Windows 11: Difference between revisions

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Windows 11 features major changes to the [[Windows shell]] influenced by the canceled [[Windows 10X]], including a redesigned [[Start menu]], the replacement of its "live tiles" with a separate "Widgets" panel on the [[taskbar]], the ability to create tiled sets of windows that can be minimized and restored from the taskbar as a group, and new gaming technologies inherited from [[Xbox Series X and Series S]] such as Auto [[high-dynamic-range video|HDR]] and [[DirectStorage]] on compatible hardware. [[Internet Explorer]] (IE) has been replaced by the [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]]-based [[Microsoft Edge]] as the default web browser, like its predecessor, [[Windows 10]], and [[Microsoft Teams]] is integrated into the Windows shell. Microsoft also announced plans to allow more flexibility in software that can be distributed via the [[Microsoft Store]] and to support [[Android (operating system)|Android]] apps on Windows 11 (including a partnership with [[Amazon Appstore|Amazon]] to make its [[app store]] available for the function).

Citing security considerations, the system requirements for Windows 11 were increased over Windows 10. Microsoft only officially supports the operating system on devices using an [[Coffee Lake|eighth-generation Intel Core]] CPU or newer (with some minor exceptions), a [[Zen+|second-generation AMD Ryzen]] CPU or newer, or a [[List of Qualcomm Snapdragon systems on chips#Mobile Compute Platforms|Qualcomm Snapdragon 850]] ARM system-on-chip or newer, with [[UEFI]] and [[Trusted Platform Module]] (TPM) 2.0 supported and enabled. Although there are some exceptions to these requirements, see {{section link||System requirements}} for details. While the OS can be installed on devices with unsupported configurations, Microsoft does not guarantee the availability of [[Windows Update|updates]]. Furthermore, Windows 11 completely removes support for [[32-bit computing|32-bit]] CPUs, including both 32-bit x86 and 32-bit ARM CPUsprocessors, ensuring compatibility only with 64-bit [[x86-64]] and [[ARM64]] processors.

Windows 11 has received a mostly positive reception. Pre-release coverage of the operating system focused on its stricter hardware requirements, with discussions over whether they were legitimately intended to improve the security of Windows or as a ploy to [[upsell]] customers to newer devices, and over the [[e-waste]] associated with the changes. Upon release, it was praised for its improved visual design, window management, and stronger focus on security, but was criticized for various modifications to aspects of its user interface that were seen as worse than its predecessor; some were seen as an attempt to dissuade users from switching to competing applications.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=August 18, 2021 |title=Microsoft is making it harder to switch default browsers in Windows 11 |url=https://www.theverge.com/22630319/microsoft-windows-11-default-browser-changes |access-date=January 10, 2023 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> Additionally, some users have pointed out disadvantages such as the removal of features like the ability to move the taskbar and increased system requirements that may exclude older devices. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Raymond |first=Daniel |date=January 21, 2024 |title=Top 10 Disadvantages of Windows 11 |url=https://projectmanagers.net/top-10-cons-disadvantages-of-windows-11/ |access-date=September 2, 2024 |website=[[ProjectManagers.net]]}}</ref>

{{As of|2024|0507}}, Windows 11, at 2529.6571% worldwide,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-202106-202401 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |website=StatCounter Global Stats}}</ref> is the second most popular Windows version in use, with its predecessor Windows 10 still the most used version in virtually all countries (with Chile an exception, where Windows 11 is most used<ref>{{Cite web |title=Desktop Windows Version Market Share Chile |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/chile/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref><!-- unless it's a fluctuation https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/chile/#monthly-202307-202406 https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/chile/#quarterly-202401-202402 and https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/guyana/#monthly-202307-202406 and Equatorial Guinea) -->), with it globally at over 2.5 times the market share. Windows 11 has an estimated <!-- 2729.75% (Windows 11's current market share among Windows PCs) × 7372.1481% (share of desktop computers running Windows OSes from https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide on JanuaryJuly 419, 2024) = --> 1921.7566% share of all [[Personalpersonal Computercomputer|PCs]] (the rest being other Windows editions and other operating systems such as [[macOS]] and [[Linux]]), and an estimated <!-- 2827.914% (Windows percentage for OSes across all devices) × 2729.75% (Windows 11's current market share among Windows PCs) = --> 7.8.1% share of all devices (including mobile, tablet and console)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share#monthly-202106-202401|title=Operating System Market Share Worldwide|website=StatCounter Global Stats|access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref> are running Windows 11.

