News Windows 11's 24H2 block list contains more than just customization apps — hardware ID, software, and driver blocks could keep you from getting the...

[Admin]

A new report has revealed that Microsoft has a pretty substantial hardware ID, software, and driver block list in place that will block users from upgrading to Windows 11 24H2 if necessary.

Windows 11's 24H2 block list contains more than just customization apps — hardware ID, software, and driver blocks could keep you from getting the... : Read more

 

[edzieba]

Microsoft have been doing this per-build block flagging for many years, since Windows 10.
Rather than halting an entire build rollout because a small handful of applications (or devices) are not playing nice, they only halt the rollout for anyone with those applications/devices and keep going for everyone else. It's why the list regularly changes and why applications are added and removed 'at random': they are added when an issue is confirmed, and removed when it is resolved.

 

[toffty]

Microsoft have been doing this per-build block flagging for many years, since Windows 10.

But these news sites need to sensationalize everything for clicks! Stop spreading the truth and let the fearmongering rule!
😮‍💨

 

[vijosef]

The list looks more like a Digital Rights Management issue than any other thing.

 

[milleron]

The software list is pretty self-explanatory, but the hardware list could sure use some professional annotation for us laypersons. Hopefully, a clued-in expert will weigh-in on this. {hint, hint]

 

[NinoPino]

Very interesting move from Microsoft. They should call it Windows 12.