A hot murphy: While Windows 11 hasn't officially started rolling out yet, Microsoft has made information technology clear that plenty of PCs aren't going to come across the Os' minimum requirements. Now, members of the Windows Insider Programme with incompatible hardware are being asked to uninstall Windows 11 and reinstall its predecessor.

Twitter account @BetaWiki published an image of a message seen by testers in both the Dev and Beta channels running Windows 11 on hardware that doesn't run into Microsoft'south requirements for the new Bone.

"Your PC does not meet the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11. Your device is not eligible to bring together the Windows Insider Program on Windows eleven. Delight install Windows ten to participate in the Windows Insider Program in the Release Preview Channel," information technology reads.

Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc tweeted that people were warned in a Windows Insider blog postal service from June that this would happen.

The Insider Program had been ane manner of getting Windows 11 early builds onto PCs with unsupported hardware, though Microsoft said that users would stop receiving preview builds once Windows 11 is by and large bachelor. Linus Tech Tips looked at this method, among others, and possible workarounds in a video last month.

It seems those who ignore Microsoft'southward message volition end receiving further updates for the Bone—the same fate facing users with not-eligible PCs who upgraded via the Windows Media Creation Tool or with the official Windows xi ISO.

Microsoft recently updated its Windows 11 minimum hardware requirements to include 7th-gen Intel Core X-series and Xeon Westward-series processors, along with the Intel Cadre 7820HQ (but select devices that shipped with modern drivers based on Declarative, Componentized, Hardware Back up Apps (DCH) design principles, including Surface Studio 2). No commencement-gen AMD Zen processors are included on the list.

Microsoft volition shortly roll out its updated Health Check app for users to bank check if their PC meets Windows eleven requirements.

At that place's been plenty of confusion surrounding Windows eleven ahead of its October 5 rollout date. "For those who are using a PC that won't upgrade, and who aren't gear up to transition to a new device, Windows 10 is the right choice," Microsoft said, noting that Windows x volition continue to exist supported upwardly until October xiv, 2025. That's unlikely to appease angry consumers, though.

A recent report found that over half of Windows 10 users desire to upgrade, while over a quarter of those polled have laptops or PCs that don't meet the minimum requirements.