Microsoft is pushing some Windows 11 users back to Windows 10

No sneaking your way into using the OS.

Now that Microsoft has announced the Windows 11 operating system will officially launch on October 5 this year, we were hoping that the lofty system requirements to run it would be adjusted.

Unfortunately, it seems that Microsoft is actually doubling down. Members of the Windows Insider Program (Microsoft’s open software testing beta) running Windows 11 on hardware, which doesn’t meet the minimum requirements, are now receiving a message asking that they uninstall the new OS and return to using Windows 10.

The message was published to Twitter by @BetaWiki, and reads “Your PC does not meet the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11. Your device is not eligible to join the Windows Insider Program on Windows 11. Please install Windows 10 to participate in the Windows Insider Program in the Release Preview Channel.”