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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 2:06 pm
by KaVDVxzwTI
Yeah, it's a bummer they cut off at 8th gen for Intel.
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 6:24 pm
by dqb173647
I had the same problem with a 7th gen i5. It feels totally arbitrary when the machine runs great.
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 8:57 pm
by Pg37xUBI9T6S
Can confirm. This happened to me too. I ended up using the official Media Creation Tool workaround and it installed without a hitch. Let me know if that works.
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:44 pm
by D46h4
This. I had the same problem with my 7th gen i5. The registry edit bypass worked for me, but it's frustrating to have to jump through hoops.