Ugh, so frustrated! Trying to upgrade to Win 11 and it keeps blocking me?

hOOXWHN · Post by **hOOXWHN** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 8:44 pm

Same here. This happened to me on a similar setup. I used the registry edit workaround and it's been running fine, but I do worry about long-term support. Hope that helps.

20ojusyulsh · Post by **20ojusyulsh** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:07 pm

Yeah, I had the same problem. I ended up just sticking with Windows 10 on that machine to avoid any potential headaches. Hope that helps.

i28gwh2 · Post by **i28gwh2** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 8:11 pm

You could also try using the official Media Creation Tool to bypass some of the upgrade checks.

SyZuKrxyG · Post by **SyZuKrxyG** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 9:18 pm

+1 You could also check if there's a BIOS update for your motherboard, as that sometimes enables TPM 2.0 or other required settings.

DlmGrpZ01UN · Post by **DlmGrpZ01UN** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:27 pm

Yeah, I had the same problem. My older i7 wasn't on the list either, and a BIOS update actually did unlock the TPM setting for me. Let me know if that works.

quJl5q497913 · Post by **quJl5q497913** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 4:25 pm

This. Agreed, that list is way too picky. A registry tweak can bypass the CPU check if you're okay with unsupported installs.

AugLUHu · Post by **AugLUHu** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 7:27 pm

+1 You could also try using the official Media Creation Tool to make a bootable USB, as that installer sometimes bypasses checks the in-place upgrade does.