In context: Microsoft recently updated the minimum requirements for installing Windows 11 and rolled out an improved PC Health app for Insiders. While a couple of Intel chips made the cut, the company has said that users with CPUs absent from its officially supported list would still be able to manually upgrade to Windows 11, either by running the Windows Media Creation Tool or with the official Windows 11 ISO. The grab? These PCs won't receive Windows Updates.

Windows eleven is expected to launch publicly this autumn as Microsoft continues to make adjustments to minimum organisation requirements for the Bone. The company recently expanded hardware back up past adding several CPUs to its Intel compatibility list.

Although PCs running on older hardware will be ineligible for an official upgrade, users interested in running/checking out Windows 11 would still be able to upgrade/install the OS through manual, offline means. The company recently started rolling out Windows eleven ISOs for Insiders to ease the installation process, which will also be helpful one time the concluding version releases. The only downside of going this route is no time to come Bone updates from Microsoft.

The company told The Verge that information technology won't block the manual upgrade path for unsupported PCs; even so, such devices won't receive Windows Updates and could also exist barred from getting security patches and driver updates.

Although this selection allows users with older PCs to check out and explore new features in the Os, potentially convincing them to get a Windows 11 compatible motorcar -- inline with Microsoft's recommendation -- their devices won't become characteristic updates and could become vulnerable once security flaws and bugs around Windows 11 start surfacing.

Even if such users ultimately decide to roll back to Windows 10, they still have peace of mind until 2025, which is when Microsoft will end supporting the older OS.