As a component of the countdown of the end date of the Windows 10 end in October, Microsoft Documents Surface PCS can be updated to Windows 11. And what cannot.
“The new surface devices are compatible with Windows 11 and are already installed,” explains the Microsoft site. “Other surface devices can be updated from Windows 10 to Windows 11. Learn what surface devices can be updated and what can you do if your surface cannot run Windows 11”.
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If you perceive the needs of Windows 11 curtains, none of this will be surprising. But many surface users, whether in corporations or as individuals, are clients who do not perceive those things. Many do not even know which processor is on their PC.
For the maximum part, any surface PC with an intel nucleus of eighth generation (or equivalent) or a more recent processor is compatible with Windows 11 and Studio 2 Surface, plus surface of Hub 2s.
The surface PCs that are incompatible with Windows 11 come with Surface Book (1st generation), Surface Book 2 (with the Core i5-7300U of the 7th generation processor alone), Go Surface (first generation), computer surface (first generation), Surface Pro (first generation), Surface Pro 2, Surface Pro 3, Pro Four Surface (5th Generation).
If you have a compatible Windows 11 surface PC, but you are still executing Windows 10, Microsoft recommends updating, of course, and points out that you can use the PC Check Health application to make sure the PC is configured before doing so. If the surface of its PC cannot pass to Windows 11, Microsoft recommends a new PC.
Yes, it is cynical. But as it explains in its Windows 10 support end, those PC do not have to end up in landfills: it can exchange it with Microsoft or one of its PC manufacturers when you buy a new PC. You can also save cash by doing this: My Surface Book 2 of the era 2017 is a value of $ 85 if you change it with Microsoft normally, for example. But if I put it towards a new surface PC, I will get $ 255. It is not horrible.
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