News Microsoft auto-updates consumer PCs to Windows 11 24H2 — you can defer the update for five weeks

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Installed it via ISO in November, haven't noticed any difference or issues, but that's to be expected on a well maintained non-OEM system from a build that doesn't have any major changes, and my 5950X still caps at 4.49ghz multi-core boost...piece of junk...
 
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I've purposely avoided it due to having an ARL platform and manually installed 23H2 when I built it. Still not terribly enthusiastic about this update and really wish Microsoft wouldn't keep taking control out of users hands. I have zero issues with automatic updates and pushing people to do so it's the not letting them opt out part.
 
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Fortunately for people, in the fall of 2024, the long-term construction project from MS - W11 LTSC - finally appeared.

By the way, an interesting thing - modern versions of OS become obsolete, not when Microsoft says that it is all over, but when browser makers (the last of them) stop supporting this system and changes in the sites code are so great that the latest versions of browsers for this OS version can no longer cope with their tasks. Because for ordinary people, this support is key. As long as all sites work fine - they don't care about new versions of OS, only if there is something that will definitely force them to make some movements...

This is conveniently able to bypass "long-term formal support". For example, W10 1809 LTSC formally has support until 2029. But if it has, then who will develop browsers for this version until 2029? But no. Browser makers will intentionally stop supporting it from 2026 for all versions W10, although they formally must support W10 1809 LTSC up to 2029 year... Moreover, this will be the first experience in history with such a throw, since before W10 did not exist a LTSC (LTSB) channel.
 
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thestryker said:
I've purposely avoided it due to having an ARL platform and manually installed 23H2 when I built it. Still not terribly enthusiastic about this update and really wish Microsoft wouldn't keep taking control out of users hands. I have zero issues with automatic updates and pushing people to do so it's the not letting them opt out part.
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If you have the Pro version of Windows 11, you can refuse the update.
 
Dr3ams said:
If you have the Pro version of Windows 11, you can refuse the update.
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This can be done in many ways and Home versions, but M$, as always, is counting on the ignorant majority, who, as usual, will accept their fate as another guinea pig (free alpha testers) for their own money...
 
I expect this forced update will brick 5~10% of PCs running Win11 and require a complete reinstall.
Brickings will be 70% driver related. 20% firmware related and 10% other, my guess.
 
USAFRet said:
As has happened with every "forced update" of Windows in the last decade?

Not.

MS went to pushing/forcing updates in 2015, with the introduction of Win 10.
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Yeah, because 24H2 is famous for not causing
infinite boot loops
breaking games
errors with anticheat
errors with HDR in games
vanishing mouse cursor
losing mouse and keyboard input on a laptop
BSOD with intel sst audio
couldn't even alt+tab properly
couldn't even do a clean install properly because it broke updates

Like this is a long list already.
 
Notton said:
Yeah, because 24H2 is famous for not causing
infinite boot loops
breaking games
errors with anticheat
errors with HDR in games
vanishing mouse cursor
losing mouse and keyboard input on a laptop
BSOD with intel sst audio
couldn't even alt+tab properly
couldn't even do a clean install properly because it broke updates

Like this is a long list already.
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Not saying users didn't have those issues, but I didn't experience any of those you listed or any other bug because of the update. Since Windows 2000 I have never encountered a bug as a result of an update. Plenty of other errors from third party software though.
 
USAFRet said:
Just to preclude the obvious comments...your PC almost certainly is NOT CoPilot/Recall capable.
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While true, it keeps reinstalling on both my machines every major update. Win11 Pro. Now don't get me wrong, if it DIDN'T install, I would not get the pleasure of uninstalling it. Truly, it is the little things that get me out of bed every day!
 
ive got it on my laptop and pc..
it was ok on am4,computer and now with am5 computer,. no issues,..
i did uninstall "co-pilot, RE-call" and other non- essensial stuff. and no issues since i did that in begining of DEC 2024
 
Most unusual for me, I am considering pushing the pause button.

I am playing the Path of Exile Early Access game and it reportedly has issues running on 24h2.

Aside from that what exactly is an AI PC? Would I need a new 9000 series CPU to replace my 7950x3d? To get an integrated NPU? My GPU's (igpu and dedicated) can provide ~190 tops, would an m.2 ai accelerator count? Four TOPS for $40, 26 tops for ~200. Wonder if they need as much cooling as an nvme drive? Just curious.
 
Dr3ams said:
Not saying users didn't have those issues, but I didn't experience any of those you listed or any other bug because of the update. Since Windows 2000 I have never encountered a bug as a result of an update. Plenty of other errors from third party software though.
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So I was forced this update, and now one of my PC's had its win11 key deactivated for some dumb reason.
It was working fine before, which is the maddening part.
 
if its official win 11 key.. then .all you need to do is go itnto windows activation and " click on the option" for them to recheck.(cant remember what option is called).. and it will check and ask you to verify, just choose hardware change option . and it should fix it.. its rare for them to block unless there was hardware change or it was detected as non official keys.. (some of these digital keys get blocked after a few hardware changes.)
 
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