The app will tell you if your computer meets the requirements to run Windows 11 and if it doesn't, it will tell you why and provide links for more support. But Microsoft's PC Health Check is now back online and in working order.

Read more: Windows 11 review: Familiar but freshĪnnoyingly, Microsoft's own tool for determining device compatibility - the PC Health Check app - wasn't up to par when Microsoft first announced Windows 11 earlier this year (there were reports it didn't give people enough information about why their devices weren't compatible), so the company temporarily removed the app.

However, though its release date has finally arrived, even compatible devices won't necessarily get the upgrade yet - Microsoft says you might have to wait until mid-2022 to download and install Windows 11. But the short answer is that Windows 11 should work with most PCs, according to a company blog post. Windows 11 arrived Tuesday (here's our full Windows 11 review) and the big question on a lot of PC users' minds since Microsoft unveiled its first major operating system upgrade in six years is, will my computer be compatible? There's been some confusion about device compatibility since Microsoft's big announcement of the updated OS earlier this summer.

Microsoft will phase out Windows 10 support over the next few years, so it's important to make sure your device supports Windows 11.