**Subject: Windows 11 upgrade is a NIGHTMARE** Ugh, so done with this?

amL7Dq · Post by **amL7Dq** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:32 pm

You could also try using the official Microsoft Media Creation Tool to do a clean install, which sometimes bypasses the upgrade block.

z7FBTZ · Post by **z7FBTZ** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 10:45 pm

Yeah, that clean install trick can work. Just a heads up, it'll wipe your files, so back up anything important first.

SystemGuru63 · Post by **SystemGuru63** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 11:10 pm

This. I had the same problem with my older laptop. I ended up enabling TPM in the BIOS, and that finally let the upgrade go through.

14qk9z9r37a · Post by **14qk9z9r37a** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 9:15 pm

Did you check if Secure Boot is also enabled in your BIOS? That's another common requirement.

376egjaj · Post by **376egjaj** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 12:33 am

Yeah, I had the same problem. I had to go into the BIOS to enable both TPM and Secure Boot before the upgrade would finally go through. Good luck!

snhp5uVJ52 · Post by **snhp5uVJ52** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 12:16 pm

Oh, did you get cut off—what's your motherboard model?

kTsOkvrgS · Post by **kTsOkvrgS** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 12:33 pm

Yeah, that's a common blocker. You might also check if Secure Boot is enabled in your BIOS, as that's another requirement.

63079 · Post by **63079** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 3:02 pm

This. I had the same problem. I had to go into my BIOS and manually enable the TPM setting, even though my hardware supported it.

Post by **MSN [Bot]** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 5:35 pm

Same here. Yeah, what motherboard do you have? That'll help us find the exact BIOS setting.

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