This article applies if you’ve recently made changes to your device hardware and are trying to upgrade to Windows 11. Hardware changes might affect your upgrade eligibility, though you’ll need to take a few steps to see your updated eligibility in Settings.

Windows 10 compatibility. Assessing hardware and application compatibility needs to be part of your planning for deploying Windows 10. App compatibility is more streamlined with Windows 10.

In Windows, use Search on the taskbar to search for “PC Health Check,” then select it from the list of results. If a PC Health Check update is available, you can quickly install it for the latest version.

This article describes how to use the Compatibility Administrator utility that is included in the latest Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit for Microsoft Windows. Compatibility Administrator is a tool that includes prepackaged fixes that provide an easy way to fix a program that may not run correctly under Windows.

WinRE will be updated using the monthly cumulative update. This change only applies to PCs that get updates from Windows Update (WU) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). This change starts on June 27, 2023, for the Windows 11, version 22H2 cumulative update.

Windows Feature Update Compatibility Assessment Troubleshooter. Perform additional compatibility checks to determine Feature Update eligibility for your device. For more information on known issues: Version 20H2: Windows 10, version 20H2 and Windows Server, version 20H2 | Microsoft Docs.

Describes an update that provides updated definitions for compatibility diagnostics performed on Windows 10 Version 1607, Windows 10 Version 1511, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 7 RTM.

KB5034236: Compatibility update for installing and recovering Windows 11, version 21H2: January 9, 2024 - Microsoft Support. Windows 11 Home and Pro, version 21H2 More... Summary. This update makes improvements to the Windows recovery features for Windows 11, version 21H2.

KB5034232: Compatibility update for installing and recovering Windows 10, version 21H2 and 22H2: January 9, 2024 - Microsoft Support.

Method 1: Windows Update. This update is provided as a Recommended update on Windows Update. For more information on how to run Windows Update, see How to get an update through Windows Update. Method 2: Microsoft Download Center. The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: