Windows 11 Compatibility Error Messages Started Showing up

This practical guide walks through Windows 11 compatibility error messages started showing up, explains the main requirements, and highlights common issues that may appear along the way.

Specifically, this message will be displayed in Settings > Updates & Security > Windows Update. Thereby, users will know clearly whether their device is eligible to upgrade to Windows 11 or not.

More specifically, to check your system's compatibility with Windows 11, users just need to navigate to Windows Update and click the 'Check for updates' button when the Windows 11 upgrade is available in their region. On unsupported PCs, users will see a message directly from Windows Update, which explains the system's compatibility status in detail. In case the PC is not compatible with Windows 11, the following message will appear:

The notice also includes a link to download the PC Health Check application. If you download and run the tool, you should be able to find out the specific cause of your PC not supporting Windows 11, and then have a plan to fix it. In the example in the article, the PC was having problems with the TPM 2.0 requirement, and the error disappeared after this security feature was enabled from the BIOS.

Also in PC Health Check, links to supporting documentation will be provided in full to help users check every aspect related to upgrading to Windows 11.

In case the PC is eligible to run the new operating system, you will receive the following message:

'Great news – your PC meets the minimum system requirements for Windows 11'.

However, it is also important to note that the Windows 11 update will be rolled out by Microsoft in phases, by region over time, and is expected to be released more widely in early 2022. Therefore, you can the update cannot be downloaded right now.