Fix : This pc doesn’t meet the minimum system requirements to install this version of windows 11

 

The first is that newer machines from 2015 and up will usually be able to install because it meets UEFI and TPM 2.0. The following is the minimum configuration to install windows 11:

 

CPU 1.2 Ghz on 32-bit and 1.4Ghz on 64-bit.

Ram 2Gb or more

Screen resolution 1024 x 768.

32Gb of free memory

Secureboot is on

TPM 2.0 is on

But this minimum configuration is the lowest level to install, but whether the setting is used smoothly or not is another matter. So microsoft just added 1 more configuration is the recommended configuration:

 

CPU 2 cores, 2 Ghz or more

Ram 4Gb

Screen resolution 1650 x 1050 or higher.

32 Gb or more of free memory.

How to fix the “This PC doesn’t currently meet” error when installing Windows 11

You can use the following ways to fix this error on a compatible PC. We recommend you try the first fix as that seems to fix the issue for most users.

If using a different upgrade tool does not solve your issue, then you can move to the subsequent fixes mentioned in this guide. Let’s get started. 

Fix #1: Make sure you are meeting all the requirements

• Ensure that you are on Windows 10 v2004 or higher. 
• Ensure that you meet the basic requirements for installing Windows 11 on your system. 
• Ensure that you have at least 9GB of free disk space on your system so that you can download Windows 11 on your local storage using the Assistant. 
• Ensure that you run the Installation Assistant as an administrator. 
• Processor: 1GHz  or faster with 2 or more cores. 
• RAM: 4GB or higher
• Graphics: DX12 compatible with WDDM 2.0 driver
• Disk Space: 64GB free space on the drive you want to install Windows 11 on
• System: UEFI, with Secure Boot
• TPM: 2.0 or higher
• Display: 720p @ 8bits or higher

Why is this important? Well, because small issues may remain unattended sometimes.

See the screenshot below for example.

The drive on which we were installing Windows 11 had only 53 GB of total space. This didn’t meet Windows 11 requirement. Once we increased the size of that disk, we were able to fix this issue.

So, do review the Windows 11 requirements again.

Fix #2: Use an alternative way of upgrade

As the issue is prevalent when using the Media Creation tool or Windows update, the known fix is to simply use another upgrade method from Microsoft.

We recommend you start with the new Installation Assistant from Microsoft which is a dedicated utility developed to help you easily upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11.