

Again not a good candidate for a new operating system. While the machine in question has more than enough hard drive space, it reality Windows 10 runs very slowly on that hard drive. Microsoft claims 4GB of RAM will be enough for Windows 11 when it isn’t enough to run Windows 10 properly. If you click on See all results you can see what is compatible. Not really worth investing in the upgrade. In theory I could replace the CPU and enable TPM to make this machine ready but as noted on the left hand side panel the computer is four years old. From my sample picture below you can see that the CPU on the test machine is not supported. Rather than wade through long lists of CPUs not supported by Windows 11, the PC health check will examine all the computer components for you. This only checks one machine at a time so it’s not recommend to use it for your whole office. Just say yes to the agreement and then click open at the end. It’s only around 14MB in size and a quick install. You can download the new PC Health Check directly from here. What’s the fuss with the new PC Health Check? It checks if your computer is deemed capable of running Windows 11. The old version checked your backup, Windows Update, storage capacity and startup time. The PC Health Check app provides a reason why your PC is incompatible.Microsoft just released a new version the PC Health Check app for Windows.

Review the license agreement and then click I accept.Once downloaded, click WindowsPCHealthCheckSetup.msi from your browser’s download notification.From a web browser, locate and then download Microsoft’s PC Health Check.The PC Health Check app may be temporarily unavailable when it is being updated.Ensure you have downloaded the latest version before continuing.

Microsoft may periodically release updates to its PC Health Check app.
