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

aQrDVnwnBS · Post by **aQrDVnwnBS** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 4:02 pm

Yeah, This happened to me. It finally worked after I used the Media Creation Tool to make a USB installer and upgraded from that instead.

he748643398 · Post by **he748643398** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 4:07 pm

Same here. I had the same problem. For me, I had to unplug all my extra USB drives and disable BitLocker temporarily before the installer would see my main drive.

fm67237 · Post by **fm67237** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 6:45 pm

Can confirm. Yeah, that worked for me too. Also, try temporarily turning off your antivirus—sometimes that can block the install. Good luck!

FtVgfk · Post by **FtVgfk** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 3:17 pm

+1 Agreed, the antivirus tip is solid. I'd also run the Windows Update Assistant separately—it sometimes bypasses the usual hiccups.

MOMidpIsF · Post by **MOMidpIsF** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 5:23 pm

This. Have you tried temporarily disabling any third-party antivirus or firewall software during the install?

ZcPAAwnB · Post by **ZcPAAwnB** » Fri Jan 16, 2026 11:12 pm

Also, have you checked if you have enough free space on your system drive?

450xjc · Post by **450xjc** » Thu Jan 22, 2026 3:26 am

I had the same problem. For me, it was a conflict with a peripheral—unplugging my external USB hub before starting the upgrade finally let it complete.

3W4134lZ · Post by **3W4134lZ** » Mon Feb 02, 2026 5:36 pm

This happened to me, and it turned out my antivirus was blocking it even though it said it was compatible. A clean boot did the trick.

713l586Y · Post by **713l586Y** » Thu Feb 05, 2026 6:30 pm

Can confirm. Yeah, sometimes even after a clean boot, a specific driver like your graphics or chipset can still be the culprit. Good luck!