Microsoft Releases Updated PC Health Check App for Verifying Windows 11 Eligibility

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Microsoft has released an updated version of its PC Health Check app for users who are curious as to whether or not their PCs officially meet the system requirements for its latest OS, Windows 11.



The original release was criticized for failing to communicate why a system wasn’t eligible for Windows 11, but that has seemingly been addressed in the update with new features such as a “see all results” button that elaborates on why a system has passed or failed. Users will see a breakdown of various reasons that might include an unsupported processor and/or lack of TPM 2.0 support.







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I'll check it out when I get home. Currently my PC has SecureBoot, UEFI, and TPM 2.0. The CPU is an i7-5960X. So I'm almost certain what the outcome will be. What exactly my CPU lacks that Windows 11 compatible CPUs have is still unknown to me, and I'm having difficulty extracting that information from Microsoft.

 

[Brian_B]

The last one was worse than useless.

 

[Brian_B]

What exactly my CPU lacks that Windows 11 compatible CPUs have is still unknown to me, and I'm having difficulty extracting that information from Microsoft.

Apparently it has more crashes, for no particular reason....

and I'm sure they are getting some kickback from Intel.

 

[Axle Grease]

Wot? It causes more crashes on Windows 11? Where did you read this?

 

[Axle Grease]

The WhyNotWindows11 utility gives a much better overall picture of the situation.
https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11

Everything shows green except for the CPU which means no lift-off. Mission aborted.

 

[Brian_B]

Wot? It causes more crashes on Windows 11? Where did you read this?

Just the top hit but I’ve read it multiple places, probably here in some news.

[Update] You'll be able to install Windows 11 on unsupported CPUs using an ISO

Microsoft has revealed that even if your PC has one of the many unsupported CPUs for Windows 11, you'll be able to install it using an ISO.

www.google.com

The company says these processors experience far more crashes on Windows 11, so for the average user, it would be inconvenient to have an unstable PC thanks to an automatic update.

I read somewhere else, but can’t find offhand, the crash rate was only extremely minor - and could likely have been due to the computers just being older and from something other than the CPU (aging motherboard, etc)