{"id":136386,"date":"2023-01-30T06:40:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T11:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=136386"},"modified":"2023-01-30T10:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:19:04","slug":"upgrade-windows-11-21h2-free-windows-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/upgrade-windows-11-21h2-free-windows-update\/","title":{"rendered":"How to upgrade to Windows 11 for free via Windows Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The easiest and safest method to upgrade for free to <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-22h2-new-features\/\">Windows 11 22H2<\/a> from Windows 10 is using the &#8220;Windows Update&#8221; settings. The reason is that through &#8220;Windows Update&#8221; settings, you will receive a notification letting you whether or not version 22H2 is compatible with your computer, and you can continue with the installation with a few clicks knowing that all your files, most settings, and applications will migrate automatically to the new version.<\/p>\n<p>The experience is similar to installing a cumulative update, but with the difference that this process will take longer to complete (about an hour) because of the download size (around 4 to 5GB) and because the process will perform a complete installation.<\/p>\n<p>Although upgrading through Windows Update is a non-destructive process, it&#8217;s still recommended to <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/create-windows-10-system-image-backup\/\">create a temporary full backup<\/a> before proceeding in case something goes wrong and you need to roll back or recover some files.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\">guide<\/a> will teach you the easy steps to upgrade a <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-10\">Windows 10<\/a> computer to Windows 11 from the Windows Update settings.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"upgrade_windows10_11_windowsupdate\">Upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows Update<\/h2>\n<p>To upgrade to Windows 11 22H2 from 10 via the Windows Update settings, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Update &amp; Security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Windows Update<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Check for updates<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-136388\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/windowsupdate-check-windows11-upgrade.jpg?resize=827%2C464&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows Update settings\" width=\"827\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/windowsupdate-check-windows11-upgrade.jpg?w=966&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 966w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/windowsupdate-check-windows11-upgrade.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/windowsupdate-check-windows11-upgrade.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>&#8220;Download and install&#8221;<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-136262\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/windows-11-download-windowsupdate.webp?resize=827%2C495&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 11 upgrade via Windows Update\" width=\"827\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/windows-11-download-windowsupdate.webp?w=1072&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1072w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/windows-11-download-windowsupdate.webp?resize=300%2C179&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/windows-11-download-windowsupdate.webp?resize=960%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/windows-11-download-windowsupdate.webp?resize=150%2C90&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Restart now<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, Windows 11 will proceed to install automatically. (See also <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2-ERV_gAIrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>this video tutorial<\/strong><\/a> with the steps to upgrade using Windows Update.)<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t see the notification, it is likely because Windows 11 is not fully compatible with your hardware and software configuration. In this case, it&#8217;s not recommended to proceed with the upgrade using other methods, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/upgrade-windows-11-update-assistant\/\">Installation Assistant<\/a> or ISO file, because you may come across errors and problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are still on Windows 10, use these easy steps to upgrade to Windows 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136391,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2426,23],"tags":[95,19,2715,2576],"class_list":["post-136386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-windows","tag-difficulty-level-beginner","tag-how-to","tag-windows-11","tag-windows-help"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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