When Microsoft unveiled Windows 11 on June 24, along with its system requirements, they also released an app called PC Health Check, which allowed millions of PC users to check whether their hardware could handle the upcoming Windows 11 update.
Windows 11 Readiness Check
In terms of functionality, Microsoft’s PC Health Check app was fairly basic. Once run, it would scan a user’s PC and match its system specifications to Windows 11’s system requirements. If a PC exceeded Microsoft’s stated minimum system requirements, it would display a message saying, “This PC can run Windows 11.”
But if the app were to detect that the system in question does not have the appropriate hardware, it would display a different message, namely: "This PC can't run Windows 11". And that's it!
This simple message caused a lot of anger in the PC community. Even people who had recently purchased a PC got caught up in the firefight, without knowing which specific piece of hardware or a matter of turning on a few switches in UEFI was to blame.
