Windows Upgrade Help and more

+1 Yeah, I'm curious about the fix too—what was the actual problem?

Yeah, I had the same problem. I ended up enabling fTPM in my BIOS and it actually worked.

Yeah, and if it's already on, try clearing your TPM from within Windows' security settings—that can sometimes reset it and clear the error. Good luck!

I had the same problem. After switching to AHCI, I also had to do a clean install instead of the upgrade for it to finally work.

Hey, that sounds incredibly frustrating, especially with a solid rig like that. You're right, the 6700k is technically unsupported due to lack of certain CPU features, which is why the TPM bypass alone isn't enough.

Here’s a free, step-by-step method that usually works for 6th/7th Gen Intel CPUs ...

Hey there, totally feel your frustration. That "processor" error is the real blocker—Microsoft officially excludes 6th Gen Intel (like your 6700K) and older. The PC Health Check app is notoriously bad at explaining this.

But you're not necessarily stuck! Since your hardware otherwise works, there ...