== Development ==

=== Announcement ===

=== Release and marketing ===

Though a support document listed October 4, 2021, as the initial release date,<ref name="win11-21h2-history">{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2021 |title=Windows 11, version 21H2 update history |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/windows-11-version-21h2-update-history-a19cd327-b57f-44b9-84e0-26ced7109ba9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003075820/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/windows-11-version-21h2-update-history-a19cd327-b57f-44b9-84e0-26ced7109ba9 |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |website=Microsoft Support}}</ref> Microsoft officially released Windows 11 on October 5, 2021,<!--at 2:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Pacific Time|PT]],--><ref name="win11release" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodman |first=Aaron |date=August 31, 2021 |title=Windows 11 available on October 5 |url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/08/31/windows-11-available-on-october-5/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831130345/https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/08/31/windows-11-available-on-october-5/ |archive-date=August 31, 2021 |access-date=October 6, 2021 |website=Windows Experience Blog}}</ref> as an opt-in, in-place upgrade through either the Windows 11 Installation Assistant application (which can perform the upgrade, or generate an [[ISO image]] or USB install media), or via Windows Update in a phased rollout; Microsoft anticipated that Windows 11 would be available via Windows Update to all eligible devices by mid-2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rayome |first=Alison DeNisco |date=May 24, 2022 |title=Download Windows 11 now with this workaround: How to skip the wait for Microsoft's OS |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/download-windows-11-now-with-this-workaround-how-to-skip-the-wait-for-microsofts-os/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102070112/https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/download-windows-11-now-with-this-workaround-how-to-skip-the-wait-for-microsofts-os/ |archive-date=November 2, 2021 |access-date=November 2, 2021 |website=[[CNET]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=October 4, 2021 |title=Microsoft releases Windows 11 a day early |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/4/22709166/microsoft-windows-11-release-download-available |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004201205/https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/4/22709166/microsoft-windows-11-release-download-available |archive-date=October 4, 2021 |access-date=October 4, 2021 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Foley |first=Mary Jo |date=October 4, 2021 |title=Microsoft's Windows 11: How to get it now (or later) |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-windows-11-how-to-get-it-now-or-later/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005000639/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-windows-11-how-to-get-it-now-or-later/ |archive-date=October 5, 2021 |access-date=October 5, 2021 |website=[[ZDNet]]}}</ref> New installations of Windows 10 on eligible hardware may present an option to upgrade during the OOBE.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KB5005716: Out of Box Experience update for Windows 10, version 2004, 20H2, 21H1, and 21H2: October 4, 2021 |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5005716-out-of-box-experience-update-for-windows-10-version-2004-20h2-21h1-and-21h2-october-4-2021-4d3c3e9c-b636-49fd-9d79-3b027dfbaf8f |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102070114/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5005716-out-of-box-experience-update-for-windows-10-version-2004-20h2-21h1-and-21h2-october-4-2021-4d3c3e9c-b636-49fd-9d79-3b027dfbaf8f |archive-date=November 2, 2021 |access-date=November 2, 2021 |website=Microsoft Support}}</ref> Retail copies of Windows 11 (consisting of a [[Product key|license key]] and [[USB flash drive]]) were released on May 9, 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Donnell |first=Deirdre |date=May 9, 2022 |title=Microsoft releases physical copies of Windows 11 to retail partners |url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/Microsoft-releases-physical-copies-of-Windows-11-to-retail-partners.618394.0.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509165112/https://www.notebookcheck.net/Microsoft-releases-physical-copies-of-Windows-11-to-retail-partners.618394.0.html |archive-date=May 9, 2022 |website=NotebookCheck}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baxter |first=Daryl |date=May 10, 2022 |title=You can now buy a physical copy of Windows 11, because, why not? |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/you-can-now-buy-a-physical-copy-of-windows-11-because-why-not |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510120731/https://www.techradar.com/news/you-can-now-buy-a-physical-copy-of-windows-11-because-why-not |archive-date=May 10, 2022 |website=[[TechRadar]] |publisher=Future plc}}</ref> and digital licenses became available via [[Microsoft Store]] on July 28, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Endicott |first=Sean |date=July 28, 2022 |title=Windows 11 digital licenses now available through Microsoft |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/windows-11-digital-licenses-now-available-through-microsoft |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=[[Windows Central]]}}</ref> AsOn ofSeptember October 1120, 2023, around two years after the release date of Windows 11, Microsoft announced that users arewould no longer be able to use Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 keys to activate Windows 10/11.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=2023-10-11 |title=Microsoft has closed the free Windows 11 loophole — Windows 7 keys no longer work |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/11/23913107/microsoft-windows-11-block-windows-7-8-keys-upgrade-activation |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=The Verge}}</ref> However, as of 2024, there are some reports that they still work, under certain conditions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bott |first=Ed |author-link=Ed Bott |date=May 13, 2024 |title=Can you still get a Windows 10 upgrade for free? |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/can-you-still-get-a-windows-10-upgrade-for-free/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529140756/https://www.zdnet.com/article/can-you-still-get-a-windows-10-upgrade-for-free/ |archive-date=May 29, 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |website=[[ZDNet]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoOiq7yeyuo |title=Windows 10 clean installation can still be activated with Windows 7 Product Key in 2024! |date=March 12, 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612101523/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoOiq7yeyuo |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]] |work=Tuxhardware}}</ref>

