Toni Dimaano Tech 02.27.2023 02:Feb AM EST

Microsoft Offers Windows 11 Updates To Unsupported PC Users Accidentally

Several customers were mistakenly encouraged to upgrade to Windows 11 earlier this week even though their computers did not fulfill the minimum specifications for the operating system.

After that, Microsoft unintentionally made the Windows 11 upgrade available to computers with unsupported hardware once more, according to Engadget.

Users With Unsupported PCs Did Not Complete The Upgrade

Twitter user PhantomOcean3 was among the first to catch the problem after Windows 10 informed them in a full-screen message that the software could be installed on a device with only 2GB of RAM.

"Some hardware ineligible Windows 10 and Windows 11, version 21H2 devices were offered an inaccurate upgrade to Windows 11," Microsoft states in a support document.

The statement says that the minimum requirements for running Windows 11 were not satisfied by these ineligible devices.

This is why devices with this problem were unable to finish the installation process for upgrades anyway, The Verge reports.

Microsoft has erroneously urged certain Windows 10 customers to update to Windows 11 previously, and this time is no different.

That incident actually made it possible for those unsupported PCs to upgrade, but it once again brought attention to the contentious, stringent hardware specifications for Microsoft's most recent operating system.

Even though their devices did not fulfill the basic criteria, hundreds of Windows Insider beta testers were able to install the operating system last year.

Before customers may install Microsoft's most recent operating system on their computer, a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) must be present on the PC.

It can be remembered that there has been misunderstanding regarding which PCs can run Windows 11 ever since Microsoft originally made that requirement public.

Here Are Some Features To Expect For Compatible Devices

Following the release of Windows 11 version 22H2, Microsoft declared that, in addition to the yearly Windows feature update in the fall, it would now regularly upgrade the Windows OS with new features.

Only one month after 22H2's release, the first feature drop brought tabs in File Explorer and other upgrades, Windows Central notes.

This second feature drop, sometimes referred to as "Moment 2" internally, has already undergone several months of testing with Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel.

In fact, Microsoft is preparing to release this upcoming feature drop as the Moment 2 update's contents have only recently been made available to testers in the Insider Release Preview channel.

Here are the new features and upgrades that come with the Windows 11 Moment 2 drop:

Tablet-optimized Taskbar
Modern System Tray flyout
New Taskbar search bar options
Search in Task Manager
Energy recommendations in Settings
Tabs in Notepad
Screen recording in Snipping Tool
Full-screen Widgets Panel
Third-party Widget support
Studio Effects in Quick Settings
Voice Access enhancements

The March 2023 security update for Windows 11 will include the Moment 2 feature drop, which will start to roll out via Windows Update.

It is important to note that customers who want early access to these new capabilities should sign up for the Windows Insider Release Preview Channel.