If true, I hope MS actually tells people at some point. I’ll probably install it anyway when is more mature and doesnt actually remove features.I did see a technical reason for why 8th gen CPU posted in the comments on a story here on Thurrott a while back and it actually made sense from a technical perspective. If you’re in release preview ring you might see a message that your pc doesn’t meet the win 11 requirements and it offers a link to download the app.My surface pro 4 passes all requirements except the artificial CPU limit of 8th gen Intel. The PC Health Check app provides a reason why your PC is incompatible.Yea it’s better.

Your PC is incompatible with Windows 11 and will not be able to update.

Your PC is compatible with Windows 11 and will receive the update once it is available.

If you receive a fail message, go to Step 8.įigure 5: PC meets Windows 11 requirements example If you receive a success message, go to Step 7.

Once the check is completed, you receive a success or fail message.Click Check now to begin analyzing your PC for Windows 11 compatibility.Once the Windows PC Health Check Setup is complete, click Finish to launch the app.

Once accepted, click Install.įigure 2: Windows PC Health Check license agreement

Review the license agreement and then click I accept.

Once downloaded, click WindowsPCHealthCheckSetup.msi from your browser’s download notification.

From a web browser, locate and then download Microsoft’s PC Health Check.The PC Health Check app may be temporarily unavailable when it is being updated.

Ensure you have downloaded the latest version before continuing.

Microsoft may periodically release updates to its PC Health Check app.

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