**Subject: Windows 11 upgrade is a NIGHTMARE** So my i7-6700K is suddenly "obso?

SystemGuru63 · Post by **SystemGuru63** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 4:18 am

Agreed. You could also check if your motherboard has a firmware TPM setting you can enable in the BIOS. Good luck!

yV8811b · Post by **yV8811b** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 3:41 pm

Can confirm. Yeah, and if it doesn't, you might be able to add a discrete TPM 2.0 module to your motherboard.

hf735964 · Post by **hf735964** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 4:15 pm

Can confirm. I had the same problem. I ended up just sticking with Windows 10 on my older machine and it's been perfectly fine.

QP090zbMrBJ · Post by **QP090zbMrBJ** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 9:41 pm

Can confirm. You could also look into a registry edit workaround to bypass the TPM check, though it's not officially supported.

Px4A7c8p · Post by **Px4A7c8p** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 4:56 pm

Can confirm. I had the same problem with my older system. I ended up using that bypass and it's been running fine for over a year now.

4058mgwyv · Post by **4058mgwyv** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 12:11 pm

Yeah, that bypass is still the go-to, but have you double-checked your BIOS to see if you can actually enable TPM 2.0? Sometimes it's hidden in there.

1TEz09 · Post by **1TEz09** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 2:09 pm

+1 Agreed, and if it's truly not there, you can still force the upgrade with a registry edit to bypass the TPM check. Hope that helps.

28ixcqkx · Post by **28ixcqkx** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 10:42 pm

Same here. Just be aware that bypassing the check can mean missing out on future security updates. Good luck!

375yrx · Post by **375yrx** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 1:16 pm

Can confirm. Yeah, that's the real catch with bypassing it—have you checked if your motherboard has a firmware update to enable TPM 2.0?

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Subject: Windows 11 upgrade is a NIGHTMARE So my i7-6700K is suddenly "obso?