PC Health Check

This is it ladies and gentlemen: Windows 11 has been officially announced by Microsoft.

Yes, the hype is massive, the promises are even bigger, and the slew of questions keeps increasing. While there are a lot of valid questions to be asked, probably none is more important than - "Can I run Windows 11 on my PC?"

A quick glance over the system requirements for Windows 11 definitely spells bad news for users running older PCs, laptops, or other Microsoft devices. The main issue is the TPM (Trusted Platform Module) version 2.0 requirement.

However, if you want to be 100% certain if your PC can or cannot run Windows 11, the easiest way is to download and run PC Health Check.

There's nothing really fancy about this app, at least not in its current form. You get a basic GUI that displays a series of useful PC stats such as RAM,  available SDD or HDD space, and how old or new your device is.

Other than that, you get a series of other useful information such as when was your system last updated, the storage capacity of your device, details about the startup time, backup and sync options, and a series of related links such as "Tips on PC Health," and "More on Windows 11."

To find out if your PC can run Windows 11, press the "Check now" button. You'll get one of two answers. Either "This PC can run Windows 11," or "This PC can't run Windows 11."

In the case of the latter, the app also provides you with a limited set of information, such as to why your PC is not compatible. For example: "The PC must support Secure Boot." It's not a lot, but at least It's something. Hopefully, you'll receive good news if you're keen on being among the first to try out the new OS later this year.

IMPORTANT: Before running the test, you should check if your PC is compatible with TPM 1.2 (and 2.0). Please note that this feature sometime needs to be enabled from your computer's BIOS.

While it isn't really something to write home about in terms of looks or features, PC Health Check serves its intended purpose gracefully. It answers the "If" and makes a valid effort to also cover the "Why."

For everyone running this app, fingers crossed.