These are the Surface devices that will be able to upgrade to Windows 11: of the 25 released

A few hours ago, Microsoft presented Windows 11 and along with the design changes, the most discussed topics have been the support for Android applications and the requirements to be able to upgrade to Windows 11. And in relation to these we now know which models of the Surface range will be compatible

With Windows 11 it seems that Microsoft wants to make a clean slate, at least we do think that among its requirements or recommendations appears the need to use TPM 2.0, Secure Boot or a 64-bit processor.Facts that limit the Surface models that can make the leap

Only 13 of 25 will be able to update

To clear up any doubts, at PCWorld they have contacted Microsoft to find out which models of the Surface range will be compatible with Windows 11. And of a totality that reaches 25 computers launched, just over half, specifically 13, will be able to upgrade to Windows 11 These are the compatible models:

• Surface Book 3 (May 2020)
• Surface Book 2: Only models with 8th-generation Intel CPUs (Core i5-8350U or Core i7-8650U, not Core i5-7300U) (November 2017)
• Surface Go 2 (May 2020)
• Surface Laptop 4 13.5-inch (April 2021)
• Surface Laptop 4 15-inch (April 2021)
• Surface Laptop 3 13.5-inch(Oct 2019)
• Surface Laptop 3 15-inch(Oct 2019)
• Surface Laptop 2 (October 2018)
• Surface Laptop Go (Oct 2020)
• Surface Pro 7+ (February 2021)
• Surface Pro 7 (October 2019)
• Surface Pro 6 (October 2018)
• Surface Pro X (November 2019)

From this list models from the Surface family that have been on the market for more than three years are dropped, but also a top device such as It is the Surface Studio in its two models. In the same medium they even report that they have tried to update models from before 2017, in the case of a Surface Pro 3 and it has not passed the compatibility verification process with Windows 11.

Remember that in order to install Windows 11 on the PC, the computer will have to mount a 64-bit dual-core CPU, 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. Along with these data, others that the leaked Build already revealed is that the PC must support TPM 2.0 and support Secure Boot. This is the summary of what you will need if you want to use Windows 11.

• 64-bit CPU Dual Core
• A capacity of storage of 64 GB or more.
• You must have at least 4 GB of RAM.
• The PC must support TPM 2.0.
• The PC must support Secure Boot.

If you have doubts and you don't know if your PC will be able to support the new Microsoft operating system, you can use a free tool such as PC He alth Check, which you can download from this link.It is an application that will check if our computer has all the resources necessary to run Windows 11.

This cut is something that has caught the attention of many users. The fact that Microsoft is going to put so many computers aside, that cannot upgrade to Windows 11, forcing those interested in trying the new operating system to buy new hardware , especially if we take into account that support for Windows 10 ends in 2025.

Via | PCWorld