

If your device doesn't meet eligibility requirements, you may have to replace your PC by 2025 as Microsoft transitions out Windows 10 over the next several years. With the Windows 11 release date finally here (although be aware that it'll be a staggered rollout), it is advisable to check your own computer.

Read on to learn more about checking Windows 11 device compatibility. However, that's not the only way to check if your device will work with Windows 11, which you'll be able to download for free once it' arrives. The app will tell you if your computer meets the requirements to run Windows 11 and - unless it doesn't it will explain why and provide links for further assistance. But Microsoft's PC Health Check is now back online and in good working order. Microsoft's own tool for determining device compatibility - the PC Health Check app - wasn't up to scratch when Microsoft first released Windows 11 earlier this year (there were reports that it didn'' t provide people enough information about why their devices weren' - thus, the business temporarily removed the app. Read more: Windows 11 review: Old, but still new 5 release date has arrived, even compatible devices won't be able to get the upgrade today - Microsoft claims you'll have to wait until mid-2022 to download and install Windows 11. According to a company blog post, Windows 11 should work with most computers. Since Microsoft's big announcement of the updated OS earlier this summer, there've been some confusion regarding device compatibility. The first major operating system update in six years, Windows 11, is now available (here's our full Windows 11 review), and the biggest question on a lot of PC users' minds since Microsoft unveiled its first operating systems update since 2006 is whether or not my computer will run Windows 11.
