**Subject: Windows 11 upgrade is driving me NUTS** Okay, I give up?

[01Pfe79d]

You could also try using the official Media Creation Tool to do a clean install, which sometimes bypasses the stricter upgrade checks. Good luck!

[p5QwCp]

Same here. Another option is to check if there's a newer BIOS update from your motherboard manufacturer that might add TPM 2.0 support. Hope that helps.

[DesktopSeeker37]

Yeah, and if that doesn't work, have you tried using the official Media Creation Tool to force the upgrade instead?

[vQ00g45l0]

Agreed. I had the same problem with my old 6700k. I used the Media Creation Tool to make a bootable USB and did a clean install, which finally worked.

[zlaQosRVN]

+1 I had the same problem. I ended up using Rufus to make a USB installer that bypasses the TPM and CPU checks, and it upgraded just fine.

[zg9701]

+1 This happened to me with a similar setup. I used the official Media Creation Tool but selected the option to keep nothing during the install, and it finally went through.

[lL424lou]

Yeah, that's the trick. Just make sure you've got a full backup before you wipe anything.

[08maxgbtae]

Can confirm. This happened to me with a similar older CPU. I used the official Media Creation Tool to bypass the check and do a clean install.

[zAmlcMfZmxIq]

Can confirm. You could also try using Rufus to create a bootable USB, since it has an option to remove the TPM and secure boot requirements. Let me know if that works.