Has anyone else hit a wall trying to upgrade? My Windows 10 PC meets the CPU and?

4qZF7c05nc · Post by **4qZF7c05nc** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 11:58 pm

Same here. Yeah, agreed. One thing that sometimes helps is closing absolutely everything else before running the upgrade, even background apps.

gbNhoQW · Post by **gbNhoQW** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 12:07 am

Has anyone else hit a wall trying to upgrade? My Windows 10 PC meets the CPU and TPM requirements, but the PC Health Check app keeps saying I don't have enough RAM. I have 6GB installed, which I know is the bare minimum for 11. The upgrade assistant fails with an error, but doesn't give a code. Should this work, or is 6GB genuinely not enough to even start the upgrade?

F2foVsPTxs · Post by **F2foVsPTxs** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 12:07 am

So basically, I had this issue with a family member's older laptop. Even though 6GB is the listed minimum, the upgrade process itself seems to need a bit more headroom to run smoothly. From what I have seen, you might need to bump it up to 8GB to get past that check.

3smg945 · Post by **3smg945** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 12:39 am

+1 You could also try creating a Windows 11 installation USB on another PC and running the setup directly from that, as it sometimes bypasses the stricter upgrade assistant checks.

bNxuyGzmMXO · Post by **bNxuyGzmMXO** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 1:49 am

Confirmed working. Thanks for sharing!

O6s9s1 · Post by **O6s9s1** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 2:29 am

Same here. I had the same problem. I had to free up a ton of space on my drive before it finally let the upgrade go through.

Wm1gY · Post by **Wm1gY** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 3:31 am

This. I had the same problem. Even with 8GB, it failed until I ran the Windows Update troubleshooter and cleared out the SoftwareDistribution folder.