Windows 11 will be offered as a free upgrade
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:26 am
Microsoft will release Windows 11 on October 5th
Old PCs are getting booted out of the Windows 11 Insider Preview
But older PC's may have to wait!The free upgrade to Windows 11 will start rolling out on October 5th, but like many Windows upgrades in the past, it will be available in phases. New eligible devices will be offered the upgrade first, and then Windows 11 will become available for more in-market devices in the weeks and months following October 5th.
Old PCs are getting booted out of the Windows 11 Insider Preview
Many older PCs have been happily running the Windows 11 previews for months now despite Microsoft's stringent official system requirements, but that's about to change. ZDNet reports that some users of unsupported PCs are beginning to see a message telling them to reinstall Windows 10 when they attempt to enroll older PCs in the Insider program after performing a clean install of the Windows 11 preview.