It will check to see if your computer is compatible with Windows 11 in its current state. Run the downloaded Windows11InstallationAssistant.exe file. Click the Download Now button under the Windows 11 Installation Assistant heading. One way or the other, you should determine whether your computer will run Windows 11, or decide that the additional level of security doesn’t matter to you. To start installing Windows 11, visit Microsoft’s Download Windows 11 website.

Unfortunately, even with the app, it wasn’t clear since the original version would say some computers weren’t compatible with Windows 11 when the actually met all of the requirements. Until Microsoft fixes its PC Health Check app and posts it again, there’s no way to know for sure.

Older computers are less likely to work with Windows 11. However, if your computer is a year or two old, and has 64 gigabits of storage, it’ll probably be fine. Some computers will show this on boot-up, some will let you find it in the startup menu, and some may require that you call your computer maker’s help line. It’ll appear as a security device.įinding out whether your computer has UEFI (unified extensible firmware interface) Secure Boot can be more complex. Select Device Manager, then click on Security Devices. If you right click on the Windows Start Button in the lower left corner of the screen, you’ll see a series of options in a menu that appears. A GitHub developer AveYo has made a new Windows 11 install script for his Universal MediaCreationTool (MCT) wrapper which bypasses these TPM and system requirements checks. Finding out if your computer has the Trusted Platform Module is fairly easy.

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