== Features ==

=== User interface ===

[[File:Win11 flyout.png|thumb|200x200px|The flyout for the volume and brightness control in Windows 11 version 22H2 and lateronwards]]

=== Windows Subsystem for Android ===

=== Setup ===

Home and Pro (onlysince for[[Windows personal11, useversion 22H2|version 22H2]]) edition installation requires internet connection and Microsoft account login (only if for personal use on Pro) is mandatory unless manually bypassed to create a local user.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 3, 2021 |title=Setup Windows 11 Home requires Microsoft account and internet connection |url=https://www.techwarrant.com/setup-windows-11-home-requires-microsoft-account-and-internet-connection/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2022/02/18/windows-11-pro-edition-will-require-microsoft-account-for-future-installs/|title=Windows 11 Pro users will force users to login to their Microsoft account during the set up process - gHacks Tech News|date=February 18, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 24, 2021 |title=Microsoft Account and Internet Connection Mandatory for Windows 11 Home Setup |url=https://www.techpowerup.com/283760/microsoft-account-and-internet-connection-mandatory-for-windows-11-home-setup}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-set-up-windows-10-with-a-local-account|title=Microsoft Local Account: Set It Up in Windows 10 and Windows 11|website=[[PCMAG]]}}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last=Humphries |first=Matthew |date=February 18, 2022 |title=Installing Windows 11 Pro to Require Internet Connection, Microsoft Account |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/installing-windows-11-pro-to-require-internet-connection-microsoft-account |access-date= |website=PC Magazine}}</ref> However, Microsoft has since blocked one of the last remaining easy bypass methods that allowed local account creation during initial setup, complicating the bypass process further.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Jowi |date=June 3, 2024 |title=Door slammed on last remaining easy Windows 11 local account setup workaround |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/door-slammed-on-last-remaining-easy-windows-11-local-account-setup-workaround |access-date=June 8, 2024 |website=[[Tom's Hardware]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pippig |first=Laura |date=June 3, 2024 |title=Microsoft blocks Windows 11 workaround that enabled local accounts |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2354686/microsoft-blocks-windows-11-workaround-local-accounts.html |access-date=June 8, 2024 |website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref> Pro edition for all other use cases along with allAll other editions are excluded from this requirement.<ref name=":1"/><ref name=11_IoT_req>{{Cite web|date=May 22, 2024 |title=Minimum System Requirements for Windows IoT Enterprise|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/iot/iot-enterprise/Hardware/System_Requirements?tabs=Windows11|access-date=June 7, 2024 |website=[[Microsoft Learn]]}}</ref>

