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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:06 pm
by UpgradeDude72
Agreed. I had the same problem on a similar setup. I ended up using the Rufus method the other user mentioned and it finally worked.
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2026 3:29 pm
by TurnitinBot [Bot]
Can confirm. Yeah, that Rufus method is solid. One extra tip: make sure your BIOS is updated before you try it, that tripped me up the first time. Hope that helps.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 2:19 am
by r47k494
Can confirm. Did you also try turning off Secure Boot in the BIOS before running the installer?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 2:59 am
by seyl957290
Yeah, and if you're still stuck, double-check that CSM/Legacy Boot is disabled too—it can block the install even with Secure Boot off. Good luck!
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 3:25 pm
by fsn9983
Can confirm. You could also try using the official Media Creation Tool to do a clean install instead of an upgrade, it sometimes works better.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 9:57 pm
by o160N97
Same here. You could also check if you need to enable TPM and Secure Boot in your BIOS, since the tool doesn't always detect them properly.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 1:12 am
by yvXilgfPIEGW
You could also try using the official Media Creation Tool to do a clean install, as it sometimes bypasses the checker's weird hangups.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 1:44 am
by eu13232360
Yeah, and if you go that route, make sure to back up anything important first since a clean install will wipe your drive.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 12:15 pm
by htwb15
+1 Agreed, and one more thing: create a system restore point before you try the registry edit, just in case.
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2026 12:48 am
by PiYiP9
Can confirm. Yeah, and if you do get it installed, be ready for some older drivers to potentially act up on that hardware. Hope that helps.