Available publicly since last October, the Windows 11 24H2 update has caused a lot of ink to flow in recent months. Initially reserved for Copilot+ certified devices, it was subsequently offered as an optional download via Windows Update to all users of Microsoft's operating system, with a few exceptions. The publisher has just reached a new milestone in the deployment of this update by now requiring its installation on all compatible configurations.
A 24H2 update now mandatory despite its bugs
More precisely, versions 22H2 and 23H2 are now automatically offered this major update of Windows 11. Only devices managed in a professional environment by an IT department are exempt from this obligation, the application of updates must then be validated beforehand. Fortunately, the automatic application of this 24H2 update is also disabled on potentially incompatible configurations and on machines affected by certain known bugs. For example, we are thinking of some Asus PCs that can suffer from crashes and blue screens with this latest version of Windows.
We can also regret Microsoft's decision to now impose the 24H2 update, while this version still suffers from quite a few problems (errors with the Auto HDR feature as well as in a certain number of applications for webcams, bugs in File Explorer and with audio features, or even recurring performance problems in games), forcing the publisher to regularly pause its deployment in recent months.
As a reminder, version 22H2 has not been supported since last October for the general public, while Education, Enterprise, and IoT editions are getting a reprieve until October. Version 23H2 is getting mainstream support until November of this year. Meanwhile, Windows 11 24H2 (“Hudson Valley” for short) will continue to receive updates until October 2026 for the classic editions (Home and Pro), and until October 2027 for the Education and Enterprise versions (excluding long-term support).
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