=== System security ===

As part of the minimum system requirements, Windows 11 only runs on devices with a [[Trusted Platform Module]] 2.0 security coprocessor.,<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" /> albeit with some exceptions, see {{section link||System requirements}} for details. According to Microsoft, the TPM 2.0 coprocessor is a "critical building block" for protection against [[firmware]] and hardware attacks. In addition, Microsoft now requires devices with Windows 11 to include virtualization-based security (VBS), hypervisor-protected code integrity (HVCI), and [[Unified Extensible Firmware Interface#Secure Boot|Secure Boot]] built-in and enabled by default.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Weston |first=David |date=June 25, 2021 |title=Windows 11 enables security by design from the chip to the cloud |url=https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/06/25/windows-11-enables-security-by-design-from-the-chip-to-the-cloud/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626053707/https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/06/25/windows-11-enables-security-by-design-from-the-chip-to-the-cloud/ |archive-date=June 26, 2021 |access-date=June 26, 2021 |website=Microsoft Security Blog}}</ref> The operating system also features hardware-enforced stack protection for supported Intel and AMD processors for protection against [[zero-day exploit]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abrams |first=Lawrence |date=April 25, 2023 |title=How to enable Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection in Windows 11 |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/how-to-enable-kernel-mode-hardware-enforced-stack-protection-in-windows-11/ |access-date=May 28, 2023 |website=BleepingComputer}}</ref>

On May 20, 2024, Microsoft officially announced "Recall"—a feature that will use a hardware [[AI accelerator]] to locally store "snapshots" of the user's activity (including content transcribed using live captions), and allow users to search through them. This feature will be exclusive to PCs certified under the "Copilot Plus" branding.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web |last=Shakir |first=Umar |date=2024-05-20 |title=Recall is Microsoft’sMicrosoft's key to unlocking the future of PCs |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/20/24159258/microsoft-recall-ai-explorer-windows-11-surface-event |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":18">{{Cite web |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |date=2024-05-20 |title=Microsoft announces Copilot Plus PCs with built-in AI hardware |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/20/24160486/microsoft-copilot-plus-ai-arm-chips-pc-surface-event |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref> Following pushback from the cyber security community, Microsoft delayed the feature in June 2024. A preview version will be added to the Microsoft Insider program at later date in order to test added security measures.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=2024-06-13 |title=Microsoft's all-knowing Recall AI feature is being delayed |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/13/24178144/microsoft-windows-ai-recall-feature-delay |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref>

==Versions Editions ==

==== Other editions ====

Other editions include Pro Education, Pro for Workstations, Education, Enterprise, Enterprise multi-session, IoT Enterprise, Enterprise LTSC, and IoT Enterprise LTSC, Home Single Language, and Team; along with regional variations. These editions remain fundamentally the same as their Windows 10 edition counterparts.

== Updates and support ==

|+Hardware requirements for Windows 11<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=June 2021 |title=Windows 11: Minimum Hardware Requirements |url=https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/8/8/788bf5ab-0751-4928-a22c-dffdc23c27f2/Minimum%20Hardware%20Requirements%20for%20Windows%2011.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195007/https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/8/8/788bf5ab-0751-4928-a22c-dffdc23c27f2/Minimum%20Hardware%20Requirements%20for%20Windows%2011.pdf |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=June 25, 2021 |website=Microsoft}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Compatibility for Windows 11 - Compatibility Cookbook |url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/windows-11/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624213011/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/windows-11/ |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=June 24, 2021 |website=[[Microsoft Docs]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2023 |title=Windows 11 System Requirements - Minimum and Recommended |url=https://nexttechblog.com/os/windows-11-system-requirements-minimum-and-recommended/ |access-date=February 28, 2023 |website=Next Tech Blog}}</ref><br />(excludes [[Windows 11#IoT Enterprise editions|IoT Enterprise version 24H2 editions]])

|A compatible 64-bit processor ([[x86-64]] or [[ARM64]] at ARMv8.1) with at least 1{{nbsp}}[[Gigahertz|GHz]] [[clock rate]] and at least 2 processor cores appearing on the Microsoft list of approved CPUs (CPU model check not enforced on [[Windows IoT Enterprise|IoT Enterprise]]some editions).

