Microsoft talks about Windows 11 requirements, update safeguards - WindowsLatest

Microsoft will be able to determine your device’s compatibility using the telemetry data, and Windows Update will tell if you can install Windows 11.

“We don’t want all of the admins or all of the consumers out there to have to constantly be thinking [about compatibility],” Microsoft officials said.

“What we’ve actually done is bring some of that enforcement inbox so rather than you having to even think about it, your device will actually be able to determine by itself before ever being offered [Windows 11] and wasting that download”.