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Windows 11 is designed to bring you closer to what you love and is releasing at a time when the PC is playing an even more central role in the way we connect, create and play. When we made the decision on where to set the minimum system requirements for Window 11, we focused on three principles to guide our thinking to help ensure a great user experience:

If you are interested in understanding more about our minimum system requirements and how these principles helped guide our decision-making, please see this blog that provides a more detailed explanation of our approach.

Processors/CPUs (Central Processing Units): 1 Ghz or faster with 2 or more cores and appearing on our list of approved CPUs. The processor in your PC will be a main determining factor for running Windows 11. The clock speed (the 1 Ghz or faster requirement) and number of cores (2 or more) are inherent to the processor design as it was manufactured and are not considered upgradable components.

System Firmware: UEFI (for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, a modern version of the PC BIOS) and Secure Boot capable. If your device does not meet the minimum requirements because it is not Secure Boot capable, you may want to read this article to see if there are steps you can take to enable this. Secure Boot can only be enabled with UEFI and this article helps you understand potential options to change settings to make this possible.

TPM: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0. If your device does not meet the minimum requirements because of TPM, you may want to read this article to see if there are steps you can take to remediate this.

Windows Version for Upgrade: Your device must be running Windows 10, version 2004 or later, to upgrade through Windows Update. Free updates are available through Windows Update in Settings > Update and Security.

For Windows 10 Pro, Education, and Enterprise, S mode is no longer available in Windows 11. Users who want to upgrade to Windows 11 will need to switch out of S mode and will not have an option to switch back again. Windows 10 Home can upgrade to Windows 11 Home in S mode without needing to switch out of S mode.

On the page that appears in the Microsoft Store (Switch out of S mode or a similar page), select the Get button. After you confirm this action, you'll be able to install apps from outside the Microsoft Store.

We know that some customers will want an easy-to-use process for determining if their PC meets the minimum system requirements for Windows 11 and is eligible for the upgrade. To help with this, we are providing the PC Health Check app for Windows 10 PCs. In addition to diagnostic checks, there is a push-button simple way to check upgrade eligibility for Windows 11. Once Windows 11 is released, Windows Update will also offer a way to assess upgrade eligibility. You will be able to access this from Settings > Update & Security. These options are designed for customer PCs that are not managed by an IT administrator. If your PC is managed by an IT administrator, you should check with them on options for assessing eligibility and upgrading to Windows 11.

For those who ultimately are not able to upgrade their existing PC to Windows 11 due to device ineligibility and are not ready to transition to a new device, Windows 10 remains the right choice. Windows 10 will still be supported through October 14, 2025, and we recently announced that the next feature update to Windows 10 is coming later this year.

If you are a customer seeking to determine Windows 11 eligibility for your device, please use PC Health Check. For Windows support life cycles please see Windows 11 Home and Pro - Microsoft Lifecycle.

This specification details the processors that Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) can use to manufacture new PCs that include Windows Products (including Custom Images). Updates to this specification may be released in the future as requirements change.

For each listed edition, OEMs must use only the processors listed, as specified in the tables below. The requirements below apply whenever the edition below is pre-installed or provided on external media, including as downgrade or down edition software.

If after the inclusion of a processor series in this specification ("Listed Processor"), a processor becomes commercially available that uses the same naming convention or identifier as a Listed Processor but has additional or different features or functionality ("New Processor"), OEMs must not use New Processor for Customer Systems without Microsoft's prior written permission. If an OEM believes a processor has been omitted from this list, please contact your Microsoft OEM or ODM Account Manager.

Some product editions or edition/processor configurations listed below may have no or limited support. Information on support is available at Microsoft Support Policy and Microsoft Lifecycle FAQ. Customers who have specific hardware support questions should contact the OEM of their PC.

NOTE: The list of supported processors above does not in itself determine Microsoft support for Windows Server. The listing is a prerequisite for system certification. Only systems based on the above approved processors can be certified for Windows Server. Unless otherwise noted, Microsoft will continue to evaluate the processor list for a given OS release and update the list as new appropriate processors are available in market.

I'm trying to upgrade my old PC to Windows 11, but I'm encountering a problem. The error message says, "This PC doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11." Despite having upgraded the hardware over the years, including adding more RAM and storage, the issue persists. I've checked that the processor should be compatible and have enabled both Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 in the BIOS. Despite these efforts, I still can't proceed with the installation. I'm looking for advice on how to identify and fix whatever is causing this incompatibility, so I can successfully upgrade my PC to Windows 11. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

There is actually a way to bypass the minimum requirements of Windows 11, I use the WinBootMats tool myself and it works perfectly to bypass all the restrictions, including TPM, Secure Boot, CPU, and so on.

PS: You can first download and run Microsoft's PC Health Check tool (PC Health Check). This tool will detail the reasons for not meeting the "This PC does not meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11".

Actually, solving the problem "This PC doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11" is a bit more complicated. You should make sure that TPM is enabled and set to version 2.0 in the BIOS, and make sure that Secure Boot is enabled correctly, and sometimes you need to set the boot mode to UEFI mode instead of the traditional BIOS mode.

In addition, Windows 11 requires the system disk to be GPT partition style instead of traditional MBR, you can use disk management tools or third-party tools to convert MBR to GPT. please note that data may be lost during the conversion process, so please backup first.

One way I know of to bypass Windows 11 requirement restrictions is to modify the registry. It is possible to bypass some of the checks during the installation process by modifying the registry. This method is risky, so please proceed with caution.

By modifying the registry with the above steps, you can bypass some of the checks and solve the problem of "This PC doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11". However, please note that this method involves some risks, so please proceed with caution. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us.

Honestly, Microsoft, you could have done a lot better. You could have optimized the user experience by providing more detailed error messages so that users could resolve issues more easily. This would not only improve the intelligence of the system, but also reduce user confusion and frustration.

Is it really possible to fix the "This PC doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11" error message through registry modification? I'm concerned about the risks of modifying the registry to the system!

After making this change, restart your system and try installing Windows 11. At this time, the "This PC does not meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11" error won't show up any more!

I met this error a couple of days ago when I was trying to install Windows 11 on an old laptop that CPU is not supported by Windows 11. Fortunately, I managed to fix this error using the Win-Boot-Mate app suggested by this community member. Once I made a bootable Windows 11 with the app, the error (This PC does not meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11) is gone during the installation process. You can follow the official guide to solve this problem by your own.

"This PC doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11" is displayed on the computer. Trying reinstalling Windows 10 (if possible) or resetting your PC to its default settings using the built-in Reset option in Settings > Update & Security > Recovery.

@Pimentel150 i have another problem, my pc health check say that my pc meetts windows 11 requirements but when i go to setting and windows update, it tell me that my pc doesntt currently meet the minimum requirements

I have a Dell XPS 13 laptop bought in 2016. It comes with Intel Core i5-5200U, 4GB RAM and 128 SSD. When I am trying to install Windows 11 from a USB drive on this laptop, an error pops up and says this pc can't run Windows 11. Is there any way to skip this and bypass windows 11 system requirements during installation?

This is a test computer and I have a complete backup of important staff. I want to give a try on Windows 11 instead of the old Windows 8.1 on this old laptop. Unfortunately, I don't have enough budget to build a new PC that meets all the system requirements of Windows 11.