8 Ways to Fix [Windows Update Says No Windows 11 But PC Health Check Says Yes]

After a year’s wait and see, now many users start to accept Windows 11 because the later updates fixed many bugs and glitches. Although it’s not perfect, more and more users would like to upgrade to Windows 11.

We all know that Windows 11 has higher system requirements than Windows 10 OS, and users whose devices can’t reach all requirements can’t upgrade to the latest OS. But, some users find that though the PC health check says “Yes” Windows update says “No” Windows 11 on their computer.

Why Windows update says no Windows 11?

Why do PC health checks and Windows Update show different results? Does that really mean your PC can’t run Windows 11? Things might not like that. In fact, except for Windows 11 requirements, there’re some possible causes to rouse this problem:

• Damaged Windows Update service
Windows Update service is most likely malfunctioning in the background if you recently used a debloater or registry cleaner that stops Windows updates. You must repair the service in order for the Windows 11 update to appear in the settings app.

• Conflicting temporary files
If you previously attempted to download Windows 11 and got an error, this might be the reason you are unable to obtain the free upgrade to Windows 11.

• Pre-built systems
The pre-built device may obstruct the Windows 11 upgrade due to data on the OEM partition. This may take some time because most laptop manufacturers are presently working on updated Windows 11 drivers for both new and old devices to assure optimal compatibility.

• Running Win7/8/8.1
Only Windows 10 PC can directly upgrade to Windows 11. Other versions will need to upgrade to Windows 10 at first.
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8 ways to fix Windows 11 not showing up in Windows update

To fix not getting Windows 11 update even the PC reaches all Windows 11 requirements, we list 8 methods here to help you solve the problem.

Way 1. Check Windows Update

Some users might pause the Windows Update long time ago but they forget it. You can open: Settings > Update & Security> Windows Update to take a look.

Way 2. Reboot PC

Corrupted temporary files can sometimes cause Windows updates to fail, and the quickest method to resolve this is to restart your computer. It's a quick and straightforward repair that takes no time to implement. As a result, give your PC a gentle restart and check for updates.

Way 3. Troubleshoot Windows Update

Windows has built-in troubleshooters to help you troubleshoot many types of software and hardware issues on your device. One of them is the Windows Update troubleshooter, which may resolve issues such as Windows Update not functioning, Windows Update not showing updates, Windows 11 update not working, and others.

Step 1. Go to Start > Settings > Update & security > Troubleshoot.

Step 2. Click Windows Update under Get up and running.

Step 3. Click Run the troubleshooter to run the Windows Update troubleshooter.

Way 4. Modify Registry Editor

Change related registry can also help. But it’s a little risky.

Step 1. Press Windows + R to open Run. Type Regedit and press Enter to open Registry Editor.

Step 2. Go to:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost\Applicability.

Step 3. Find the following three values and set them as:

BranchName (Type REG_SZ) = Beta
ContentType (Type REG_SZ) = Mainline
Ring (Type REG_SZ) = External

Way 5. Modify the telemetry settings

This way is only available for Windows 10 Pro users because we need to change some settings in the Local Group Policy Editor.

Step 1. Press Windows + R to open Run.

Step 2. Type gpedit.msc and press Enter to open Local Group Policy Editor.

Step 3. Go to Computer configuration > Administrative templates > Windows components > Datacollection and Preview Build.

Step 4. Change all to allow as much telemetry as possible.

Way 6. Use CMD

This way is from Windows Community, some users solved Windows 11 update not showing.

Step 1. Open an Administrator: Command Prompt windows and enter this command: schtasks.exe /Run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser

Step 2. Wait for about 5 minutes or so and open Windows Update again. Then the compatibility messages should match.

Way 7. Restart Windows Update

If Windows Update encounters a flaw that causes Windows 11 not appearing in the Windows update issue, resetting should be helpful.

Step 1. Press Windows + R to launch the Run command. Type services.msc in the text field, and either click “OK” or press “Enter” to launch the Services app.

Step 2. Locate and double-click the “Windows Update” service.

Step 3. Click on the Startup type dropdown menu and select “Disabled” from the list of options that appear.

Step 4. Click on Apply to save the changes and click OK to close the properties window.

Close the Services app and reboot the computer.

Then continue the steps:

Step 5. Press Windows + E to launch File Explorer, navigate to the path C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution and hit Enter.

Step 6. Now, select all the files saved here and delete them.

Step 7. Again, launch the Services app as you did earlier, and double-click on the Windows Update service. Select “Automatic” from the Startup type dropdown menu this time and click on Apply to save the changes.

Step 8. Click on “Start” under Service status to run the service, and then click on “OK” at the bottom.

Now you can go to the Windows Update section in Settings and check if you can now install Windows 11.

Way 8. Manually upgrade to Windows 11

If all the above ways can’t help you, and you’re sure your PC reaches all system requirements of Windows 11, you can try to install Windows 11 via installation assistant. You can download Windows 11 Installation Assistant from Microsoft website or you can choose a third-party tool to do a Windows 11 migration.

Choice 1. Windows 11 Installation Assistant

Step 1. Download the Media Creation Tool

Step 2. When the download is finished, click the exe. file to open it. In the new Window, select “Accept” after you make sure you agree to the license terms.

Step 3. Select “Create installation media for another PC”, and click “Next”.

Step 4. Select language, edition, and click “Next”.

Step 5. Choose the media you wish to use: USB flash drive or ISO file (for DVD users) and select the USB, then wait for the downloading.

Step 6. Plug the installation media in the device you wish to install Windows 11, and turn it on, enter BIOS to change the boot order, and choose a USB drive as the boot drive.

Step 7. Then, you will see the “Windows Setup” window on the screen, please set them up and click “Next”.

Then you follow all orders to finish the settings and install Windows 11.

Choice 2. Migrate Windows 11 system to your PC

If your friends have Windows 11 on their computer or you have another device that carries Windows 11, you can choose AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional to do an OS migration. You just need to plug the disk with Windows 11 into the target computer and follow the tool to finish the operation.

Step 1. Connect the disk of the target computer to a Windows 11 computer. Then, install and run AOMEI Partition Assistant, choose "Clone"> “Migrate OS” in the top menu.

Step 2. Click “Next" in the new window.

Step 3. Choose an unallocated space on your disk. Or you can tick the box “I want to delete all partitions…” to create unallocated space. Otherwise, we suggest you use a new disk or back up all data on the target disk.

Step 4. Now you need to resize the size of the partition, and click “Next”.

Step 5. Click "Finish" to continue.

Step 6. Click “Apply” in the upper-left corner.

Don’t forget to change the boot order in BIOS to check if your computer can boot into Windows 11.

To sum up

In this article, we list 8 methods to fix Windows Update that says “No” Windows 11 but PC Health Check says “Yes” error. Hope you can successfully solve the problem and enjoy the new OS.

AOMEI Partition Assistant is a disk and partition manager designed for Windows PC users. It can clone disk, convert disk to GPT/MBT without deleting data, and so on. And it has the Server Edition for Windows Server users to manage their devices.