Windows 11 Check for compatibility

A Guy

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Use the PC Health Check app to see if your current PC meets the requirements to run Windows 11. If so, you can get a free upgrade when it rolls out.

https://aka.ms/GetPCHealthCheckApp

Upgrade to the New Windows 11 OS | Microsoft

Minimum system requirements​

Minimum system requirements
Processor1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with 2 or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor or System on a Chip (SoC)
Memory4 GB RAM
Storage64 GB or larger storage device
System firmwareUEFI, Secure Boot capable
TPMTrusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0
Minimum system requirements
Graphics cardDirectX 12 compatible graphics / WDDM 2.x
Display>9” with HD Resolution (720p)
Internet connectionMicrosoft account and internet connectivity required for setup for Windows 11 Home
Certain features require specific hardware, see detailed system requirements.

A Guy
 
Would be nice to have more details in the tool about WHY it fails a check. When I run it on my laptop, it says it isn't compatible, but it doesn't tell me why.
I am not sure if I should be looking at the secure boot option in the BIOS, TPM, graphics card update/driver, etc. Or if the tool is giving me a false-failure and my system is actually compatible. For example, if my disk has less than 64GB free, will that cause it to fail OR does it only care about the total size when it does the checks?
 
For the TPM, you'll need to find the option in the BIOS, it isn't always enabled by default from what I've read. Does your system support secure boot?
 
Offhand, I am not sure if it supports secure boot, but I thought it did or at least should. The laptop is only a few years old, but it is also an offbrand laptop.
I will be checking that out in the BIOS later today.
I just think it would be nice if the Microsoft tool would tell you "it can't be upgraded to Windows 11 because of XYZ". I expect it is the graphics card (integrated Intel graphics, so I would not be surprised if it didn't support DX12), but right now it is guesswork and trial and error to try to figure out what I am missing or have misconfigured.
 
good find! I'll update the app and give it a fresh run today. Hopefully it is some configuration thing on my end and not a hardware limitation...
 
x BlueRobot said:
The app has been updated according to Microsoft
Click to expand...

But, note well the part of the MS blurb in Corinne's post: "we still have more work to do."

I'm not trusting whatever this checker says for at least a month or two. There is already backpedaling afoot with regard to actual requirements rather than preferred hardware configuration.

Another rushed, ill-thought-out rollout from Microsoft.

Addendum: Just ran "version 2" of the PC Health Checker and it isn't telling me a single thing that's different than "version 1" did. Nothing specific about why my computer cannot run Windows 11.
 
Isn't it a profoundly sad comment that someone other than Microsoft could throw together a compatibility checker that presents its results in a far better way even before Microsoft has.

Everything about Windows 11 screams: "Arbitrary decisions!!"
 
As usual, they make it seem like they are trying to sell new PCs. You can get around the CPU age, but the idea that you have to have TPM, Secure Boot, GPT...

I understand not wanting to be the largest host to security issues, but give some warning and time before making the change. I guess 10 being supported until 2025 is that in some sense. I just built a new PC, wso no issue for me...my 11 year old i5-750 PC will just have to slog on with 10 ;)

A Guy
 

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