How to Upgrade to Windows 11 for FREE

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to upgrade your Windows 10 PC to Windows 11, whether or not your system meets the minimum system requirements. First, we check whether your PC is compatible using the PC health check app. Next, we look at a few options for backing up your PC before updating to Windows 11. Finally, we look at how to upgrade to Windows 11 using the control panel as well as how to upgrade using the installation assistant, installation media, and ISOs. By the end of this video, you'll know how to upgrade to Windows 11 on your laptop or desktop.

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⌚ Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:29 Check compatibility
2:06 Backup
2:42 Upgrade
3:02 Assistant, installation media & ISO
4:01 Wrap up

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[yourstrulybella]

Thank you, Kevin! Been looking for ways to safely install Windows 11 on my computer. Thank God I found your video. More power to you!

[Ryuzaki]

I've seen so many tutorials like these but Kevin always explains it best. Thank you, Kevin. I am planning to upgrade but will continue to wait for two weeks or so.

[Gameplay_Lab]

This video is as always, useful and informative. Thanks buddy.

[michaelesteves]

Hey Kevin! I have been watching your videos when you were starting as a Youtuber and now that I work as part time Microsoft Support, I am proud to say that I learned a lot from watching your tutorials! These days, we have been getting inquiries about Windows 11 and I thank you again for uploading this kind of videos to guide us continuously :)

[RajeshKumar-ftyc]

You are incredible kevin. Windows recommended your video via PC health check. Awesome

[AlexanderAquarius]

There's no boring part in your videos ever. Thank you !

[jadedwelsh]

Thank you so much Kevin! this helped a lot compared to other youtubers!

[SavageGothamChess]

It is time!
You've given every information I needed to here. Thank you Kevin!!!!

[Gelso-Cossa]

Man, you saved my life!!!

It took me 2 hours and half to download the ISO file, 5.4Gb, but it worthed it.

The windows is working beautifully💥💥💥💥💥

God bless you!!!

[MichaelRobinson-idep]

thanks did the upgrade only took around 30 minutes in total absolute breeze and already love it.

[dhruba]

This video helped me a lot to know everything before updating in window 11.. Thank you so much. Keep making this type of videos. Love from India

[andreaswaldherr]

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Andreas

[Daniel-yrdk]

Hi Kevin, thanks for this informative tutorial. As a non-native English speaker, I really appreciate the speed of your speech with the caption available.

[woofgoyesold]

Hello kevin! I love your videos! they are very helpful! Thanks for showing me how to use the new windows os

[mohammedabdallah]

Thank you so much!! I have no words to describe how much I
am happy because of you ofcourse

[labhsingh]

I updated too!
Looks so good 🥰
This video was awesome!
Loved it 😁

[mamba]

Thanks man! I was confused why my pc couldn’t run it even though it exceeded minimum requirements and tpm 2.0 and secure boot were enabled. This saved me a good chunk of time

[yeezus]

this was really easy to follow, thanks!

[becon]

ALMOST KEEP UP THE WORK I LOVE YOUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL

[kel]

For some PCs there may be some prep work that needs to be done before upgrading (not a clean install) to Windows 11. For one, the boot sector on the partition has to be GPT (GUID partition table) and not MBR (master boot record) . If you go into BIOS and enable UEFI and disable CSM (Compatibility Support Module) without GPT, it's possible that your PC will boot back into BIOS and not to Windows. In a clean install, I assume that Windows 11 automatically installs the GPT. Even after the initial installation, rebooting the PC might cause a boot into BIOS instead of Windows, but that can be corrected by enabling UEFI and disabling CSM. This was my experience on an AMD system using an Asus board. If anyone here has this specific problem and needs help, I can post the full process I used to accomplish the prepping I needed to install Windows 11.