Best Software to Download for Microsoft Surface

Most half of Microsoft's Surface lineup will be ineligible to upgrade to Windows eleven, the visitor confirmed Thursday after announcing the new operating system.

When PCWorld asked which Surface devices would be eligible for Windows eleven, a Microsoft representative responded via email with the names of simply five legacy devices, also as the about modern revisions of each of Microsoft's Surface lineup. To date, Microsoft has shipped twenty-five different Surface models, excluding the Surface Duo.

Microsoft didn't comment on why it was excluding many of its Surface devices from Windows 11, but the reason most likely corresponds with the minimum Windows eleven hardware requirements listed earlier today, and possibly the need for a TPM 2.0 coprocessor.

Of the 25 Surface device families that Microsoft has shipped to appointment, just 13 will exist eligible for Windows xi. Most of Microsoft's Surface Pro tablets won't be eligible for an upgrade. Microsoft didn't list the Surface Hub or Surface Studio among those eligible for an upgrade, either. Simply put, if you ain a Surface device that was shipped before 2017, chances are that your device won't be eligible for the Windows 11 upgrade.

"The following devices see the minimum hardware requirements to test Windows eleven by joining the Windows Insider Program," the Microsoft representative said in a statement. Customers can utilise the PC Wellness Check app to come across if their device meets the minimum arrangement requirements, she added.

The Surfaces that can upgrade to Windows 11

According to Microsoft, the Surface devices thatare eligible to upgrade to Windows 11 include the following list. Nosotros've added each device's release appointment in parentheses.

Surface Book iii (May 2020)
Surface Volume 2: only the models with eighth-gen Intel CPUs (Core i5-8350U or Cadre i7-8650U, not the Core i5-7300U) (November. 2017)
Surface Go 2 (May 2020)
Surface Laptop 4 13.5" (Apr. 2021)
Surface Laptop iv fifteen" (April. 2021)
Surface Laptop 3 13.5" (Oct. 2019)
Surface Laptop 3 xv" (October. 2019)
Surface Laptop 2 (Oct. 2018)
Surface Laptop Go (Oct. 2020)
Surface Pro 7+ (February. 2021)
Surface Pro seven (Oct. 2019)
Surface Pro 6 (Oct. 2018)
Surface Pro X (November. 2019)

Separately, PCWorld has begun testing our Surface devices on hand to see whether they conform to the Windows 11 requirements.

surface pro 3 fail windows 11 compatibility check microsoft — PCWorld's Surface Pro 3 unit failed the Windows eleven compatibility test.

Gordon Mah Ung tested the Surface Pro iii, the device that put the Surface Pro lineup on the map, and institute that it did not pass Microsoft'south compatibility checker.

While Microsoft has unsaid that you'll want to upgrade to Windows eleven with these cool, unexpected Windows xi features, it's also unsaid that y'all'll have plenty of time to keep working on Windows ten if you'd like. Windows 10 will go out of back up and into "retirement" in 2025. Yet, for a PC manufacture that thrives on supporting legacy devices, it'due south disappointing—especially if yous've invested in a premium Surface device and hoped to get some more mileage out of it.