On October 7, 2021, Microsoft began updating employee computers to Windows 11, with the number of PCs upgraded to 190,000 in a five-week period. The information was just shared by the company on its blog earlier this week.
While hailing the company’s internal Windows 11 rollout as a huge success, even Microsoft admits it can’t upgrade all of its PCs to Windows 11.
The new operating system has strict minimum hardware requirements, such as requiring a chipset with Trusted Platform Module 2.0, which is not found in older PCs.
“Windows 11 has specific hardware requirements, and a few percent of our devices are not upgraded. Employees with these devices will continue to use Windows 10 and receive Windows 11 devices at the upgrade. their next device”Lukas Velush, an internal Microsoft author, said.
Microsoft has used its own tools to assist with internal machine upgrades, including the Azure Update Compliance service in conjunction with Microsoft Endpoint Manager to identify devices that may and may not meet the minimum specification.
Microsoft acknowledges that some devices may experience problems with Windows 11 even when deemed eligible for the upgrade.
The company also allows employees to opt out of the experimental upgrade to Windows 11. However, employees need to explain why they don’t want to participate.
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