{"id":75004,"date":"2024-04-29T18:40:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T13:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=75004"},"modified":"2025-02-26T10:34:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T05:04:01","slug":"windows-11-upgrade-option-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/windows-11-upgrade-option-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11 Upgrade option does not appear in Windows Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re using a Windows 10 computer with hardware specifications fully compatible with Windows 11, you can upgrade to Windows 11 via Windows Update. However, on some eligible PCs, the Windows 11 Feature Update may not be shown on the Windows Update page.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Windows Update page may tell that the PC doesn&#8217;t meet the system requirements for Windows 11.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"err\">This PC doesn't currently meet the minimum system requirements to run Windows 11.\r\n\r\nGet the details and see if there are things you can do in the PC Health Check app.<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wu-not-listing-windows-11-1.png\" alt=\"wu not listing windows-11 feature update\" width=\"695\" height=\"547\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, downloading and running the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/how-to-use-the-pc-health-check-app-9c8abd9b-03ba-4e67-81ef-36f37caa7844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PC Health Check<\/a> app may tell you that the system is compatible with Windows 11. Here&#8217;s an example:<\/p>\n<div class=\"qt\">\n<h4>This PC meets Windows 11 requirements<\/h4>\n<p>Great news\u2014Windows 11 is free and coming soon! Learn more about Windows 11 benefits, apps, and features that exceed minimum system requirements and Windows 10 features that aren&#8217;t available in Windows 11.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This PC supports Secure Boot.<\/li>\n<li>TPM 2.0 enabled on this PC.<\/li>\n<li>The processor is supported for Windows 11.<\/li>\n<li>There is at least 4 GB of system memory (RAM).<\/li>\n<li>The system disk is 64 GB or larger.<\/li>\n<li>The processor has two or more cores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wu-not-listing-windows-11-3.png\" alt=\"wu not listing windows-11 feature update - pchealth app says it is compatible\" width=\"751\" height=\"633\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On some systems, the Windows 11 Feature update may disappear from Windows Update after a couple of failed upgrade attempts.<\/p>\n<h2>Resolution<\/h2>\n<p>If the PCHealth Check app says your system is compatible with Windows 11, you can upgrade to Windows 11 using other methods, such as the ISO or Installation Assistant tool.<\/p>\n<h3>Option 1: Using the Windows 11 ISO<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Download the Windows 11 ISO using the Media Creation Tool (MCT). For more information, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/how-to-download-windows-11-iso\/\">How to Download Windows 11 ISO Using Media Creation Tool<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>After downloading the ISO, right-click on it and choose &#8220;Mount&#8221;. This assigns the ISO a drive letter.<\/li>\n<li>Run setup.exe from the ISO drive letter.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/windows-11-iso-drive.png\" alt=\"windows 10\/11 iso - setup.exe\" width=\"557\" height=\"350\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Follow the prompts and upgrade to Windows 11.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The in-place upgrade method preserves your files, settings, and data by default.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Option 2: Using the Installation Assistant<\/h3>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/software-download\/windows11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Windows 11<\/a> page, download the &#8220;Installation Assistant&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/?linkid=2171764\">direct download link<\/a>), and run it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Option 3: Using Windows Update<\/h3>\n<p>If Windows 11 is not offered to you via Windows Update, you can manually refresh the compatibility assessment to see if Windows 11 gets listed in Windows Update.<\/p>\n<p>To refresh the assessment, open an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/open-elevated-command-prompt-windows\/\">admin Command Prompt<\/a> and run this command:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"cmd\">schtasks.exe \/Run \/TN \"\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Application Experience\\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser\"<\/pre>\n<p>The above command launches the &#8220;Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser&#8221; scheduled task. You can also start this task via Task Scheduler.<\/p>\n<p>Wait a day and see if Windows 11 is offered on the Windows Update page.\u00a0If there are no hard blocks on your system and everything goes well, you should see the following notification:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;This PC can run Windows 11. Great news\u2014your PC meets the minimum system requirements for Windows 11. Specific timing for when it will be offered can vary as we get it ready for you.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wu-not-listing-windows-11-2.png\" alt=\"wu not listing windows-11 feature update\" width=\"799\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wu-not-listing-windows-11-2.png 799w, https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wu-not-listing-windows-11-2-768x416.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click &#8220;<strong>See if it&#8217;s ready to install<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>And then, you should see the following banner:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wu-not-listing-windows-11-4.png\" alt=\"wu not listing windows-11 feature update - pchealth app says it is compatible\" width=\"693\" height=\"358\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Download and Install<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> There is no guarantee that manually refreshing the eligibility assessment will work. If your computer has incompatible applications or drivers, the Windows 11 Feature update may not be listed in Windows Update even after refreshing the assessment. Regardless, you can use the ISO or Installation Assistant to upgrade to Windows 11 on eligible PCs.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Related links<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/feature-update-not-offered-wu\/\">Why didn\u2019t I get the Windows 11 24H2 update?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/block-windows-11-24h2-feature-update\/\">How to Block the Windows 11 24H2 Feature Update<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/how-to-check-if-your-device-meets-windows-11-system-requirements-after-changing-device-hardware-f3bc0aeb-6884-41a1-ab57-88258df6812b\">How to check if your device meets Windows 11 system requirements after changing device hardware<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re using a Windows 10 computer with hardware specifications fully compatible with Windows 11, you can upgrade to Windows 11 via Windows Update. However, on some eligible PCs, the Windows 11 Feature Update may not be shown on the Windows Update page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8,869],"tags":[688],"class_list":["post-75004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","category-windows-11","tag-windows-update"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75819,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/pc-health-organization-manages-updates\/","url_meta":{"origin":75004,"position":0},"title":"PC Health Check app Error &#8220;Your organization manages updates&#8221;","author":"Ramesh","date":"July 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"When you run Microsoft's PC Health Check app to check if your system is compatible with Windows 11, the following message appears: Your organization manages updates on this PC Also, when you open Windows Update in Settings, the error \"Some settings are managed by your organization\" appears. 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