Question When will Windows 10 version 23H2 be released?

[kacper6768]

Will Windows 10 version 23H2 be released this year?
Windows 11 has already been released in version 23H2.
Why do they always release a new build for Windows 11 first and only then for Windows 10?
Will Windows 10 only add security updates and nothing else?
Appearance changes and new functions when released are only for Windows 11.
Windows 10 will be updated until 2025, so will it only be for another year and then the only updated Windows will be Windows 11?
I use an HDD for the system. This is a bad idea but I can't afford an SSD. When I update Windows, it's only once a year. Previously, twice a year because there were still H1 updates. Now there are only H2, for example 22H2.
I update Windows from an unpacked Windows iso image.
It is possible to update via Windows Update, but then Windows takes a long time to start, slows down and is flooded with updates. If the hard drive was on flash memory, Windows would probably not slow down. Is updating Windows 10 once a year enough?
Why are there updates for Windows when viruses can get through the web browser and there is also Windows Defender, so what does Windows have to do with it?

 

[ohio_buckeye]

since windows 10 is on the way out, I wouldn’t count on another major build.

You definitely need to be updating all the time. It seems like if you keep it updated it’s not so bad.

As fast as getting infected one good way is to not update and not keeping antivirus updated and not being careful what you click on.

Definitely consider saving for an ssd drive. Not sure of your location but at least in the USA they are the cheapest I’ve really ever seen them. For example I can pick up a 500gb sata ssd for about 20 dollars. Even an nvme drive isn’t much more. I can usually get a 1tb drive for about 40 and so on. So if you were going to purchase one now I’da good time.

There’s also nothing wrong with having a smaller ssd as your boot drive and a regular spinning drive for extra storage.

 

[Colif]

There is no 23H2 for win 10. You will still get security fixes until 2025.

Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025. The current version, 22H2, will be the final version of Windows 10, and all editions will remain in support with monthly security update releases through that date. Existing LTSC releases will continue to receive updates beyond that date based on their specific lifecycles.

Windows 10 Home and Pro - Microsoft Lifecycle

Windows 10 Home and Pro follows the Modern Lifecycle Policy.

learn.microsoft.com

 

[Unolocogringo]

2 of my machine just received 22H2 last week. A year behind schedule.
But I only shut down and update every three months. So it might be the reason.

 

[kacper6768]

Microsoft officially releases a version of Windows 10 with updates every month. If the released versions were called 23H2 instead of 22H2, would Windows 10 be any different?

I use 3 computers

Motherboard: A320M PRO-VD/S (MS-7A36)
Processor type: QuadCore AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Graphics - GeForce GT 630 (1 GB)
Ram: 9905702-017.A00G; 8GB
Drive: TOSHIBA HDWD110
Drive: ATAPI iHAS122 F

Asus M4N68T-M LE V2
Motherboard chipset - nVIDIA nForce 7025-630a, AMD K10
Processor type - QuadCore AMD Athlon II X4 640
RAM 4 GB DDR3
Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 6670 (1 GB)
Hard drive: TOSHIBA DT01ACA100
Drive: ATAPI iHAS124 B SCSI CdRom Device
Power supply: Modecom FEEL 3 400W

Processor type - QuadCore AMD A8-7410, 2500 MHz (25 x 100)
Motherboard name - HP ProBook 455 G3
Motherboard chipset - AMD Avalon, AMD K16.3
Physical memory - 3530 MB (DDR3 SDRAM)
Hard drive: HGST HTS725050A7E630 (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-III)
Optical drive: HP HLDS DVDRW GUD1N
Graphics
Integrated: AMD Radeon R5 Series (Beema)
Separate: PCI Express 2.0 x8: AMD Radeon 530 / R7 M340 (Meso) 2GB

Is it worth updating these computers to Windows 11 or is it better to stay with Windows 10 or update only 1 or 2 of them to Windows 11?

 

[USAFRet]

Is it worth updating these computers to Windows 11 or is it better to stay with Windows 10 or update only 1 or 2 of them to Windows 11?

Do you plan on using these systems past Oct 2025?

 

[DSzymborski]

None of these PCs have the hardware Windows 11 requires and while there are ways to circumvent the CPU compatibility requirement, it's asking for trouble to do it on the decade-old laptop or the even older desktop. The Ryzen 3 is probably the only PC worth considering.

 

[Colif]

Microsoft officially releases a version of Windows 10 with updates every month.

windows doesn't release a new version every month, the cumulative updates change the build but it still stays Version 22H2

Windows 10 has had version updates before that didn't change anything apart from version number so raising it to 23H2 might not change anything really.

The Ryzen 3 is probably the only PC worth considering.

only with a CPU upgrade - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/w...supported/windows-11-supported-amd-processors

 

[kacper6768]

Do you plan on using these systems past Oct 2025?

On the computers I have now, I will stay with Windows 10 until 2025. Even if I had the newest computer, I would stay with Windows 10 because every second Windows is successful. If I use these computers after 2025, I will have a dilemma whether to install Windows 10 or stay on the unsupported Windows 10, but the best decision would be to stay on Windows 10 until 2025, regardless of the computer used, and after 2025 move to the successor of Windows 11. It must be remembered that every 2 Windows is successful.

