14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 11 is just around the corner, with the first devices projected to receive the free upgrade on October 5, but this doesn’t necessarily mean the system requirements blunder is over.
Many users are still frustrated they wouldn’t get Windows 11 despite their computers running the preview builds just fine, but right now, it doesn’t seem like Microsoft is willing to change anything about this.
What the company does, however, is provide users with additional tools to help them figure out if the upgrade to Windows 11 is possible or not, especially given all the confusion generated by the updated system requirements.
The PC Health Check app that was originally released for insiders is now live in the final version of everybody out there, so if your computer is already running Windows 10, you can just give it a try to see if you’re ready for Windows 11 or not.
More information on Windows 11
As you can see in the screenshot here, the app has been updated to provide a little bit more information about the upgrade to Windows 11, therefore letting you know precisely why the computer wouldn’t be able to handle the new operating system.
Most likely, it’s all just a matter of time until a way to bypass Microsoft’s restrictions and install Windows 11 on unsupported devices is discovered, but it goes without saying this isn’t by any means recommended, especially on old hardware.
Not only Microsoft wouldn’t offer any kind of support, but at the same time, there’s an increased likelihood of bugs, with the company itself explaining that based on its data collected as part of the Windows Insider program, computers with unsupported hardware come with a substantially higher likelihood of fatal crashes, also known as Blue Screen of Death errors.