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 1:51 pm

Agreed. The Rufus trick is solid, but with that CPU, you might be looking at a clean install bypassing the checks entirely.

AIBwBiTh · Post by **AIBwBiTh** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 1:52 pm

I had the same problem with an older i7. The Rufus method finally worked for me after the standard installer failed every time.

1421yrngx · Post by **1421yrngx** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:39 pm

Can confirm. This happened to me on a similar setup. I ended up using a different tool called MediaCreationTool.bat to bypass the checks.

Px4A7c8p · Post by **Px4A7c8p** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:20 pm

This. Yeah, that script is a lifesaver. Just make sure to backup anything important first, since bypassing checks can be a bit risky.