Windows 10 to 11 Upgrade via GPO
TLDR: Is it possible to upgrade from Windows 10 to 11 directly via GPO?
Hey all,
I'm currently working on getting our last few Windows 10 laptops in-place upgraded to 11 for some fully remote users.
Currently, we are asking users to perform the upgrade themselves, and with the exception of a few devices not being compatible, it's worked out alright.
To clarify, while we have a kinda sorta MDM, it doesn't perform OS upgrades. Neither do we have Intune or similar infrastructure/tools to automatically provide the updates. Additionally, we don't have a domain or any sort on on-prem resources that are traditionally found in a typical business environment.
While thinking about this further, especially since the deadline is fast approaching, I tried updating to 11 via GPO on a test machine and it seemed to work fine. Next I'll try remotely pushing the GPO via our ITAM system.
Has anyone else upgraded to 11 this way? Are there any gotchas that could prevent this from working?
Posted Oct 5, 2025, 4:02 AM UTC