Windows 11 Compatibility Checker – Minimum Hardware Requirements
The Windows 11 compatibility checker will help you decide whether your PC supports Windows 11 or not.
After months of speculations and leaks, Microsoft has finally announced Windows 11.
The new operating system offers a complete design overhaul and packs some interesting features like native Android apps support.
Windows 11 will be offered as a free upgrade for users running Windows 10 and it will launch in the fourth quarter of 2021.
So here’s how you can use Windows 11 compatibility test and upgrade to Windows 11.
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Windows 11 Minimum Hardware Requirements
To install or upgrade to Windows 11, your computer must meet the following minimum hardware requirements.
These requirements have been officially shared by Microsoft.
- Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with two or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor or system on a chip (SoC).
- RAM: 4 gigabytes (GB) or greater.
- Storage: 64 GB* or greater available storage is required to install Windows 11.
- Additional storage space might be required to download updates and enable specific features.
- Graphics card: Compatible with DirectX 12 or later, with a WDDM 2.0 driver.
- System firmware: UEFI, Secure Boot capable.
- TPM: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0.
- Display: High definition (720p) display, 9″ or greater monitor, 8 bits per color channel.
- Internet connection: Internet connectivity is necessary to perform updates, and to download and use some features.
- Windows 11 Home edition requires an Internet connection and a Microsoft Account to complete device setup on first use.
If you are using a computer that was manufactured in the past five years, you might not face any problem, but anything before that should be properly upgraded.
Windows 11 Compatibility Checker
As stated earlier, Windows 11 will be delivered as an upgrade to eligible devices running Windows 10. To check whether your PC is compatible with Windows 11, you can use Microsoft’s PC Health Check app.
Follow these steps to run the Windows 11 Compatibility Checker.
- Firstly download and install Microsoft’s PC Health Check app.
- Next select Open Windows PC Health Check.
- Under the introducing Windows 11 section, you can click the check now button.
You can now whether your PC is compatible with Windows 11 or not.
CONCLUSION
So this was a guide to check whether your PC is compatible with Windows 11 or not. If you have any doubts then feel free to let us know in the comments section below.
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