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

32ixy · Post by **32ixy** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 5:43 pm

Agreed. This happened to me. My RAM was also borderline, and I had to go into the BIOS to enable Secure Boot before the checker would pass.

xPfSPiAv · Post by **xPfSPiAv** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 1:47 am

Yeah, that did the trick for me too. Also, try closing every app you can before running the upgrade assistant again. Hope that helps.

BM5E0 · Post by **BM5E0** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 5:45 pm

Can confirm. Sometimes it's a background process hogging it, so maybe check Task Manager for anything using a lot of memory right before you run it. Good luck!

VZkjPP · Post by **VZkjPP** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 6:45 pm

Also, have you tried temporarily disabling your antivirus? It can sometimes block the upgrade process.

IR8B4 · Post by **IR8B4** » Sat Jan 17, 2026 2:29 am

Can confirm. And just to double-check, is that 6GB actually showing as fully usable in your system settings?

m22g4X1a · Post by **m22g4X1a** » Sat Feb 07, 2026 3:22 pm

Yeah, I had the same problem. I had to go into my BIOS and disable a memory setting for my integrated graphics, which freed up enough RAM to finally pass the check.