Microsoft has accidentally re-offered the Windows 11 upgrade to PCs with unsupported hardware. Twitter user PhantomOcean3 detected the error earlier this week, where Microsoft displayed full screen notices on unsupported hardware. Microsoft has now explained the bug, noting that PCs that didn’t meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11 were unable to complete the upgrade.
“Some non-hardware Windows 10 and Windows 11, version 21H2 devices were offered an inaccurate upgrade to Windows 11,” Microsoft explains in a supporting note. “These ineligible devices did not meet the minimum requirements to run Windows 11. Devices that experienced this issue were unable to complete the update installation process.”
Microsoft ran into a similar problem last year when it offered the Windows 11 upgrade to PCs that weren’t officially supported. That crash actually allowed those unsupported PCs to upgrade, but once again highlighted the controversial minimum hardware requirements for Microsoft’s latest operating system.
This latest bug comes just a few weeks before Microsoft is expected to deliver some additional enhancements to Windows 11. In an update called “Moment 2” internally at Microsoft, Microsoft is gearing up to add a full search box to the search bar. taskbar, improve Start Menu search, add a tablet-optimized taskbar, and roll out a redesigned system tray.
