Insiders with unsupported CPUs are receiving Windows 11 upgrade prompts

When Microsoft first launched Windows 11, people were surprised to find that the Redmond company had significantly increased system requirements for the first time in more than a decade. While the new requirements for TPM 2.0 have grabbed a lot of headlines, the biggest hurdle in installing the new operating system is that it requires an Intel 8th-gen, AMD Ryzen Zen 2, Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 or newer processor. And now, some people who haven't met these new requirements are being prompted to install Windows 11.

This is only happening to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview channel as they are testing the brand new update in Windows 11 version 22H2. The Windows Insider Program Twitter account has confirmed this is a bug, and as expected, Microsoft has not lowered the minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

The Release Preview channel works by letting you get updates planned for eventual release to the public. When your system is not eligible for Windows 11, it should unpreview the next update for Windows 10. But since Microsoft just recently pushed Windows 11 version 22H2 to the Release Preview channel, it looks like it may have flipped the wrong switch.

Windows 11 version 22H2 will be released this fall. While it's available for testing by anyone with a supported PC, Microsoft will service it with cumulative updates for a period of time before releasing it to the public. For those still using Windows 10, there will still be the 22H2 update. It will be smaller, in the form of another support package. Microsoft has yet to announce what new features anyone can expect from the new Windows 10 feature updates.

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