Windows 11 arrives tomorrow for everyone: so you can download it and prepare your equipment to avoid last-minute problems

Windows 11 will be a reality in a few hours. The new Microsoft operating system will arrive at the same time as Office 2021 and it will be possible to install it on compatible and non-compatible computers, although in this case with some inconvenience. We have already seen how you can check if your computer meets the requirements and now we are going to see how to download Windows 11 and take into account some considerations.

As a general rule, if you have a PC with Windows 10 released from the year 2016, you shouldn't encounter any obstacles at any time to make the leap to the new version of Windows.The key is that from then on, almost all models already integrate the TPM chip, the key to installing Windows 11. In this case, getting hold of Windows 11 is very easy.

Requirements

Having said all this, the first thing to do is check if our equipment meets the requirements. We have already explained how to do it and now we summarize the requirements that you will need to meet. Here are the minimum hardware specs you'll need:

• You must have on your computer a processor with 2 or more cores of 1 GHz or more.
• The processor must be 64-bit compatible or system on a chip (SoC).
• Have a minimum of 4 GB of RAM memory.
• Have at least of free space on your hard drive on your PC.
• The computer must be Secure Boot compatible.
• The PC must have the TPM chip. The Secure Platform Module 2.0 or TPM 2.0, present in the computers since 2016 that we already saw how to activate.
• Use a DirectX 12 or later compatible graphics card and WDDM 2.0 driver.
• The device has a display that is at least 9 inches diagonally, 720p and 8-bit color.
• Use a Microsoft account and Internet connection

This entire process is performed automatically applications such as PC He alth Check or WhiNotWin11. If you have marked each section as complete, your PC is compatible.

This is for compatible devices, but if some of these requirements are missing in your case, you have alternatives to be able to count on Windows 11Not everything is black. For example, you can use tools like MediaCreationTool.bat, an open source app that allows you to install Windows 11 bypassing security checks after installing the corresponding ISO.

Another option is to use one of the modified versions of Windows 11 that proliferate on the network. A valid option but with many risks, since you don't know who created the compilation that you are going to install and if it may have some type of hidden malware.

Considerations before upgrading

If you have marked as complete each section of those we have seen before, it is interesting to observe considerations before installing Windows 11 and in general before updating any equipment. The first thing is to make a backup copy in anticipation of any failure or problem that may arise and that may cause the loss of data, especially those of a personal nature such as videos, photos, documents of all kinds... Also.This backup can be used to return to Windows 10 so that you will recover the settings you are using.

It may also be that, if we have an antivirus other than Windows Defender installed, it can cause more than one headache. In this sense, during the installation, it may be interesting to temporarily disable it to avoid possible conflicts. In this way we ensure that it will not cause any interference during the installation process. And when we have completed the process we activate it again and incidentally update the virus database.

It is also advisable to disconnect all those peripherals that we have connected to the equipment. External hard drives, game controllers, digitizing tablets... any connected element that is not essential can be disconnected during the process in order to avoid possible interference.

How to install Windows 11

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To get Windows 11 it is necessary that the PC in which you are going to install it has Windows 10 and that it is also original and licensed. If this is your case, you can enter the Settings section by clicking on the gear wheel and on Updates and security search in section Windows Update If available, it should come to you automatically."

In this sense, and as usual at Microsoft, deployment is usually progressive to prevent a possible failure from spreading among many teams. For this reason, even if October 5 arrives, it may take days or weeks for it to appear as available.

But if in your case, you don't want to wait, always you can save time if you decide to download the official ISO image that Microsoft launches of Windows 11 from the download page, in the same way that until now it was possible to do with the images of Windows 10.

Right now, only versions of Windows 11 that are circulating in the development channels (Dev Channel, Beta Channel, and Release Preview) can be tested and used. These are free, same as Windows 11 if you upgrade on a PC that already has an official Windows 10 license or an OEM license.

For now Microsoft has not announced the official price of Windows 11 licenses, but it is expected that they will have a cost similar to what it costs to buy any Windows 10 license.