Microsoft has started automatically updating computers using the soon-outdated Windows 11 version.
The mandatory update applies to all computers using Windows 11 24H2, i.e., the major version of Windows released in the autumn of 2024. According to Bleeping Computer, only computers used by businesses and managed by IT support are currently exempt from the mandatory update.
The official support period for Windows 11 version 24H2 ends in October 2026, after which no security updates will be released for it.
Computers being force-updated are updated to the latest major Windows update, 25H2, which was released in autumn 2025. For the user, the update appears so that Windows simply states there are updates ready to be installed - and the user can choose whether to install the update immediately or only during the next restart. No other options are offered.
Microsoft, obviously, wants to avoid a situation where (once again) outdated Windows computers are left hanging in the real world, possibly connected to the internet, for which security updates are no longer released. Such PCs would eventually become ticking time bombs, risking the security of the entire internet.
The official support period for Windows 11 version 24H2 ends in October 2026, after which no security updates will be released for it.
Computers being force-updated are updated to the latest major Windows update, 25H2, which was released in autumn 2025. For the user, the update appears so that Windows simply states there are updates ready to be installed - and the user can choose whether to install the update immediately or only during the next restart. No other options are offered.
Microsoft, obviously, wants to avoid a situation where (once again) outdated Windows computers are left hanging in the real world, possibly connected to the internet, for which security updates are no longer released. Such PCs would eventually become ticking time bombs, risking the security of the entire internet.
