Do you want to take advantage of Windows 11 now?If you have a Windows 10 PC, the operation is quite simple, fast and above all, it is free.Here's how to update your Windows 10 computer to Windows 11.

Windows 11 is available and the good news is that it is free when you already have a Windows 10 license. If the update is simple and is officially carried out via the Windows Update, this method n 'is not accessible to all computers for now.Microsoft has announced that the deployment of Windows 11 via the Windows Update would be done by step:

Ultimately, it can flow several months before your computer can benefit from Windows 11. And it's a bit frustrating ... Good news: you have the opportunity to "push" the update and that's what weLet's go see here.Again, the operation is quite simple and quick to perform.We explain how to do.

Recall it, and the info is important, all PCs are not eligible for Windows 11. Your machine must meet very specific criteria, such as having a TPM 2.0 module (all PCs since 2016 have them), but also disposeof a very recent CPU.

Should we make a backup of your data before migrating to Windows 11?

We have updated more than fifteen PCs and have not undergone any loss of personal data.All the migrations went without any concern, even if some were very long than others.The operation on one of our test computers required more than an hour and a quarter, when it lasted on the others between 30 and 40 minutes.

But ultimately, everything happened perfectly: no blue or black screen, no lost or corrupt file, no error window explaining that migration is ultimately impossible when it has been started for a few minutes ...

If you fear a loss of personal data during migration, do not hesitate to save them on the cloud.In our case, we chose OneDrive for its total integration into Windows, but there are many others, like Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.

Another solution: save your personal files on an external support (a key or a USB disk, for example).Finally, last solution: use backup software like Macrium Refect, which performs a full backup of a partition or a hard drive.Backup that you can save on the cloud if you have enough space, or on an external support.

Finally, if the migration was going to go, it is always possible to return to Windows 10. During the update, the operating system creates a backup of the current configuration.You can easily restore Windows 10 if Windows 11 is planted or if it does not satisfy you.In the latter case, you have 10 days to carry out the restoration operation.

How to check that a PC is compatible with Windows 11

Before you start an update to Windows 11, start by ensuring that your hardware configuration is compatible with the new operating system.You must first have a 64 -bit architecture.Do not hesitate to take a look at our tutorial to know if your Windows 10 PC runs in 32 or 64 bit.

Then your machine must meet the following minimum conditions:

To find out if your PC meets all these requirements, Microsoft offers a small utility called PC Health Check.Finally, if your machine is not eligible and does not allow "in theory" to install Windows 11, everything is not lost: you can still install Windows 11 on a non -compatible PC as described in our tutorial.

Update Windows 10 to Windows 11 using Windows Update

As explained above, if your PC has been released very recently, you should benefit from the update to Windows 11 via Windows Update.It is the simplest and fastest operation.For this, proceed as follows:

Download and install Windows 11 from Microsoft website

If no updates to Windows 11 appears on Windows Update, everything is not lost.It is possible to force the installation of the new operating system a little, provided your machine is eligible.To update Windows 10 to Windows 11 "manually", here's how to do it:

Download the ISO file from Windows 11 to update on several PCs

Note that there is another way to install Windows 11, which is to download an ISO image of the operating system.This type of operation can be particularly useful if you have several PCs to update.Only one download is enough.And you can even save the ISO in question on a USB key and make a PC start directly on it, to install Windows 11 on a brand new computer.

To download the Windows 11 ISO and install it from Windows 10, here is how to do:

How to install Windows 11: our video tutorial