


If you do that you will do a clean install and lose everything - you will need to reinstall all your software and settings.Ĭlick to expand.Richard - This is outstanding advice for anyone who hasn't installed the Windows 11 update. What you must NOT do is boot from the USB stick and install Windows 11 that way. Follow the instructions, and in my case 30 minutes later I was running Windows 11.

The text implies that maybe you can't do a normal upgrade that keeps your data and programs, but you can, just read my instructions below.Īfter creating the media on a USB stick you plug in the USB stick while running Windows 10, and run the file setup.exe that is on the stick. Or you can do what I do and do the download just once so I can use it for several computers, and press the second button: You can simply press the first button that says Download Now: Go to the official Microsoft Windows 11 download site here: You don't need to join the Windows Insider program, you can install the released version.ĭon't follow these instructions unless you have checked your PC passes the PC Health check. Yes, you can upgrade very easily right now.
