Microsoft helps users to switch from Windows 10 to Windows 11. A new notification is displayed to explain what can block, with the solutions to try if necessary. We explain to you.
Are you one of those who will finally go to Windows 11? You are aware that The end of the Windows 10 support is scheduled for October 14, 2025. This does not mean that computers who still use it will no longer work this date of course. Just that they will not receive any update of security or features, which increases their vulnerability to cyber attacks as time passes.
No matter what reason you decided to take the plunge, you may have problems. Your machine must already Respect the minimum configuration required to install Windows 11. But this is not the only possible blocking point. To help you identify them and, the case is, remedy them, Microsoft has developed a new explanatory notification. It is assumed that it is integrated into the KB5001716 update deployed at the beginning of last July.
Here’s how to solve update problems to Windows 11 from Windows 10
If your PC meets a concern when upgrading to Windows 11 from Windows 10 (or anterior), a notification entitled “Points requiring your attention”Will appear. In total, there are 4 possible blocking points:
- A pilot.
- The equipment.
- An application.
- Windows feature.
In each case, a message will explain what to do, if it is possible to act at your level. You can indeed read: “No action is necessary“Here, Windows will try to repair the concern itself and then restart the update. Just wait.
Otherwise, it may be that “Incompatible confidentiality parameters”Blocker the process. A link to the page allowing you to modify them is then provided. Click on it to make the requested changes.
If the problem comes from a “Application incompatible“, There are 3 ways of doing things. Note that you may be brought to repeat the operation if Windows detects several apps of this type:
- Click on the link “Learn more or update”Displayed. In the page that opens, you can be redirected to the App Developer’s website to find a version compatible with Windows 11. Once the latter installed, come back to the message Points requiring your attention and click on “Update”To continue installing Windows 11.
- Click the button Uninstall If it is offered, and if you don’t need the application.
- Uninstall the app manually if it is not possible to do so automatically. Once done, go back on the message Points requiring your attention and click on Update.
It is the same principle in the event of incompatibility with a pilot. There is also a rarer problem occurring if you try toInstall Windows 11 preversionin other words a beta version. In absolute terms, it is better to be satisfied with the latest stable version, but if you absolutely want to migrate to a preversion, it will be: either:
- Join the Windows Insider program by clicking on Start> Settings> Update & Security> Windows Insider program. Then follow the instructions.
- Click the button Enable If it is displayed to allow the installation of Insider builds.
Finally, Windows may indicate “The Windows device does not meet the minimum configuration required for upgrading“. In this case, there is not much to do. Either you stay under Windows 10, even if it means registering for the program allowing you to receive security updates for 1 year after the end of the medium, or you change computer for a model compatible with Windows 11. What Microsoft officially recommends that it is said.
