Even Walmart has mentioned a “ free upgrade to Windows October 2021 when available” on laptops, again hinting at an October release. You can enroll your PC into the Dev Channel of the program in just a few steps to get started with it if you’re not scared of some bugs and other early issues.Įveryone else who isn’t brave enough to beta test Windows 11 should see a release in October, as most of Microsoft’s marketing images seem to tease this release window. This should help in cases where folks assumed CPU compat issues were TPM related /eZLTZMOdjTĬontroversy aside, if you’re brave enough, the first preview of Windows 11 is now available in the Windows Insider program for download. It now provides more detailed info on requirements not met. We just made updates to the Windows 11 PC Health Check App. The company clearly took the feedback of frustrated Windows users into consideration before removing the app entirely. The initial update helped address frustrating cases where the app was simply just telling users “this PC can’t run Windows 11” without saying why. Possible Windows 12 hardware system requirements revealedīasically, this still means that if your PC still does not meet these requirements, then your PC will have to stay on Windows 10, which will continue to be supported by Microsoft through the year 2025.Įven before the official announcement of taking the app offline, Microsoft had attempted to make changes to the PC Health Check app so it better provided more details and information on which requirements to run Windows 11 have not been met. Windows 11 is ditching this almost 20-year-old classic feature How to factory reset Windows 10 or Windows 11

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