The app helps determine if a PC can run Windows 11

Aug 30, 2021 16:36 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has updated the list of processors that are supported by Windows 11, and as a result, the company has also decided to release a new version of the PC Health Check app to make it easier for users to determine if their computers can run the new OS or not.

The new PC Health Check app has also been updated with more information to make it a little bit more straightforward for everybody why their PCs can’t handle Windows 11.

The company explains all these updates are based on feedback received from insiders who downloaded and installed the app and as well as Windows 11.

“Today, we are releasing an updated preview version of the PC Health Check app to Windows Insiders. This updated version expands the eligibility check functionality with more complete and improved messaging on eligibility and links to relevant support articles that include potential remediation steps,” Microsoft explains.

“After a feedback period with Windows Insiders and with the additional updates for the newly added processors, we plan to re-release the PC Health Check app for general availability in the coming weeks. Today, we are also simultaneously releasing versions that support 64-bit Windows, 32-bit Windows, Windows on Arm and Windows 10 in S mode PCs to Windows Insiders. Windows Insiders can provide feedback on the PC Health Check app by going to Feedback Hub > Apps > PC Health Check.”

Windows 11 just around the corner

The new PC Health Check app comes just at the right time, as Microsoft is expected to sign off the new OS in just a few weeks.

If everything goes according to the plan, then Windows 11 should see the daylight for production devices in October, with the free upgrade rollout to then continue into 2022.