Use the PC Health Check app to find out if your device has any other requirements you need to meet (for example, Secure Boot capability). For more info, see Find out which Surface model you have. Look for your device in the list of Surface models that can be upgraded to Windows 11. If you're not sure which Surface device model you have, look in the Surface app. We'll continue to support at least one version of Windows 10 based on the support dates listed on the Windows 10 Home and Pro: Microsoft Lifestyle website. Sell fall for the new sp9 if it's not farlst enough, but if it works for your needs, save the money and just use the sp5 until it breaks.Note: Devices that can't be upgraded can continue running Windows 10. If you wanted to try and play, it's affordable to get $350 now. You can do it yourself with $50~ 3rd party batteries, but expect you might crack the glued on screen on the way in. If the battery cycles are closer to 500, battery is towards end of life and no user replaceable battery. Powercfg /batteryreport from the command line. Sure, $350 used vs $800-1000 new, but you'll want to factor in the years old battery of the sp5 vs new battery, etc. Assuming you start Fall, 2022 Alder Lake SP9 and tablet PCs from Dell, HP, Lenovo will be the longest useable choices. If you want far faster than the 2 or 4-core Intel Surface Pros, then this is what you WILL want to wait for.

Intel and all the big PC makers just announced their latest 12th gen 10 to 14 core, 12th gen Alder Lake performance monsters at CES this week. Windows 10 supported until 2025, so you'll be fine on that. You can force the install, others running it fine, but if anything in the os breaks support, don't expect Microsoft to fix it.

That said, Windows 11 does not officially support older than sp6.

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