{"id":423648,"date":"2023-09-24T15:17:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T22:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/?p=423648"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:02:15","slug":"checking-for-windows-11-device-compatibility-across-the-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/checking-for-windows-11-device-compatibility-across-the-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"Checking for Windows 11 device compatibility across the fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Part of a series:  <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/windows-10-end-of-life-road-to-windows-11\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/tag\/windows-10-eol\/\">Windows 10 end-of-life<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that we are less than 25 months away from the end of Windows 10, and <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/release-health\/windows11-release-information#windows-11-current-versions\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/release-health\/windows11-release-information#windows-11-current-versions\">the 3rd release of Windows 11<\/a> (23H2) is starting to roll out this week, many organizations are starting to plan their Windows 11 rollouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Windows 10 Home \/ Pro<br>October 14, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-71.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-71.png 729w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-71-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Windows 10 Enterprise &amp; education<br>October 14, 2025<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-64.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-64.png 730w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-64-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021<br>January 12, 2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-61.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-61.png 642w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-61-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The very first step is to identify how many devices across the business are Windows 11 compatible (or not) so replacement prioritization is given.   After all, the last thing you want is to have unsupported OS devices spread across the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you check Windows 11 compatibility across your business computers?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are using Microsoft tools:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">with Microsoft Intune <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-intune-blog\/understanding-readiness-for-windows-11-with-microsoft-endpoint\/ba-p\/2770866\">Understanding readiness for Windows 11 with Microsoft Endpoint Manager &#8211; Microsoft Community Hub<\/a><br>using the POWESHELL Script Microsoft published back in 2021 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; another short article on  <a href=\"https:\/\/andrewstaylor.com\/2022\/05\/12\/checking-windows-11-compatibility-with-intune-and-then-deploying-with-a-feature-update\/\">how to here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With SCCM : <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>PREFERED: <strong>Windows 11 Upgrade Readiness Dashboard\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting in Configuration Manager current branch version 2309, administrators can use this dashboard to devise their windows 11 upgrade strategy and discover the devices in the organization, which are ready for Windows 11 Upgrade. This Dashboard also provides a count by installed Feature update version and a view of all Windows devices inside the organization. Administrators can create a collection of Windows 11 ready for upgrading devices and roll out feature updates to them.  More info on Microsoft blog post: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/mem\/configmgr\/osd\/deploy-use\/manage-windows-11-readiness-dashboard\">Manage Windows 11 readiness dashboard &#8211; Configuration Manager | Microsoft Learn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other Alternatives: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anoopcnair.com\/sccm-collection-windows-11-upgrade-compatible\/\">Create SCCM Collection For Windows 11 Upgrade Compatible Devices HTMD Blog (anoopcnair.com)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.systemcenterdudes.com\/free-readiness-memcm-sccm-windows-11-report\/\">Free Readiness MEMCM \/ SCCM Windows 11 Report (systemcenterdudes.com)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non Microsoft Alternative<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, there is a great open-source tool called, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/rcmaehl\/WhyNotWin11\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/github.com\/rcmaehl\/WhyNotWin11\" target=\"_blank\">WhyNotWin11<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/rcmaehl\/WhyNotWin11\"> <\/a>  which is a detection script to help identify why a PC isn&#8217;t Windows 11 Release Ready.  In its latest release, the tool allows it ro run on a device silently and  export the data to a single CSV for all of your computers.   You can execute the script using PowerShell (or a batch file)  using a GPO, executing manually from as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code alignwide\"><code>WhyNotWin11.exe \/export CSV collect1.csv \/silent<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The containing will be a CSV file containing all of the computers you have run the script on   as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>EXAMPLE FILE: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Hostname,Architecture,Boot Method,CPU Compatibility,CPU Core Count,CPU Frequency,DirectX + WDDM2,Disk Partition Type,RAM Installed,Secure Boot,Storage Available,TPM Version\nW1174J0VL3,True,True,True,True,True,True,True,True,True,True,True\nDELLE6330,True,False,False,True,True,False,False,True,False,True,False<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Variables include: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hostname,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Architecture,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boot Method,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CPU Compatibility,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CPU Core Count,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CPU Frequency,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DirectX + WDDM2,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disk Partition Type,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RAM Installed,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secure Boot,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Storage Available,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TPM Version<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Potential alternatives:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the time comes ( Oct 2025)  and  you are not ready to update devices to Windows 11, here is a blog post with potential alternatives approaches:    <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/staying-with-windows-10-past-october-2025\/\">Staying with Windows 10 past October 2025 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional Resources: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/upgrade-to-windows-11-faq-fb6206a2-1a0f-448a-80f1-8668ee5b2bf9\">Upgrade to Windows 11: FAQ &#8211; Microsoft Support<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/troubleshoot-problems-updating-windows-188c2b0f-10a7-d72f-65b8-32d177eb136c\">Troubleshoot problems updating Windows &#8211; Microsoft Support<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dell.com\/support\/kbdoc\/en-us\/000192085\/windows-11-upgrade-walkthrough-for-dell-computers\">Windows 11 Upgrade Walkthrough for Dell Computers | Dell US<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that we are less than 25 months away from the end of Windows 10, and the 3rd release of Windows 11 (23H2) is starting to roll out this week, many organizations are starting to plan their Windows 11 rollouts. 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