Upgrading Windows 10 to Windows 11, the Windows 11 Installation Assistant is your ideal tool. This article will guide you on how to use this tool and resolve possible problems such as continuous shutdown or failure to run.

What is the Windows 11 Installation Assistant?

Microsoft released Windows 11 on October 5, 2021, and launched three installation and upgrade tools: Windows 11 Installation Assistant, Windows 11 Media Creation Tool, and Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) Download.

The Windows 11 Installation Assistant is designed to install Windows 11 on the Windows 10 computer you are currently using, but does not support ARM64 devices. If you cannot upgrade to Windows 11 through Windows Update, this assistant is the best choice. Tip: You can use Rufus to install Windows 11 22H2 without a Microsoft account.

How to upgrade to Windows 11 using the Windows 11 Installation Assistant?

Step 1: Check if your computer meets the requirements

To upgrade using Windows 11 Installation Assistant, your device must meet the following conditions:

1. Have a Windows 10 license.
2. Run Windows 10 version 2004 or later.
3. Meets the minimum hardware and system requirements of Windows 11.
4. There is at least 9 GB of available disk space to download Windows 11.

Step 2: Download the Windows 11 Installation Assistant

1. Visit the Windows 11 software download page.
2. Click the "Download Now" button under "Windows 11 Installation Assistant". The tool will be downloaded to the path you specified.

Step 3: Run Windows 11 Install Assistant to Upgrade to Windows 11

1. Open the downloaded Windows 11 installation assistant.
2. If the user account control interface appears, click "Yes".
3. In the next interface, click "Accept and Install" to continue.

4. The tool will start downloading and installing Windows 11. The whole process takes some time and you can continue to use your computer normally.

5. When the following interface appears, save your work and click "Restart Now". Make sure the computer is powered and is turned on.

6. The computer will start to update and restart multiple times. Please wait patiently for the whole process to complete.

After completing the above steps, Windows 11 will be successfully installed on your computer.

Solve Windows 11 Installation Assistant Problems

If you are running a preview version of Windows 11 Insider for Dev channel, the Windows 11 Installation Assistant may not run or close immediately. It is manifested as: After opening the Assistant, the program will be displayed on the screen for a second and then disappear quickly.

If you have Windows 11 Insider Preview installed, this issue will not affect you. But if you still want to run the Install Assistant, you can try the following steps to enable Windows 7 compatibility mode:

1. Right-click on the downloaded Windows 11 installation assistant and select "Properties".
2. Switch to the Compatibility tab.
3. Check "Run this program in compatible mode" and select "Windows 7" in the "Compare Mode" drop-down list.
4. Click "Apply".
5. Click OK.

In most cases, this method can solve the problem of the Windows 11 installation assistant being continuously shut down. If the problem persists, you can use two other tools (Windows 11 Media Creation Tool or Windows 11 ISO Download) to install Windows 11.

Now you should know how to upgrade your Windows 10 computer to Windows 11 using the Windows 11 Installation Assistant. If this tool keeps shutting down and disappearing, you can try enabling Windows 7 compatibility mode to make it work properly. If you have any other related questions, please let us know in the comments.

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