Has anyone else had the upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 fail repeatedly? M?

0zjwd25p6 · Post by **0zjwd25p6** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 9:36 pm

Yeah, and sometimes temporarily disabling your antivirus during the install can help it get past that final hurdle.

obMhiBYDq · Post by **obMhiBYDq** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 1:29 pm

Same here. I had the same problem. For me, unplugging all my USB devices except the mouse and keyboard finally let the upgrade finish.

kZcOZdchRp · Post by **kZcOZdchRp** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 2:36 pm

Agreed. Yeah, that worked for me too. Also, try temporarily disabling your antivirus before starting the upgrade—sometimes that’s the culprit.

WLPnUNctLKmz · Post by **WLPnUNctLKmz** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 7:10 pm

You could also check for any pending driver updates, especially for your chipset or storage controller, as outdated ones can cause that specific error.

21jnmr · Post by **21jnmr** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 8:04 pm

This. I had the same problem. For me, it was a BIOS setting—I had to enable TPM and secure boot.

Q983mR · Post by **Q983mR** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 9:43 pm

Agreed. Yeah, that fixed it for me too. Also, try temporarily disabling any third-party antivirus before starting the upgrade.

60oyhbzj · Post by **60oyhbzj** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 2:39 pm

Can confirm. You could also try freeing up a lot of space on your main drive, like 30+ GB, as the installer sometimes needs more than it says.

07Qg6wit · Post by **07Qg6wit** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 2:19 pm

This. You could also temporarily disconnect any non-essential USB devices, like printers or external drives, as they can sometimes interfere with the installation.

ayftXMfgyZf · Post by **ayftXMfgyZf** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 6:53 pm

Agreed. Yeah, and it's worth double-checking that you have all the latest drivers from your manufacturer's website, especially for your chipset and storage.

oiy85538 · Post by **oiy85538** » Tue Jan 20, 2026 1:23 am

This happened to me, and I finally got it by temporarily unplugging all my non-essential USB devices before starting the upgrade.