This way they minimized the 'Windows upgrade broke my PC' incidents from untested hardware combination, but you can skip the queue and install it right away with the assistant, taking the risk that your hardware turns out to be the problematic ones.

In the meantime, they will also release updates to fix the bugs they found. However, Microsoft deliberately only pushes to the hardware they've actually tested and verified to work, then slowly expands to other similar models or perhaps those they proactively acquire and test. That is, your device meets the minimum requirements and should get the upgrade offer somewhere between now and mid-2022.

We expect all eligible devices to be offered the free upgrade to Windows 11 by mid-2022)

The upgrade will then roll out over time to in-market devices based on intelligence models that consider hardware eligibility, reliability metrics, age of device and other factors that impact the upgrade experience.

New eligible devices will be offered the upgrade first.

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