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

5hinbA3BC · Post by **5hinbA3BC** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 3:40 am

Yeah, same exact issue here. One extra thing that sometimes helps is temporarily disconnecting any non-essential USB devices before starting the upgrade.

w256295m3r5L · Post by **w256295m3r5L** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 3:35 pm

This. Agreed, disconnecting extra peripherals can help. Also, try temporarily disabling your antivirus software during the install.

670wwrawxsq · Post by **670wwrawxsq** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 3:04 pm

Same here. Yeah, and make sure you have a decent amount of free space on your C: drive, that's often the culprit. Good luck!

58nes · Post by **58nes** » Wed Jan 14, 2026 12:24 am

Same here. I had the same problem. For me, it was a conflict with an old security program that I had to completely uninstall.

FtdEOdxoCCI · Post by **FtdEOdxoCCI** » Thu Feb 05, 2026 12:18 am

Yeah, You could also try temporarily disconnecting any non-essential peripherals, like extra monitors or printers, before starting the upgrade again.

49F58K5k · Post by **49F58K5k** » Thu Feb 05, 2026 1:10 pm

Agreed, that can help. Also, make sure you're plugged into power the whole time, as interruptions during that phase can cause it to fail.

bgCQkBbBJ · Post by **bgCQkBbBJ** » Fri Feb 06, 2026 5:35 pm

+1 I had the same problem. For me, it was a BIOS setting—I had to enable TPM and secure boot in the setup menu before the upgrade would finally go through.