
Windows 11 upgrade delivery will begin later this year and continue throughout 2022. The upgrade (Pro license) will cost around ‘99’ for Windows 11 Home users. Windows 11 licenses, like past Windows versions, should also be available for standalone purchase.Įxpect to learn more about Windows 11, plus the features in store, with the upcoming Windows 11 event set for June 24. How much will a Windows 11 PC cost The upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 will be available for free on devices that meet the minimum technical specifications (see below for more information)1. Upcoming PCs could come with Windows 11 preinstalled or readily available as a free upgrade. When Windows 11 arrives later this year, we're also expecting various hardware manufacturers to embrace the launch as a new opportunity to drive PC sales. However, just like you can stop Windows 10 updates, users will have the option to defer a Windows 11 upgrade if preferred. A free upgrade to Windows 11 will be directly accessible through Windows Update as a typical installation. Windows 11 upgrade will be free if your PC/Laptop has Intel’s 7th Gen or newer or Ryzen 1000 or newer CPU, and TPM and Secure Boot should be enabled. Microsoft may adopt a similar approach for Windows 11, providing a seamless upgrade for all existing Windows 10 devices. If you need to purchase Windows 11 Pro (costing approximately 99 USD), open Start > Settings > System > Activation. That's seen Windows 10 steadily evolve, now vastly improved, compared to those first versions. After that, it issued seasonal updates to Windows 10 regularly, adopting an approach dubbed "Windows as a Service." Unlike previous Windows iterations, later superseded by full-fledged successors, Microsoft rapidly built upon foundations established in 2015. Windows 10 was famously coined as the " last version of Windows," with free upgrades initially offered to Windows 7 and Windows 8 users.
