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If you’re interested, you can download and install the updated PC Health Check Tool from here. Microsoft plans to allow Windows 11 on unsupported hardware via the ISO images and Media Creation Tool, but don’t expect regular updates or support from the company. In addition to the newer processor, Windows 11 requires TPM, Secure Boot, 4GB of memory, 64GB of storage, and graphics requirements. Microsoft also acknowledges that the PC Health Check tool simply wasn’t up to the job it was created for.

Surface Studio’s Core 7820HQ processor.

Following extensive testing, Microsoft clarified that older processors won’t be supported due to Blue Screen of Death errors and driver compatibility issues, but these 7th-gen processors will be supported: Microsoft recently took another look at the performance of older processors to see if any of them could be allowed for Windows 11. Unlike Windows 10, Windows 11 requires an 8th-gen Intel core processor, Ryzen 2000 and newer. With Windows 11, Microsoft is phasing out support for older processors and devices shipping without TPM 2.0. If it doesn’t, the app will tell you why, and provide links to Microsoft’s documentation. But for more serious problems, like a processor that isn't on one of Microsoft's compatibility lists, your only options are to upgrade to a supported processor (not always an option but possible for some AMD Ryzen desktops in particular), replace the computer, continue running Windows 10, or run an "unsupported" Windows 11 install that may or may not receive updates going forward.As you can see in the above screenshot, PC Health Check Tool simply checks whether your PC meets the system requirements.

The new version of the Health Check app makes recommendations if your PC has easily fixable compatibility problems, like if there's a firmware TPM module that simply isn't enabled, if Secure Boot is turned off, or if you need a RAM or disk space upgrade. (The update’s existence was previously reported by .) Microsoft does say, however, that PC Health Check can also be uninstalled after it downloads, via the Windows 10 Settings menu (Apps. In our testing, it's still pretty bad at guessing the approximate age of the PC that it's running on, but it at least presents more detailed information when it's telling you that you won't be able to upgrade to a new OS.

Further Reading Why Windows 11 has such strict hardware requirements, according to MicrosoftĪ new version of the PC Health Check app, now available via this official Microsoft link to people without Windows Insider accounts, fixes that problem.