How to Use Windows 11 Test Tool to Check Whether Your PC Can Run It

Since Windows 11 was released, the searched information related to it has surged on the Internet. Cares are changing from “Is Windows 11 better than Windows 10?” to “Windows 11 Pro vs Home for gaming: which is better?” Uh-huh, Yes! Windows 11 is indeed attractive, and no wonder people are enthusiastic about the new system—the redesigned user interface, snap layouts, new Windows store, improved performance, etc., are all the allures.

However, if you want to upgrade to Windows 11, there’s something you need to know. Generally, you should pay attention to these aspects:

The above nouns are not so common in our daily life. If people expect to enjoy the fresh system, they should figure out what are the nouns exactly mean. Or they will be noticed with “This PC can’t run Windows 11” if they miss any necessary requirement. So today, we plan to share some useful and practical Windows 11 test tools to help you easily check whether your device can run the new system. If not, don’t worry! We will also bring the targeted solutions to make it accessible.

Utilize Windows 11 test tool to check whether your device can upgrade to it

Here we prepare two recommended Windows 11 update test tools. With them, you can quickly determine whether you should upgrade the computer hardware before installing Windows 11 rather than check the asked requirements one by one.

Tool 1. Try the PC Health Check Tool

The PC Health Check Tool is launched by Microsoft, which is available for download on its official website. The tool will assess your system and provide information on whether or not it meets the required minimum hardware requirements. Furthermore, the tool can also be used on Windows 11 devices to check if any changes have been made to the system that could affect the device's compatibility with the operating system.

Step 1. Download the test tool for Windows 11 on the Microsoft official website.

Step 2. Open the tool and click “Check now”.

If the information says “This PC can run Windows 11”, you can directly upgrade to Windows 11 with ease!

But if you receive the notice with "This PC doesn’t currently meet Windows 11 system requirements”, you can click “Learn more” to see all results that lead to incompatibility.

Tool 2. Use a powerful Windows 11 compatibility test tool

But some users reported that they encountered a problem when using the Microsoft PC Health Check Tool — the tool says Yes but the Windows update says no when upgrading to Windows 11. And now, it is better to change to a more powerful tool to deeply check it.

Many geeks broadly recommend AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard (AOMEI PA). Providing detailed information about which components of your computer should be upgraded to support Windows 11 is its basic function. The real convenience brought to you is that if system restrictions cause the problem, you can directly fix them on this software just with several clicks.

Now, we provide a simple example to show how it works.

Step 1. Install and run the Windows 11 update test tool. In the top toolbar, click "Tools”. Select the "Windows 11 Update Checker” option on the drop-down menu.

Step 2. Click the "Start Check” button.

Step 3. Wait for a few seconds, and you can see the results. As the examples show, you can see the two-button “Fix it” and “See all results”.

See all results: You can see all the items that prevent you from upgrading to Windows 11.

 Fix it: You can directly fix the problem with the powerful software due to system restrictions.

Fixes: Use Windows 11 upgrade tool to make it compatible

Except for the example we listed above, other problems are common if you cannot upgrade to Windows 11.

The first one, when upgrading to Windows 11, one of the system requirements is that the device's boot drive must be using the GPT partition scheme instead of the older MBR partition scheme. If your device still adopts the MBR partition scheme, you have to convert it to GPT. The second one is that you need to leave enough space for Windows 11 installation. For a used or small computer, the space problem may also be an obstacle when upgrading.

You can find AOMEI Partition Assistant has already launched those practical functions. Upgrading to the Professional Edition, you can quickly and easily solve them in the most effective and safe way rather than shoulder the risk of data loss by trying CMD or Disk Management. Follow us to see how to adopt the simplest method to remove the obstacles.

Fix 1. Convert MBR to GPT

In the requirements list, we can find the “System firmware” demands "UEFI, Secure Boot Capable”. About that, simply put, it is a firmware interface for a computer. To attain the best compatibility, faster boot speed, and more extensive capacity permission, Windows 11 needs the boot combination of UEFI +GPT.

To fix it, you can also rely on AOMEI PA Professional. In just 3 steps, you can avoid the trouble of understanding the complex concept of UEFI and MBR but simply enjoy the result.

Step 1. Back to the main interface. Right-click the system disk and select "Convert to GPT”.

Step 2. After adjusting the Current selected disk, click “OK” to move on to the next step.

Step 3. In the main interface, hit the “Apply” button to commit the pending operation.

Step 4. Then your computer will execute it in WinPreOS mode.

Step 5. Now you need to change BIOS to UEFI after converting MBR to GPT.

Step 6. Boot your device with hitting the functional key (usually F1, F2, F3, F10, or F12, ESC) to enter the firmware interface.

Step 7. In the boot tab, choose the UEFI/BIOS Boot Mode and transfer the Legacy to UEFI. Save the change and exit the interface.

You can try again to upgrade to Windows 11 and enjoy it!

Fix 2. Extend the system drive space

When people upgrade to Windows 11, sufficient storage space to process the installation files and run the system are also significant. However, if the system drive is full, upgrading to Windows 11 can be difficult. At this time, AOMEI Partition Assistant can offer several solutions, such as merging partitions, moving apps to another drive, allocating free space, and so on.

Let’s take the feature “Allocate Free Space” as an example:

Step 1. Run AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional, then right-click the partition with free space (here we choose the D drive) and click "Allocate Free Space".

Step 2. Configure the space and destination drive.

Step 3. Click "Apply" to start moving space to C drive.

If the above methods still cannot set the C drive space free, upgrading to a larger SSD is recommended. After changing, you can use the “Clone Disk” function to transfer the original data to the new one quickly.

Bonus tip: Try Windows To Go Creator to bypass the Windows 11 upgrade requirements

As a Windows 11 upgrade tool, AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional also boasts the “Windows To Go Creator” function. It allows users to escape from changing available hardware or meet the upgrading requirements by creating a Windows 11 bootable USB, which can be compatible with Windows 11/10/8/8.1/7/Vista/XP. With inserting the bootable USB into a computer, you can enjoy Windows 11 anytime and anywhere.

Conclusion

In this post, we share the Windows 11 test tools such as the Microsoft PC Health Check Tool and a powerful third-party tool AOMEI Partition Assistant.

We can easily figure that the versatile software can provide multiple solutions if you encounter computer issues. It also allows users to migrate OS to SSD, securely erase SSD, and monitor the hard disk health. Windows Server 2025/2022/2019/2016/2012(R2)/2008(R2)/2003 users can turn to the Server Edition to enjoy this robust tool.