PC doesn't currently meet the minimum system requirements for Win 11

itsme1 · 30 Dec 2022

Your 2019 pc must surely have a uefi bios, and a tpm 2.0. Look at the supported processors in this official list if there is then the message is an error.

intel: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...ecommendations

amd: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...ecommendations

tjg79 · 30 Dec 2022

Bree said:

Have you changed anything? Changed any bios settings? Had a bios update? For example, the TPM may have been turned off.

The PC Health Check app mentioned in the message is a fairly blunt tool, a better way to check all aspects of Windows 11 compatibility is WhyNotWin11. If that gives the all clear then the message is in error. If it too fails your PC it will tell you exactly what needs changing to make it compatible with 11.

https://www.whynotwin11.com/

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The utility indicates everything is good for Win 11 as I expected.

The question here is why the new banner-type message saying not compatible.

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The Microsoft Heath Check utility says everything is good as well.

Bree · 30 Dec 2022

tjg79 said:

The only change to this system was that I installed a USB Wifi adapter..... but I don't think that's the problem, because I didn't get the message after I initially installed the new WiFi device.

The check by Windows Update is not a continuous ongoing one, the checks are only run once in a while. I've seen machines where the initial message was that Windows 11 was available but it was unknown if this PC could run it. It could take a week or so before that changed to say 'This PC currently doesn't currently meet all the system requirements.....'.

NavyLCDR · 30 Dec 2022

Secure Boot does not have to be enabled in order to meet Windows 11 requirements nor to do the actual upgrade. The requirement for Windows 11 is that Secure Boot is available which means that the computer must be booting in UEFI mode.

Bree · 30 Dec 2022

tjg79 said:

The utility indicates everything is good for Win 11 as I expected.
The question here is why the new banner-type message saying not compatible.
The Microsoft Heath Check utility says everything is good as well.

The banner in Windows Update is obviously in error. Why that is so is difficult to say, but it should change back when the checks are next run. You may be able to encourage it to run by clicking 'Check for updates' and/or restarting a few times.

tjg79 · 30 Dec 2022

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I cleared the banner, did a disk cleanup, rebooted, and ran SFC. This is what I see now in the upper right hand corner.

Thanks for all the help guys. I suspect it may just disappear in a few days.

I wanted to report it here so you're all aware of it.

Regards

spunk · 30 Dec 2022

Then the USB WiFi adapter isn't compatible with Windows 11. Remove it and attach the computer with an Ethernet cable and try upgrading to Windows 11, if that is what you want?
BTW Windows 10 is supported until Your 2025, so, no hurry upgrading to 11

Bree · 30 Dec 2022

tjg79 said:

I cleared the banner, did a disk cleanup, rebooted, and ran SFC. This is what I see now in the upper right hand corner.

Thanks for all the help guys. I suspect it may just disappear in a few days.

If you like, you can remove the compatibility check results, putting the PC back to an 'untested for Windows 11' state. Doing so will remove the (apparently erroneous) message in Windows Update (you'll need to check for updates to get it to disappear). In the Registry editor go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\TargetVersionUpgradeExperienceIndicators

There you should see a key name NI22H2 (code name for 'Nickel' aka Windows 11 22H2) which holds the compatibility test results. If you delete this key it will be recreated the next time the compatibility test is run. Deleting the key puts the PC back to a 'yet to be tested' state. You may also see keys for earlier tests, such as CO21H2 ('Cobalt' Win11 21H2) and 21H2 (Win10 21H2), you can leave these alone.

Before you delete this key you may like to look at a couple of it's entries: GatedBlockReason and RedReason. If the GatedBlockReason says anything other than 'none' it means there is a known hardware/software compatibility hold for your PC and W11 won't be offered W11 until this has been resolved. The RedReason is a text string that lists any items that failed compatibility, it may contain one or more of the following: CpuFms Tpm UefiSecureBoot.

tjg79 · 30 Dec 2022

Bree said:

If you like, you can remove the compatibility check results, putting the PC back to an 'untested for Windows 11' state. Doing so will remove the (apparently erroneous) message in Windows Update (you'll need to check for updates to get it to disappear). In the Registry editor go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\TargetVersionUpgradeExperienceIndicators

There you should see a key name NI22H2 (code name for 'Nickel' aka Windows 11 22H2) which holds the compatibility test results. If you delete this key it will be recreated the next time the compatibility test is run. Deleting the key puts the PC back to a 'yet to be tested' state. You may also see keys for earlier tests, such as CO21H2 ('Cobalt' Win11 21H2) and 21H2 (Win10 21H2), you can leave these alone.

Before you delete this key you may like to look at a couple of it's entries: GatedBlockReason and RedReason. If the GatedBlockReason says anything other than 'none' it means there is a known hardware/software compatibility hold for your PC and W11 won't be offered W11 until this has been resolved. The RedReason is a text string that lists any items that failed compatibility, it may contain one or more of the following: CpuFms Tpm UefiSecureBoot.

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Thanks for that information.

I deleted the Windows 11 22H2 key and rebooted, and it didn't change anything. So, I went back and deleted all the compatibility test keys and this is what I see now.

Should I do the check?

Bree · 30 Dec 2022

tjg79 said:

I deleted the Windows 11 22H2 key and rebooted, and it didn't change anything. So, I went back and deleted all the compatibility test keys and this is what I see now.
Should I do the check?

You probably only needed to delete the CO21H2 and NI22H2 keys as they are the only Win11 ones, but it does no harm to delete them all.

You now have to wait for Windows Update to run its test again. Clicking 'Check for updates' may get it to do so. If not, try restarting then check for updates again.