Before you begin check if your PC can run it: Windows 11 system requirements

The only official way to test drive Windows 11 is to sign up for the Windows Insider Program and upgrade from Windows 10. Microsoft has yet to release ISO files of the new operating system that can be downloaded and installed individually. If you can’t wait for that and need your Windows 11 NOW, this is the guide you need!

I’ve made a complete Windows 11 installation guide that takes you from this step and all the way to Windows 11 running on your PC. You can access it here as a premium subscriber:

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Full Windows 11 Installation Guide

The obvious solution is to sign up for the Windows Insider Program and download the latest build that Microsoft makes available through Windows Update. However, this method only allows you to upgrade to Windows 11 from your current Windows 10 installation. Although upgrading preserves all your files, settings, and programs, it also means that any junk, …

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How to Get Windows 11

The insider preview was recently announced, but if you can’t wait to get it when it’s out, you can follow these steps!

1. First, head to UU Dump, where you can download the latest builds of various Windows versions for free. Click the Dev Channel link at the top of the page. 

2. Select the most recent version of Windows 11 at the top of the list of releases. At the time of writing, this was Cumulative Update for Windows 11 (10.0.22000.71). 

Choose the “x64” build, rather than “arm64”, unless you have an ARM-powered laptop such as the Microsoft Surface Pro X.

3. Click Next on the following page and select the edition of Windows 11 you want to clean install. We chose Windows Home, because that’s the version we’re running on our laptop. Click Next again to confirm.

4. Select the download option “Download and convert to ISO”. This will make the downloaded Windows 11 build easier to clean install. Also check the box to “Include updates."

Click the "Create a download package" button to download a ZIP file containing the Windows 11 setup files.