PC Health Check app for Windows 11 compatibility is no longer available

Well, I guess it was fun while it lasted. The PC Health Check that was available on the Windows 11 landing page has been removed. In place of the download link is a “Coming Soon” notice, which is quite odd since it was already available, but oh well. In any case, Microsoft acknowledged the shortcomings of the PC Health Check app in the following blog post:

With these minimum system requirements in mind, the PC Health Check app was intended to help people check if their current Windows 10 PC could upgrade to Windows 11. Based on the feedback so far, we acknowledge that it was not fully prepared to share the level of detail or accuracy you expected from us on why a Windows 10 PC doesn’t meet upgrade requirements. We are temporarily removing the app so that our teams can address the feedback. We will get it back online in preparation for general availability this fall.

It is definitely quite disconcerting for many users to see that their latest systems were incompatible with Windows 11. Most systems are indeed compatible though, but the app does not tell you what’s exactly actually stopping your system from being compatible. In our case, we found that enabling fTPM or Intel PTT did the trick.

If you still want to check whether your system is compatible with Windows 11, and do it with more clarity, there’s the WhyNotWin11 tool developed by rcmaehl. It will list out in detail what’s stopping your system from fully meeting the Windows 11 requirements.

Pokdepinion: I guess Microsoft just didn’t need to see all the rants from users who didn’t do their research…