Microsoft has already confirmed that Windows 11 would be offered like a free upgrade for several eligible Windows 10 devices, and today the company has returned with additional information on how this release should really occur.

Microsoft explains that Windows 11 will land via Windows Update on Windows 10 devices, but to obtain the update, users need to manually check for updates on their own devices.

In other words, Windows 11 won't be considered a forced replace on Windows 10 devices, if you want to stick to the present operating system, that's quite alright. Though, to be honest, in case your device supports Windows 11, there's no reason not to install it, especially given it brings so many substantial improvements.

New Windows 10 feature update coming

"For consumers we will continue to provide selections for control and transparency associated with device updates. Including the opportunity to plan a restart, pause an update, and have full treatments for which optional updates to install. The feature update process for Windows 10 to Windows 11 will be a user-initiated 'seeker' process to decide to update to Windows 11," Microsoft says.

"For users who aren't entitled to Windows 11 due to the hardware requirements, the seeking experience will not be available. You'll find a lot of tool and hardware requirements here. We'll still document all of our releases and updates with release notes (in 36 languages) and share info on releases through the Windows release health hub."

Windows 10 will still be supported until October 2025, if you don't need to make the switch to Windows 11, your computer will still get security updates along with other improvements for four more years. A new Windows 10 feature update can also be coming this fall, though don't expect Microsoft to concentrate an excessive amount of on significant improvements in the long term.