In its official blog, Microsoft notes, “devices running on Intel 8th generation processors and AMD Zen 2 as well as Qualcomm 7 and 8 Series” as the minimum system requirements for Windows 11. You can check if your PC is compatible with Windows 11 update with this PC Health Checkup tool or better WhyNotWin11. Windows 11 Home edition requires internet connectivity and a Microsoft account to complete device setup on first use. Internet connection and Microsoft accounts High definition (720p) display that is greater than 9” diagonally, 8 bits per colour channel Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0Ĭompatible with DirectX 12 or later with WDDM 2.0 driver Windows 11 System Requirements? Processorġ GHz or faster with 2 or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor or System on a Chip (SoC) Therefore, current Windows 10 users have enough time to postpone the upgrade if they wish so for some reason. Also note that recently Microsoft updated the Windows 10 end of support date to be October 14, 2025. Windows 10 Users would get this upgrade for free. If you don’t want to risk flashing this pre-release software, you can wait until Windows 11 is readily available as an update or with your next laptop purchase. You can sign up for the Windows Insider Program here. Still, its beta builds should be available to Windows Insiders. Microsoft has released the stable version of Windows 11 on October 05.

When will Windows 11 release? And is the Windows 11 upgrade free?.

So, the things mentioned hereon include both what we have experienced and what we have gathered through the official Windows 11 announcement. We have Windows 11 installed on our systems. There’s also a newer Store, faster background updates, redesigned elements across the UI, and a lot more here. Windows 11 is much cleaner, secure, more accessible, and promises to be better at performance and power efficiency. Although this had leaked online already, there’s plenty new and perhaps undiscovered that was divulged by Panos Panay and the team. At its “What’s next for the Windows” event, Microsoft finally announced the next version of Windows - Windows 11.

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