**Subject: Windows 11 upgrade is a NIGHTMARE** So my i7-6700K is suddenly "obso?

0Lt5pne2a · Post by **0Lt5pne2a** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 3:35 pm

Yeah, that's a common snag. You might also need to enable both TPM and Secure Boot in your BIOS. Hope that helps.

28bcexkackku · Post by **28bcexkackku** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 1:38 am

Oh, and just to be sure, is your TPM module itself enabled in the BIOS, not just installed?

wdhBnwRZ · Post by **wdhBnwRZ** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 6:59 pm

You could also check if there's a firmware update from your motherboard manufacturer to enable TPM 2.0, since some older boards got it that way.

ezyyj8d3Vgb · Post by **ezyyj8d3Vgb** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 1:05 am

Yeah, and you might need to actually go into your BIOS to turn that TPM 2.0 setting on after the update. Let me know if that works.

32uoslbjbkmf · Post by **32uoslbjbkmf** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 7:07 pm

Same here. I had the same problem. My TPM was disabled in the BIOS even though the hardware was there, so I had to go in and manually enable it.

KwcvKz446q · Post by **KwcvKz446q** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 10:08 pm

Agreed. I had the same problem. My i7-6700K actually does support TPM 2.0, but I had to update my motherboard BIOS to get it.

RzqslzU · Post by **RzqslzU** » Wed Jan 28, 2026 2:42 am

Agreed. You could also try manually enabling TPM 2.0 in your motherboard's UEFI/BIOS settings, as it's sometimes disabled by default.

11q6862zn · Post by **11q6862zn** » Mon Feb 02, 2026 2:50 pm

Same here. You could also check if there's a firmware update for your TPM module from your motherboard manufacturer's website.

j97jN10z620 · Post by **j97jN10z620** » Tue Feb 03, 2026 10:13 pm

Same here. Yeah, and if you do update it, you might need to manually enable TPM 2.0 in your BIOS after the firmware install. Good luck!

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