Your version of windows 11 has reached the end of service. click to download a newer version of windows 11 to stay supported.

Anonymous
2024-12-06T12:07:08+00:00

Can someone help me out here? After I updated my Windows software on my laptop this evening, I got a message saying "Your version of Windows has reached the end of service". This really confuses me because I'm on Windows 11 and I got a new laptop literally 2 months ago and I barely even used 10-15% of it's total memory space on my C Drive.

Does anyone know what's going on here? Does this mean I won't be able to get security updates for my Windows on my new laptop? Am I going to have to pay more money just to get Windows to work properly and stay up-to-date? I'm feeling very concerned.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-27T02:22:00+00:00

    The best approach I have practiced, is to joins the Insider Programme (the recommended is Dev Channel, it is relatively more stable than the rest.), and then you will receive an update to the newest preview version of Windowes11 (mine is 23h2).Image
    Pls note that preview version are usually unstable, so you need to unscbscribe the insider programme after the dev channel update(https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsinsider/leave-program).
    Then, not soon you will receive the newest stable update. This is how i managed to move my device from 21H2 to 23H2.
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    Dear QuarterFin:

    Thank you kindly for your selfless post. Your solution worked like a dream. After the first Cumulative Framework update came in, I rebooted the laptop, and Version 24H2 had fully installed. Your fix is a life-saver, because it did not affect precious resident data. So, it was not necessary to replace any files at all. It was a straight forward operation and it did not take long to execute. The final reboot sealed the deal. Thank you again, QuarterFin!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-23T04:16:13+00:00

    Try updating to 23H2. It will get you in support until 24H2 is rolled out to your computer. What worked for me is to update Windows 11 to version 23H2 (x64). This gives me about 10 months to update to Windows 11, version 24H2, which doesn't seem to be available yet for my computers (at least it isn't showing up in Windows Update on my computers). To update from Windows 11, version 22H2 to 23H2, I followed the instructions in the July 25th, 2024 post by Ramesh Srinvasan (IA) here: how to install windows 11 23H2 and 24H2 feature update offline for - Microsoft Community. He provides a link to install the enablement package to quickly upgrade Windows 11 22H2 systems to 23H2 (https://catalog.sf.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/caa3ff4a-6420-4341-aeae-33b2d7f463be/public/windows11.0-kb5027397-x64_3a9c368e239bb928c32a790cf1663338d2cad472.msu). This is basically an offline package for the update. After downloading and then running the package locally, restarting, etc. I was able to run Windows updates and get the latest cumulative update for Windows 11, version 23H2. Everything is running.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-14T12:20:41+00:00

    I got the ARM version updated to the current release. My problem was the downloaded ISO was on the Mac partition and I had mounted it from there and installed it from the Parallels Desktop VM. I moved the ISO inside the VM, mounted it, ran the setup, and it updated correctly. I should have caught this when it wouldn't let me mount the ISO inside the VM.

    Edition Windows 11 Pro

    Version 24H2

    Installed on ‎12/‎14/‎2024

    OS build 26100.1742

    Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.18.0

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-12-10T14:23:07+00:00

    Careful, there has been a host of issues with 24 coming to light now. But that's just from IT to IT practitioner talk here, I am no expert.

    I am having an issue with an end user device that is on Win 11 22h2 OS: 22621.4317, throwing the same error as the other folks here. I have not encountered this until now and it is only on this one device. I have seen the enablement package but have never used it, and because of the nature of whose device is having the issue was hesitant until talking to a peer.

    Is that the recommendation?

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-12-10T12:31:32+00:00

    So what version and build of Windows 11 do you have currently? Type winver in Search and post back the full version and build.

    Windows 11 Version 21H2

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