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Author Topic: Windows 11 24H2 released  (Read 1296 times)

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Windows 11 24H2 released
« on: October 02, 2024, 01:03:31 AM »

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Microsoft has clarified that Windows 11 24H2, unlike Windows 11 23H2, is a full OS swap and can not merely be enabled via an Enablement Package (EKB).

Aside from that, the company has also explained how managed devices can be upgraded directly from Windows 10 to Windows 11 24H2, using the target version capability in the Windows Update for Business deployment service and feature update deployments via Windows Autopatch.

As always, Microsoft has urged users to upgrade immediately to the latest OS version as Windows 10 will reach the end of support on October 14, 2025. As for those on previous Windows 11 versions, Microsoft says that systems must be on the May 2024 non-security preview to be able to upgrade to Windows 11 24H2.

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-details-windows-11-24h2-upgrade-compatibility-info-full-features-for-office-pcs/

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-11-version-24h2-what-s-new-for-it-pros/ba-p/4259108


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Re: Windows 11 24H2 released
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2024, 04:14:35 AM »

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Had a few Crashes, but overall nice and stable

This is obviously the definition of "nice and stable" in the modern world of "alternative facts".
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Re: Windows 11 24H2 released
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2024, 11:41:14 AM »

I've updated two of my secondary systems from 23H2 and both had Windows Update problems after the upgrade.
HOWEVER I did use a "new" trick I discovered to bypass the hardware checks (product server option) so reverted and used my older methods (registry etc.).
All seem fine now and not very different.
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Re: Windows 11 24H2 released
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2025, 11:11:54 AM »

Just to add that since then I've successfully used the "product server" option several times to upgrade to 24H2 without any issues so I suspect there was a problem with the very early downloads that was quickly fixed by Microsoft.
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Re: Windows 11 24H2 released
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2025, 03:13:55 PM »

Although I have never tried the revision I've decided to stick with 23H2 on my Win 11 PC in the mean time until all bugs are resolved.
My main, daily use desktop PC is still running Win 10 Pro which I still prefer and intend to retain this until the bitter end!

Have found this very informative YouTube video listing a number of ways to avoid/delay for longer periods any specific Windows upgrade, have implemented on my Win 11 PC, same methods can also be applied to Win 10:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEjkPacrJ00
 
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Re: Windows 11 24H2 released
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2025, 11:55:40 PM »

I've updated both my desktop and my laptop to 24H2 and haven't had any issues on either.
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Re: Windows 11 24H2 released
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2025, 07:41:30 PM »

I hit an interesting "problem" with 24H2 the other day, helping a friend of mine update his PC from 22H2.  :-\
He'd asked me what his "end of life" warning messages were about; this was despite me asking him back last Autumn if he had any systems still on 22H2 - "I don't think so" was his answer - WRONG!
First we updated his laptop, which wasn't that old, but equally wasn't full W11 spec. No problem.
Then we went for the Dell desktop, which started updating fine, then I noticed something odd....

Even though he'd long ago updated it with an SSD and 8GB ram, so it ran fine, I spotted a windows XP label on the box!  :help:
A quick Google of the model confirmed it had an older processor that doesn't have SSE4.2 instruction extensions or POPCNT! Needed for 24H2  >:D
Fortunately I was able to cancel the update before completion and it rewound it back to 22H2, then I updated it to 23H2 which I fortunately had a copy of, even though for some inexplicable reason his system needed the US English download not the UK/International English one.  :fingers:

He was then happy that it would run for a few more months and he'd look to buying a new system when Windows 12 appears. I agreed.
Then a few days later we had a massive lightning strike about 100 yards up the road from me - multiple trees shredded!
My house was unaffected, nothing even tripped, but my friend was 50 yards away the other side and most houses there has significant electronic damage. His router was fried, as was his PC that was next to it on a cabled LAN connection. So my W11 upgrades were a waste of time. BT have had an engineer in the area for several days now sorting out the many problems created.

I did do some diagnosis of his stricken PC and it would actually boot, the CPU and ram survived as did the hard disks. The video card was toast as was the LAN port and all but one USB port so it was effectively unusable. The SSD and HDD inside, with lots of family photos, were fine surprisingly.  :cool:
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