{"id":191280,"date":"2022-05-20T11:10:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T09:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=191280"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:44:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:44:38","slug":"windows-11-available-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/windows-11-available-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11 is now available to everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Windows 11 has had a rather troubled beginning since Microsoft first introduced the latest iteration of its flagship operating system back in October 2021. After a promising start that saw high levels of update while offering staggered availability to select users, the Windows 11 download rate slowed<\/a>, and also some Windows 11 updates have had to be pulled<\/a>. The software giant has kept plugging away, however, and has taken a huge step towards pumping those Windows 11 numbers again because Windows 11 is now available to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Now seven months old, Windows 11 was originally released as an optional upgrade<\/strong> that was only available to certain users at a time<\/strong>. Whether you qualified for the update or not depended on hardware capabilities<\/strong> with owners of lower-end machines having to wait longer to gain access to it. This has now changed as Microsoft has now declared Windows 11 ready for broad deployment<\/strong> and has designated it as such.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Users looking to install or upgrade to the new operating system will still have to meet minimum system requirements, but Microsoft\u2019s new designation means Windows 11 is available to every device that is capable of running it<\/strong>. To check whether your device meets the minimum requirements and therefore has access to Windows 11 you will have to run the Windows PC Health Check<\/a> app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your PC passes all the tests and is powerful enough to run Windows 11 then you are free to download it and upgrade your system. Microsoft has even created a Windows 11 Upgrade Experience video to help walk you through the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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