Microsoft admits it mistakenly offered Windows 11 updates to ineligible devices. The latest OSes from software and device makers have a long way to catch up with Windows 10, so they keep pushing with promotions, ads, and upgrade offers. However, in its efforts to boost Windows 11 adoption, Microsoft appears to have accidentally dangled an upgrade carrot in front of unqualified system owners. Thankfully, Microsoft’s above Windows 11 upgrade offer issue is now fixed.
“Some hardware ineligible Windows 10 and Windows 11, version 21H2 devices were offered an incorrect upgrade to Windows 11,” Microsoft wrote in its latest update. Known issues and notifications (opens in new tab) Portal. “These ineligible devices did not meet the minimum requirements to run Windows 11. Devices with this issue were unable to complete the upgrade installation process.”
The affected system was running Windows 10 version 22H2. Windows 11, version 21H2. Windows 10, version 21H2. and Windows 10, version 20H2. Microsoft said it first became aware of the upgrade issue on Thursday, and gives it a pat on the back for putting a bandaid on this self-harm “on the same day.”
It’s not ideal to smash a user’s will and take it away to the point of submitting to the Windows 11 upgrade process. Additionally, this process could consume a significant amount of time for the end user and simply prevented them from following the upgrade process to completion. I don’t know exactly how far the upgrade process progressed before it stopped, or if the previous installation might have been affected in some way and caused even greater inconvenience.However, one her Windows user noted that the sizable updater files were Download started Preparing for installation.
Windows 11 users make up about 18% of desktop Windows users, according to the latest figures from StatCounter, which measures website visitors worldwide. Windows 10 users make up his 69% of users, with some still sticking to Windows 7 (9.5%). Reflecting on last year’s StatCounter charts, it seems the point where Windows 11 finally crosses 10 is still far away.
Microsoft should hope to accelerate its changing guard with attractive new devices pre-installed with Windows 11 and the end of support for Windows 10 Home and Pro in October 2025. Windows 11 may have gotten off to a rocky start, but in December it made some key tweaks when it was reported that gaming performance issues had finally been addressed once and for all.
Other recent Windows 11 news reported that a proper search box will soon be added to the OS taskbar. However, Microsoft once again wreaked havoc with its decision to show watermarks on systems running Windows 11 despite not meeting all the hardware requirements.