===Platform Official ===

As of August 2021, the officially supported list of processors includes eighth generation Intel Core CPUs ([[Coffee Lake]]) and later, AMD [[Zen+]] CPUs/[[AMD Accelerated Processing Unit|APUs]] and later (which include the "AF" revisions of Ryzen 1000 CPUs, which are underclocked Zen+ CPUs that supplant Ryzen 1000 parts that could no longer be manufactured due to a change in [[14 nm process|process]]),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walton |first=Steven |date=January 27, 2020 |title=AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF Review |url=https://www.techspot.com/review/1977-amd-ryzen-1600-af/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006225533/https://www.techspot.com/review/1977-amd-ryzen-1600-af/ |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |access-date=October 6, 2021 |website=TechSpot}}</ref> and [[List of Qualcomm Snapdragon systems on chips#Snapdragon 835 (2017)|Qualcomm Snapdragon 850]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-07-30|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=List of Qualcomm Snapdragon systems on chips#Snapdragon 835 (2017)|reason= The anchor (Snapdragon 835 (2017)) [[Special:Diff/1163217025|has been deleted]].}} and later.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Windows Processor Requirements |url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/windows-processor-requirements |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625223512/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/windows-processor-requirements |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |access-date=June 26, 2021 |website=Microsoft Docs}}</ref> The compatibility list includes the Intel Core i7-7820HQ, a seventh-generation processor used by the [[Surface Studio 2]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lilly |first=Paul |date=September 9, 2021 |title=Asus is issuing BIOS updates to support Windows 11 on unsupported Intel CPUs |work=[[PC Gamer]] |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/asus-is-issuing-bios-updates-to-support-windows-11-on-unsupported-intel-cpus/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006110322/https://www.pcgamer.com/asus-is-issuing-bios-updates-to-support-windows-11-on-unsupported-intel-cpus/ |archive-date=October 6, 2021}}</ref> although only on devices that shipped with [[Device driver#APIs|DCH]]-based drivers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 27, 2021 |title=Update on Windows 11 minimum system requirements and the PC Health Check app |url=https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/27/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements-and-the-pc-health-check-app/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827235126/https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/27/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements-and-the-pc-health-check-app/ |archive-date=August 27, 2021 |access-date=August 28, 2021 |website=Windows Insider Blog}}</ref>

[[Original equipment manufacturer]]s (OEM) can still ship computers without a TPM 2.0 coprocessor upon Microsoft's approval.<ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parmar |first=Mayank |date=June 27, 2021 |title=Microsoft: OEMs can still ship some Windows 11 PCs without TPM |url=https://www.windowslatest.com/2021/06/28/microsoft-oems-can-still-ship-some-windows-11-pcs-without-tpm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627233615/https://www.windowslatest.com/2021/06/28/microsoft-oems-can-still-ship-some-windows-11-pcs-without-tpm/ |archive-date=June 27, 2021 |access-date=June 28, 2021 |website=Windows Latest}}</ref> Devices with unsupported processors are not blocked from installing or running Windows 11; however, a clean install or upgrade using ISO installation media must be performed as Windows Update will not offer an upgrade from Windows 10.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=August 27, 2021 |title=Microsoft won't stop you installing Windows 11 on older PCs |url=https://www.theverge.com/22644194/microsoft-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements-processors-changes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827235135/https://www.theverge.com/22644194/microsoft-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements-processors-changes |archive-date=August 27, 2021 |access-date=August 28, 2021 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> Additionally, users must also accept an on-screen disclaimer stating that they will not be entitled to receive updates, and that damage caused by using Windows 11 on an unsupported configuration are not covered by the manufacturer's warranty.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hollister |first=Sean |date=September 21, 2021 |title=Windows 11 won't stop older PCs, but it might make you sign this waiver |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/21/22686457/windows-11-health-check-compatible-supported-cpu-old-pc-waiver |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921213708/https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/21/22686457/windows-11-health-check-compatible-supported-cpu-old-pc-waiver |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |access-date=September 22, 2021 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hollister |first=Sean |date=August 28, 2021 |title=Microsoft is threatening to withhold Windows 11 updates if your CPU is old |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/28/22646035/microsoft-windows-11-iso-workaround-no-update-guarantee |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922214012/https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/28/22646035/microsoft-windows-11-iso-workaround-no-update-guarantee |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |access-date=September 22, 2021 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>

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