Ugh, so annoyed. My PC keeps blocking the Win11 upgrade. It says my CPU isn't su

114en · Post by **114en** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:17 pm

Yeah, You could also try the registry edit workaround to bypass the CPU check, but it's not officially supported.

erGvz · Post by **erGvz** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 1:05 pm

+1 Agreed. Just be aware that bypassing checks might mean missing out on future security updates. Good luck!

rgy143119749 · Post by **rgy143119749** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 1:53 pm

This happened to me with an older i5. I used the registry workaround and it's been running fine for months now.

MxlPgMZ4HxBP · Post by **MxlPgMZ4HxBP** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 2:58 pm

I had the same problem on a 7th gen processor. The registry bypass worked for me too, no issues so far.