 

[USAFRet]

On the computers I have now, I will stay with Windows 10 until 2025. Even if I had the newest computer, I would stay with Windows 10 because every second Windows is successful. If I use these computers after 2025, I will have a dilemma whether to install Windows 10 or stay on the unsupported Windows 10, but the best decision would be to stay on Windows 10 until 2025, regardless of the computer used, and after 2025 move to the successor of Windows 11. It must be remembered that every 2 Windows is successful.

I have Win 11 on 2 of my 4 main systems. Including the one I'm using right now.
Zero problems. None.

 

[artk2219]

I have Win 11 on 2 of my 4 main systems. Including the one I'm using right now.
Zero problems. None.

I have a couple of machines running 11 as well and they've never given me any sort of technical issue, they work fine. My biggest issues with 11 are UI and policy based, I don't want to use a Microsoft account, but windows 11 is real pushy on that subject.

 

[DSzymborski]

On the computers I have now, I will stay with Windows 10 until 2025. Even if I had the newest computer, I would stay with Windows 10 because every second Windows is successful. If I use these computers after 2025, I will have a dilemma whether to install Windows 10 or stay on the unsupported Windows 10, but the best decision would be to stay on Windows 10 until 2025, regardless of the computer used, and after 2025 move to the successor of Windows 11. It must be remembered that every 2 Windows is successful.

That's a really odd way to evaluate software. Windows 11 is basically slightly window-dressed Windows 10.

 

[USAFRet]

I don't want to use a Microsoft account, but windows 11 is real pushy on that subject.

That is why you create and use a local Standard user, and local Admin user.

You do NOT, repeat DO NOT, have to log in with the MS account all the time.
On my main system, I've not logged in to the MS account in many months.

 

[Colif]

t must be remembered that every 2 Windows is successful.

win 12 might be more restrictive to updating to than 11 was. Secure Boot will be mandatory and they have this lovely processor they want on your motherboard and which only exists in most recent PC - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/w...ty/pluton/microsoft-pluton-security-processor

So how successful it is depends on how many people are willing to upgrade. Guess if you upgrade in next 3 years one of your PC will work on it.

We shall see I guess but betting the future will be better might not work.

I will stay on 11 until I upgrade myself if I am right above.

to be fair, before I got win 10 I never cared about support from Microsoft as I never used it, and I never used Defender so having a licence that was out of date really didn't matter. And if you have an AV that works instead of Defender, no reason to not keep using 10. I used Vista... I survived... I used it until I killed it... 8 years. PC wasn't up to running win 8 but I jumped on Win 7.

 

[kacper6768]

If I use another old computer with Windows 98SE and Windows XP and WIndows 7 only to play old games without using the Internet from this computer, is it better to install updates that were released until the end of support for these old Windows?

 

[artk2219]

That is why you create and use a local Standard user, and local Admin user.

You do NOT, repeat DO NOT, have to log in with the MS account all the time.
On my main system, I've not logged in to the MS account in many months.

Oh absolutely, same here, but Microsoft is much pushier on it than they are with 10. Trying to force you to sign in or create one on setup vs giving you the option to continue with a local account. Requiring a Microsoft account to get out of s-mode (shipping new computers in s-mode in the first place) unless you disable secure boot in the bios or tweak the registry, games like that. I know you can work around all that, but it's much more annoying about those sorts of things than 10 was. Overall I'm not a fan of 11, but we won't have a choice shortly so it is what it is.

 

[Colif]

If I use another old computer with Windows 98SE and Windows XP and WIndows 7 only to play old games without using the Internet from this computer, is it better to install updates that were released until the end of support for these old Windows?

I would think so as some of the updates could be bug fixes.

 

[Intrepid-NY]

Will Windows 10 version 23H2 be released this year?
Windows 11 has already been released in version 23H2.
Why do they always release a new build for Windows 11 first and only then for Windows 10?
Will Windows 10 only add security updates and nothing else?
Appearance changes and new functions when released are only for Windows 11.
Windows 10 will be updated until 2025, so will it only be for another year and then the only updated Windows will be Windows 11?
I use an HDD for the system. This is a bad idea but I can't afford an SSD. When I update Windows, it's only once a year. Previously, twice a year because there were still H1 updates. Now there are only H2, for example 22H2.
I update Windows from an unpacked Windows iso image.
It is possible to update via Windows Update, but then Windows takes a long time to start, slows down and is flooded with updates. If the hard drive was on flash memory, Windows would probably not slow down. Is updating Windows 10 once a year enough?
Why are there updates for Windows when viruses can get through the web browser and there is also Windows Defender, so what does Windows have to do with it?

Probably Yes. The Windows 10 23H2 ISO is already available for download.

 

[kacper6768]

Probably Yes. The Windows 10 23H2 ISO is already available for download.

Which website can you download Windows 10 23H2 or link from, if such a version exists?