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(Continued from page 11) • Create Windows 11 Installation Media: This op-
tion allows you to perform a clean install of Win-
you would any other Windows update. Con- dows 11 on your machine using a Windows 11
grats! Go ahead and follow the on-screen instruc- ISO. You will need to use a blank DVD or USB
tions to download and install the software drive to perform the install on your PC. This type

How to install Windows 11 if the update isn’t of installation can be complicated if you’ve never
available done one before. Follow Microsoft’s directions for
installing Windows 11 this way by clicking “Before
If you don’t see this update, that’s okay—due to the you begin” on this page.
mercurial whims of Microsoft, only a limited pool of
computers that will find a Windows 11 update ready • Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO): This
to go in their Settings app. First, check to see if your option lets you download the Windows 11 ISO to
machine actually qualifies for an official update do with as you wish. You could install it from a
through Microsoft using the PC Health Check app, DVD or USB drive as in the option above, or in-
which you can download here if you don’t already stall it directly from the ISO file. Again, this type of
have it. installation can be complicated; you can follow
Microsoft’s installation direction by click “Before
If your computer meets Microsoft’s hardware re- you begin” on this page.
quirements, you can manually install the Windows
11 update without needing to wait for Microsoft to How to install
add it to your updates page. To do so, head to Mi- Windows 11 on an
crosoft’s “Download Windows 11" page. From unsupported ma-
there, you have three options for installing the Win- chine
dows 11 update on your machine: If your machine
doesn’t support Mi-
• Windows 11 Installation Assistant: Microsoft
recommends this option for those who don’t crosoft’s hardware
have the update already on their device. The requirements for
assistant will walk you through the installation Windows 11, you
process. Just click “Download Now” to get can still install the
started. You can find additional installation in- software on your
structions by clicking “Before you begin” on computer. You’ll
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