Microsoft releases Windows 11 final version, accidentally accessible on unsupported PCs

Microsoft released the final version of its next major Windows 11 update (22H2) to Release Preview testers on Tuesday, accidentally making it available for PCs that aren't officeially supported. Oops. Reddit and Twitter users (via WindowsLatest) spotted the big quickly as hundreds of Windows Insiders were able to upgrade their Windows 10 machines to older CPUs. Microsoft has strict minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11 and is leaving millions of PCs behind, so the bug once again underscores the company's controversial upgrade policy. Windows 11 officially requires Intel 8th Gen Coffee Lake or Zen 2 CPUs and above, with very few exceptions. There are simple ways to install Windows 11 on unsupported CPUs and Microsoft doesn't even let its Windows Insiders install beta builds of the operating system on unsupported PCs, so this buggy version is rather uncommon. Microsoft is aware of the bug and says it is investigating.

"It's a bug and the right team is investigating it," read the official Windows Insider Twitter account. If you managed to install Windows 11 on an unsupported PC and were only expecting Windows 10 Release Preview updates, you should be able to undo the unexpected upgrade in the Settings section of Windows 11.

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