Some Eligible PCs Reportedly Getting ‘This PC Can’t Run Windows 11’ Error

Oct. 7, 2021

Earlier this week, MicrosoftreleasedWindows 11 and the update has started rolling out to PCs that meet theofficial Windows 11 system requirements. According to areportfromWindows Latest, it appears like some eligible PCs are getting the infamous ‘This PC Can’t Run Windows 11’ error.

‘This PC Can’t Run Windows 11’ Error

In case you are out of the loop, here’s what the error message reads for some users when they try updating to Windows 11 from the Settings app:“This PC doesn’t currently meet all the system requirements for Windows 11. Get the details and see if there are things you can do in the PC Health Check app.”

While this error is expected if you are trying to check for Windows 11 update on an unsupported PC that doesn’t have one of thesupported Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm CPUs, the report says thatWindows is mistakenly flagging eligible PCs as incompatible, at least for some users.

Going by the report, Microsoft seems to be aware of the issue at hand.“We are aware of the issue, and we’re currently working for a fix,”Microsoft’s support staff reportedly toldWindows Latest.

While Microsoft fixes the issue behind the scenes, you can try some troubleshooting measures mentioned in our guide onfixing ‘This PC Can’t Run Windows 11’ errorwhen you’reupgrading your Windows 10 PC to Windows 11. If you are not sure about your PC’s eligibility for the Windows 11 update, you can use the PC Health Check app tocheck if your PC can run Windows 11. You can also choose toclean install Windows 11 using the ISO image.

Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.