Microsoft is set to launch Windows 11 officially on Oct. 5th as a free upgrade. Windows 11 comes with updated features like a redesigned start menu, Teams integration, Windows Widgets, improved gestures on Tablets, support or Android apps (will rollout later after October 5th), among others. As it did with Windows 10 and 7 when it was first launched, Windows 11 will be offer a upgrade.
Minimum requirements to be able to install this update include: having a 64-bit CPU, 4GB or more of RAM and 64GB or more of built-in storage, also having a Microsoft account too.
If one uses another workaround such as a ISO method to install the new Windows 11, the result is being registered as an unsupported Windows 11 PC, and the PC won’t be able to access either Windows or Security updates.
Aaron Woodman, General Manager of Windows marketing at Microsoft, says: “following the tremendous learnings from Windows 10, we want to make sure we’re providing you with the best possible experience. We expect all eligible devices to be offered the free upgrade to Windows 11 by mid-2022.
Windows will send an update notification to a user when their PC is ready to install the update. The other route is to check for Windows update through a PC’s settings.
Laptops and PCs Eligible for this Upgrade
Microsoft Surface Laptops: Surface Pro 6, Surface Pro 7, Surface Pro 7+, Surface Pro X, Surface Laptop 2, Surface Laptop 4, Surface Laptop Go, Surface Laptop Go 2
Acer Laptops: Acer Swift 5, Acer Swift X, Acer Spin 1, Acer Spin 3, Acer Aspire 5, Acer Aspire 7, Acer Enduro Unrban N13, Acer Nitro 5, Acer Predator Triton 500 SE, Acer Nitro 5, Acer Predator Orion 3,000, Acer Conceptd 3 Ezel
Asus laptops: Asus Zenbook 13 OLED and Asus Zenbook 14. Asus ROG Flow X13, Asus ROG Zephryus G14, Asus TUF Dash F15, Asus ROG Strix G17, Asus Zenbook Flip, Asus Vivobook S15, Asus Expertbook B9, Asus Zenbook Pro Duo.
Dell Laptops: Alienware X15, Alienware X17, Dell XPS 13, Dell Inspiron 15, Dell G15, Alienware M15 R6, XPS Desktop, Dell Inspiren 27 7000, Dell Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10, Alienware Area-51 R7, Alienware Area-51 R8, Alienware Area-51 R9, Alienware Aurora R11, Alienware Aurora R12, Alienware Area-51m R2, Alienware m15, Alienware m15 R3, Alienware m15 R4, Alienware m17 R3, Alienware m17R4, Alienware x15 R1, Alienware x17 R1
HP Laptops: HP Spectre x360 14 and HP Envy x360 15. Spectre x360 13, HP Pavillion 15, Elite Folio, Elite Dragonfly, HP Omen 30L, HP Pavilion Gaming laptop (15, 16, 17), HP ProBook (430, 440, 445, 450, 455, 630, 635, 640, 650), Omen 25L Desktop, OMEN Laptop (15, 15t, 15z, 16, 17t, 17), HP Spectre Folio (13, 13t, 13z, 14, 14t, 15, 15t).
Lenovo Laptops: Lenevo Yoga 7 and Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro. X1 Carbon, X1 Titanium Yoga, Ideapad Flex 5, Flex 5G, IdeaPad Gaming 3i, Legion 7i, IdeaCentre 5, Yoga A940, Legion Tower 7i.
Samsung laptops: Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360, Galaxy Book Flex, Samsung Galaxy Book Flex α, Galaxy Book Flex2 α, Galaxy Book Ion, Galaxy Book Go, Galaxy Book S, Samsung Notebook Flash, Samsung Notebook Odyssey.
Razer laptops: Razer Tomahawk Gaming Desktop, Razer Blade 14, Razer Blade 15, Razer Blade Pro 17, Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2017),
MSI Laptops: Prestige 14 EVO, GF65 Thin, GS66 Stealth, MSI creator17, GE66 Raider, MSI WS75.
Huawei laptops: Matebook X Pro, Matebook D 1, Matebook 14.
Microsoft will support windows 10 until October 2025 and by then the PC would have to be upgraded to Windows 11 through Windows update.
