Windows 11 PC Health Check app is being pushed to Windows 10 PCs

Windows 11 PC Health Check app is beingness pushed to Windows x PCs

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Windows eleven maker Microsoft has begun rolling out a Windows update that preloads the PC Health Bank check app on Windows 10 PCs. Every bit we've reported, this app scans your PC to see if it meets Microsoft's strict Windows eleven requirements. This update is only for Windows 10 PCs and volition not be pushed to Windows eleven users.

This is potentially a big deal because Microsoft is seeding a broad swathe of Windows PCs with a tool designed to help people upgrade to Windows 11. While Microsoft at present claims the tool has been expanded with additional features for Windows 10 users (including new tools for monitoring battery and storage chapters, also as one for managing programs to improve startup time), information technology's hard non to imagine that this is a first footstep on the path to pushing recalcitrant Windows users to upgrade to Windows 11.

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"This update installs the PC Health Check application onto Windows ten, version 2004 and afterward devices," explains Microsoft on a support folio. "Still, nosotros will not install PC Wellness Check on Windows eleven devices. PC Health Check includes diagnostics to monitor device health and troubleshooting to ameliorate performance, all from the convenience of a unmarried dashboard."

The app automatically updates itself, eliminating the need to manually update it, as OnMST reports. This seems like a benign, even useful update on the surface, every bit the PC Health check app is just a diagnostic tool Microsoft asks you lot to run before attempting to install Windows 11 on your organization. The update that will now button it out to Windows 10 PCs is likewise optional, should you choose to ignore information technology; all you need to do is turn off automatic updates.

Only equally TechRadar speculates, this could be the beginning of Microsoft becoming pushy with Windows xi. In the time to come, this app could become more intrusive and start nagging users to upgrade. This will exist frustrating both to folks who practise not meet Microsoft's Windows 11 requirements and those who only do not want to update to Windows eleven.

As we said in our review, Windows 11 is a solid operating organisation but there's no need for Windows 10 users to make the switch at this time. Widely-reported bug, such as computers with AMD Ryzen GPUs experiencing drops in gaming performance, have proven that Windows 11 isn't costless of compatibility issues. Unless you're planning on building a new PC, buying all-new hardware merely to run Windows 11 makes piffling sense. Given Microsoft's track record, we also believe the Redmond-based company volition go more ambitious near getting users to update to Windows 11 as time goes on.

If you practice want to update to Windows 11, be sure to read our How to upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows ten piece. Also, exist sure to cheque out which CPUs are uniform with Windows 11 and how to enable TPM on your PC.

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Tony is a computing writer at Tom'due south Guide covering laptops, tablets, Windows, and iOS. During his off-hours, Tony enjoys reading comic books, playing video games, reading speculative fiction novels, and spending too much time on Twitter. His non-nerdy pursuits involve attending Hard Rock/Heavy Metal concerts and going to NYC confined with friends and colleagues. His work has appeared in publications such as Laptop Mag, PC Magazine, and various independent gaming sites.