Here is How to Download and Install Windows 11 Final Version
Today is October 5, 2021, the day when Windows 11 final version (RTM) is officially available to public for download and installation.
On August 31, 2021, Microsoft announced that the company will release the new Windows 11 operating system to public on October 5, 2021 and finally the day has come.
Windows 11 will Release on October 05, 2021
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Microsoft’s next and latest operating system Windows 11 has been released worldwide and interested users can download and install it in their computer systems. Windows 11 has been developed to replace Windows 10 operating system.
Since a few months, Windows 11 was under development and testing phase and Microsoft was continuously releasing testing Insider Preview builds of Windows 11 to testers to improve the operating system and fix known bugs and issues.
Related: How to Download and Install Windows 11 Insider Preview Build
Now Windows 11 has been finalized and can be used as primary operating system.
Here is How to Upgrade to Windows 11:
If you want to upgrade your Windows 10 device to Windows 11, Microsoft suggests to wait for some time until Windows 11 becomes available for download and installation via Windows Update. Once it reaches your device, Windows 10 will show a notification to upgrade to Windows 11. You can click on the notification and follow the process to upgrade to Windows 11.
There are some known issues in Windows 11 which are listed in following article:
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Related: How to Install or Upgrade to Windows 11 for Free
Here is How to Get Windows 11 Right Now in Your PC:
If you don’t want to wait and want to install or upgrade to Windows 11 right now, Microsoft has created a dedicated web page to help users in downloading and installing Windows 11 quickly and easily. You just need to visit following official website:
There are 3 options provided to download and install Windows 11 in user’s device:
- Windows 11 Installation Assistant
- Create Windows 11 Installation Media
- Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO)
“Windows 11 Installation Assistant” should be used by people who want to upgrade their Windows 10 computer to Windows 11. The installation assistant tool will help users in checking their computer compatibility with Windows 11. If your Windows 10 device is compatible with Windows 11 i.e. meets minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11, you’ll be able to upgrade to Windows 11 for free using installation assistant. If you simply want to upgrade to Windows 11, you must select this option.
“Create Windows 11 Installation Media” option should be used by people who want to perform a clean or fresh installation of Windows 11 in their computer system. It’ll download Windows 11 Media Creation Tool which will help users in downloading Windows 11 setup files and creating bootable USB drive or DVD to install Windows 11 in other devices. If you are an advanced user and want to clean install Windows 11 in other hard disk drive/partition or by formatting C: drive, this option is best for you.
More Info: How to Create Bootable USB Drive to Install Windows 11
“Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO)” option will allow you to download full standalone offline ISO files of Windows 11 which can be used to create bootable USB drive or DVD later or can be used to test drive Windows 11 in virtual machines. If you want to store Windows 11 setup ISO file for later use or want to test Windows 11 virtually, you should select this option.
More Info: [Tip] How to Download Windows 11 Offline ISO Files
You can check whether your computer system supports Windows 11 or not with the help of official Windows 11 PC Health Check utility given at following link:
Download PC Health Check App to Know Whether Your PC Meets Windows 11 System Requirements
If you want to know what are system requirements to run Windows 11, following article will help you:
Windows 11 Minimum System Requirements or Hardware Specifications
As mentioned above, if your Windows 10 PC meets Windows 11 hardware requirements, it’s eligible for free Windows 11 upgrade offer. You can upgrade your existing Windows 10 machine to Windows 11 for free as mentioned in following article:
Windows 10 Users will Get Free Upgrade to Windows 11, Here is How to Check?
TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot are 2 essential hardware features which must be present in a device to be able to install Windows 11. You can check and enable these features in your computer system with the help of following tutorials:
How to Check Your Computer has TPM 2.0 for Windows 11?
How to Enable TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot to Install Windows 11?
Here are some articles which can help you in installing Windows 11 on unsupported devices:
[Tip] Bypass Windows 11 TPM and Secure Boot Requirements Check to Install on Unsupported Hardware
How to Bypass “This PC can’t run Windows 11” Error and Disable Hardware Check on Unsupported Devices
Fix “This PC can’t Run Windows 11” Error Message While Installing Windows 11
Should You Install Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware Devices?
Also Check:
Everything You Want to Know About Windows 11, The Next Version
Hello!
I have an HP Pavilion Laptop 13-bb0075TU with pre-installed Windows 10 Home x64 edition and have downloaded the Windows 11 English International x64 edition Disk Image (ISO). I just want to know that can I upgrade using the disk image?
Awaiting prompt response.
Rajiv
^^ First check whether the laptop is compatible with Windows 11:
https://www.askvg.com/download-pc-health-check-app-to-know-whether-your-pc-meets-windows-11-system-requirements/
If yes, then you can go ahead. If not, you can try following workaround:
https://www.askvg.com/how-to-bypass-this-pc-cant-run-windows-11-error-and-disable-hardware-check-on-unsupported-devices/
I have not tested the workaround in final RTM version yet.
Hi VG, My computer meets all of the requirements required for the installation of Windows 11 however when I run the Windows 11 Installation Assistant it tells me that my Processor: Intel(R) Core i5-7400 CPU 3.00 GHz. is not compatible. Do you have any suggestions please. Ivan.
^^ There is an official list available of supported processor for Windows 11:
https://www.askvg.com/windows-11-minimum-system-requirements-or-hardware-specifications/
You can try following trick:
https://www.askvg.com/how-to-bypass-this-pc-cant-run-windows-11-error-and-disable-hardware-check-on-unsupported-devices/
Hi VG, I tried the suggested registry tweaks to bypass the hardware check, however the tweak refers to the TPM, RAM and secure Boot which are being recognised as OK on my machine. My issue relates to the Processor type, so I therefore tried creating a key BypassCPUCheck but no success there. I am assuming that Microsoft will eventually add the Intel(R) Core i5-7400 CPU 3.00 GHz to the list of supported processors.
Ivan
Hi, vg
I downloaded windows 11 Enterprise.
I used Dism++ to convert esd format to iso. i checked iso Hash (and esd Hash) by “Windows and Office Genuine ISO Verifier”, but it told that it’s “Not Genuine”.
is not my link official?
Thanks.
^^ Since you converted the downloaded ESD into ISO, the verifier tool detecting it as not genuine.
@Ivan
Try the new registry method officially shared by Microsoft:
https://www.askvg.com/tip-bypass-windows-11-tpm-and-secure-boot-requirements-check-to-install-on-unsupported-hardware/