How to Upgrade to Windows 11 for FREE

Today I want to show you how you can  upgrade to Windows 11 entirely for free,   and also whether or not your PC meets the minimum  system requirements. Obviously it's better if your   PC meets these system requirements, but if  it doesn't, there's a workaround. Windows 11   officially released today on October 5th and you  can now upgrade to the release build. All right,   let's check this out. Before we upgrade to  Windows 11, you'll probably want to check is   your computer even capable of running Windows 11.  To find out, head to the following website. I've   included a link right up above and down below in  the description. Once you land on this website,   scroll all the way down to the bottom and there  you'll see a link with the system requirements.   You can manually check that, but it's easier just  to download the PC health check app. When you run   the app, it'll tell you if your PC qualifies. Here  I downloaded and opened up the PC health check   app and it looks like my pc qualifies. If your  PC does not qualify, don't worry, it's not the   end of the world. You have two different options.  The first option, you could simply stay on Windows   10. Microsoft has stated that they're going to  continue supporting Windows 10 through 2025.   So that's one option but let's say that you really  want Windows 11. You can get Windows 11 even if   it states that your hardware is not capable of  running it and the work around is you download   the ISO. When you download the ISO, that'll bypass  these system requirement checks. So are there any   downsides? Well Microsoft has stated that you  might not get security or driver updates if you   take this path. Now it could be that Microsoft  just said that to limit any liability by saying   hey we'll support all PCs so it's a risk you'll  have to take but there is a path to get Windows   11 and I'll walk you through how you can get the  ISO at the end of this video. When you upgrade   to Windows 11, it'll keep all of your different  apps and files so you shouldn't lose anything.   That said though, before upgrading it's always  a good idea to make sure that you have a backup   in place. You can simply backup all your files  to an external hard drive or as an alternative   and probably the easiest approach is to use  Microsoft's OneDrive. That's a cloud storage   solution. If you're interested in how OneDrive  works, you can check out the video right up above.   With that now all out of the way, let's upgrade  to Windows 11. To upgrade to Windows 11, click on   your start menu then select settings, then select  update and security, and right up at the top   you should see whether you can upgrade to Windows  11. Simply click on download and install and it'll   take a few hours, but at the end of that, you'll  have Windows 11. If your PC qualifies and you   don't see a download and install option or if your  PC doesn't qualify, head to the following website.   I've included a link right up above and  once again down below in the description.   On this website, you have three different options  for installing and upgrading to Windows 11.   The first one uses an assistant. This is probably  the easiest path to take to install Windows 11.   I'd recommend going with that approach. The second  option allows you to create installation media.   So let's say you want to have a USB stick that  you can use to install Windows 11 on a machine,   you can go down that path. And the third  option is to create an ISO. So if let's say   your hardware does not support or is not capable  of running Windows 11, you can go down this path.   When you download an ISO, it'll just be a file  with the extension .ISO. You can then click on   that file and that'll kick off the installation  process. All right, well hopefully you were able   to upgrade your PC to Windows 11. To watch more  videos with the best tips and tricks on Windows,   check out the playlist right up above. Also please  consider subscribing and I'll see you next time.

Channel: Kevin Stratvert

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Length: 4min 31sec (271 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 05 2021