The company’s implementation here hasn’t been well received. Although the new app is being designed for inclusion in Windows 11 Microsoft has made the decision to roll it out to Windows 10 users and force install it on users’ systems. A diagnostic suite to help keep your machine running smoothly. PC Health Check is a new tool designed to help with troubleshooting Windows issues. If your system is set automatically receive Windows updates it may have appeared that the new app showed up by magic. The new app is part of a Windows 10 update. Rest assured that you didn’t get infected with some type of malware. The PC Health Check app provides a reason why your PC is incompatible.If you’re one of the legions of Windows 10 users you may have recently noticed a new application on your machine. Your PC is incompatible with Windows 11 and will not be able to update.Your PC is compatible with Windows 11 and will receive the update once it is available.If you receive a fail message, go to Step 8.įigure 5: PC meets Windows 11 requirements example If you receive a success message, go to Step 7.

Once the check is completed, you receive a success or fail message.

Click Check now to begin analyzing your PC for Windows 11 compatibility.

Once the Windows PC Health Check Setup is complete, click Finish to launch the app.

Once accepted, click Install.įigure 2: Windows PC Health Check license agreement

Review the license agreement and then click I accept.

Once downloaded, click WindowsPCHealthCheckSetup.msi from your browser’s download notification.

From a web browser, locate and then download Microsoft’s PC Health Check.

The PC Health Check app may be temporarily unavailable when it is being updated.

Ensure you have downloaded the latest version before continuing.

Microsoft may periodically release updates to its PC Health Check app.

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