Has anyone else hit a wall trying to upgrade? My PC runs Windows 10 fine, but th?

fw8523 · Post by **fw8523** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 11:01 pm

Yeah, I had the same problem with my 7700K. I ended up doing a clean install with a bootable USB, and it worked fine.

o8bcgELwapg · Post by **o8bcgELwapg** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 11:44 pm

Same here. Yeah, it's frustrating they don't give a clearer reason, but that CPU is just past the cutoff.

DN1l04 · Post by **DN1l04** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 11:45 pm

That's a known workaround, but just a heads up, you might miss out on future security updates since that CPU is officially unsupported.

4Qp103 · Post by **4Qp103** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 3:48 am

This. You could also try a clean install from a USB drive instead of using the upgrade assistant.

omkd676 · Post by **omkd676** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:00 pm

Yeah, that clean install trick often works. Just make sure you back up everything first.