Update: It seems that it is indeed an unintended bug that allowed all of the unsupported devices to upgrade to Windows 11 22H2. The original preview of Windows 11 allowed this, and it's possible that because this is a whole new Feature release of Windows 11, that it somehow is possible on unsupported hardware again. One other possibility is that someone forgot to flip a switch blocking installs of Windows 11 on unsupported hardware through the Windows Insider channel. the Microsoft Store is the only place where you can get Windows 11 apps. It doesn't seem to be offered to everyone on the same older hardware either, but this could also have to do with the way Microsoft staggers the rollout of Feature Updates. BYPASSING MICROSOFT STORE RESTRICTIONS Microsoft runs the Microsoft Store as a. It's a bit unclear if all of these users are enrolled in the Windows 10 Release Preview Channel, but it would seem likely.
When I get home, I see if my old Dell will now work. My old Dell Optiplex 7040, i7-6700 3.4GHz, 16GB, Intel HD 530 became eligible today, and I've upgraded it (using it to type this). In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and hit enter to execute: wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey. Type cmd and then click on Run as administrator from the search result. Other users have had the offer with even older hardware: Press Win + S on your keyboard to open Windows search. Fix: In StartAllBack, a Start menu replacement app, you can set the taskbar to uncombine by selecting None on the Taskbar tab. Perhaps it is because I have already run the PC Health Check app. Fortunately, there is a way around this Windows 11 problem.
Windows Update also shows my device as incompatible with Windows 11. I tried to replicate the steps by installing the latest optional Cumulative Update ( KB5014023) which also updates me to 19044.1741, then I enrolled in the Release Preview Channel, but my laptop was not offered the Windows 11 22H2 upgrade. The above screenshot shows Reddit user AceRimmer412 getting their Windows 10 device offered the Windows 11 22H2 upgrade on an unsupported processor, an i5-7200U, which is what I have in my HP x360. The issue here is that it is seemingly being offered on unsupported hardware too. It has to be noted that there is also a Release Preview Channel for Windows 10 and that receives Cumulative Updates before the general public release of Windows 10 does, but supported hardware will still see the "Windows 11, version 22H2 is ready" offer. However, it seems from reports on Reddit, that users on unsupported hardware are being offered the upgrade as well, even those on Windows 10. Yesterday, Microsoft released Windows 11 build 22621 to Windows Insiders enrolled in the Release Preview Channel, marking another step towards general availability of Windows 11 22H2 which is scheduled for release sometime later this year.