How to upgrade to Windows 11
When you purchase a new computer, Windows 11 is pre-installed. However, if you are currently using a Windows 10 PC and want to update to Windows 11, follow the steps below. As a result, Microsoft provides several options for getting a new operating system.
Before doing anything you need to know the Windows 11 specifications and what requirements your PC need.
Windows 11 require or support 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 2.0, Inter 8 Gen Coffee Lake, or Zen 2 CPU and up.
You must also ensure that your existing windows 10 PC is compatible with downloading the free updates. For checking that your system is compatible or not for Windows 11 update you can run Microsoft’s PC Health Check Tool.
To use the PC Health Check utility, go to Microsoft’s Windows 11 specification page and scroll down until the PC Health Check app appears. After you’ve installed the app, go to the Check Now section and press the Check Now button. You will receive a message indicating if your PC is compatible with Windows 11 requirements or not.
How to upgrade Windows 11 using the Windows update
Microsoft is also gradually rolling out Windows 11 to Windows 10 systems. As a result, the free upgrade will not be available to all currently supported PCs. According to Microsoft, the Windows 11 upgrade should be available to all current and compatible PCs by mid-2022. If your system is compatible with Windows 11 update you should try to check for updates. The steps are given below.
On Windows 10 PC, Go to Settings then select Update & Security and head into Windows update.
Click on Check for updates.
You’ll be given the choice to download and install the free Windows 11 upgrade if it’s available. After this click download and install button.
Click the Restart now button.
How to upgrade to Windows 11 using an ISO file
You can also download direct way Windows 11 by ISo file. Open the Microsoft Support website. Scroll down to the section Download Windows 11 Disk Image (IOS) under this section there is a sub-menu, select Windows 11 (multi-edition ISO). Click on the Download button. After this, you have to select the installation language and click the Confirm button.
To save the Windows 11 ISO file on your system click the Download button.
When you download the ISO file then right-click or double-click on it, go to the Open with submenu, and select the Windows Explorer option.
From the left navigation pane, select the mounted drive. To start Windows 11 upgrade process you have to Double-click on the Setup file. Click the Change how Windows Setup downloads update option is an optional step.
Select the Not now option, then click the Next button, accept the terms and policies, and finally click the Install button. This will help to upgrade and keep your files and programs.
Click the Change what to keep option, select the Nothing option, click the Next button, and then click the Install button if you wish to start fresh with a clean installation of Windows 11.
How to upgrade to Windows 10 to 11 using Installation Assistant
Using Installation Assistant is an alternative way to upgrade to Windows 11. If you don’t want to wait for the windows 11 upgrade you can go through Microsoft’s Windows 11 Installation Assistant. First, you have open the Microsoft Support website. Go to the Windows 11 Installation Assistant section and click the Download Now option under the “Windows 11 Installation Assistant” section. To launch the tool double click on the Windows 11 InstallationAssistant.exe file. The last step is to click the button Accept and install.
Workaround for an unsupported Registry
If your PC doesn’t fulfill the Windows 11 update criteria, you can use the Microsoft workaround. To do this follow the given below steps.
Go to the search bar, type Regedit, and click on the top of the search result to open Registry Editor.
Put the input on the registry editor address bar HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup.
On the left side, the MoSetup option will be there right-click on that select the New option from the submenu and click on the DWORD (32-bit) Value option. Press Enter to name the key AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU. Now you have to double-click on the newly created key and set its value from 0 to 1. Click on the Ok button.
Conclusion
In this article, we discussed the ways or methods to upgrade to Windows 11. Even on those PC that does not fulfill the requirement of Windows 11 upgrade to install. You can update your windows by using an ISO file, Windows update, and Installation Assistant all of these steps have already been explored. We hope that this guide will help you with upgrading to Windows 11 and that you will find it useful.
