Microsoft released Windows 11 on October 4 with some hype and plenty of innovation, despite the goal to make it feel familiar TO US. there IS SO TO UNPACK REGARDING WHETHER YOU SHOULD OR CAN UPGRADE FROM wINDOWS 10 ON YOUR CURRENT SYSTEM AND IF NOT, WHY NOT?
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF BLOG POSTS, WE WILL DIVE INTO WHAT IT TAKES TO GET UP AND RUNNING AND REVIEW CONCEPTS LIKE tpm AND SECURE BOOT AS WELL AS UNDERSTANDING VIDEO AND PROCESSOR SUPPORT.
But first, you want to click HERE to DOWNLOAD THE WINDOWS pc health check PROGRAM TO SEE IF YOUR SYSTEM IS COMPATIBLE.
sYSTEM rEQUIREMENTS
pROCESSOR | 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with 2 or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor or System on a Chip (SoC). |
ram | 4 gigabyte (GB). |
sTORAGE | 64 GB or larger storage device Note: See below under “More information on storage space to keep Windows 11 up-to-date” for more details. |
SYSTEM FIRMWARE | UEFI, Secure Boot capable. Check here for information on how your PC might be able to meet this requirement. |
TPM | Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0. Check here for instructions on how your PC might be enabled to meet this requirement. |
graphics card | Compatible with DirectX 12 or later with WDDM 2.0 driver. |
display | High definition (720p) display that is greater than 9” diagonally, 8 bits per color channel. |
internet connection and microsoft account | Windows 11 Home edition requires internet connectivity and a Microsoft account. Switching a device out of Windows 11 Home in S mode also requires internet connectivity. Learn more about S mode here. For all Windows 11 editions, internet access is required to perform updates and to download and take advantage of some features. A Microsoft account is required for some features. |
comparison: windows 10 vs. windows 11 features
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