Microsoft won’t stop you installing Windows 11 on older PCs

[alimac]

Microsoft is announcing today that it won’t block people from installing Windows 11 on most older PCs. While the software maker has recommended hardware requirements for Windows 11 — which it’s largely sticking to — a restriction to install the OS will only be enforced when you try to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 through Windows Update. This means anyone with a PC with an older CPU that doesn’t officially pass the upgrade test can still go ahead and download an ISO file of Windows 11 and install the OS manually.

Microsoft won’t stop you installing Windows 11 on older PCs

Note: Microsoft informed us after we published this story that if your computer doesn’t meet the system requirements, it may not be entitled to get Windows Updates, even security ones. We’re asking Microsoft for clarification on that now.

 

[cactikid]

Wow on an XP machine.

 

[Bill_SP]

Great info! Thanks!

 

[SafetyDance]

So, we can't upgrade it, it will have to be a fresh install? Once released that will mean it will need to be a paid version? That's going to upset some people...

 

[bitchofwar]

They like to make things complicated, don't they. Constantly shocked that they're able to maintain such a large OS market share.