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
    2024-12-11T12:02:35+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).
    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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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-11T14:16:43+00:00

    Using the Insider program in that way is not good advice.

    They recommend not using test builds on your day to day system as a problem update may require a clean install.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-11T14:47:42+00:00

    thankyou so much

    i just had an i7 motherboard fitted .(as im a plug and play user ) as the other would not accept win11 . doh

    regards

    martin

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-12-11T14:57:43+00:00

    thankyou  QuaterFin

    ive now been told thats not an option.

    i just had another motherboard fitted as the old ones didnot support win11 at all, and find both have 21h...doh

    so looks like im stuffed.

    as i know nothing, previously the bios needed changing ??

    there will be a rush for motherboards now i suppose

    regards

    martin

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-12-11T15:23:08+00:00

    If your system hardware supports Windows 11 then you should be able to install the latest version, 24H2.

    As per previous posts go to Download Windows 11 and try the Windows 11 Installation Assistant.

    If you are not sure if your system is supported for Windows 11 then

    GitHub - rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11: Detection Script to help identify why your PC is not Windows 11 Release Ready. Now Supporting Update Checks! will check. The download and a sample screenshot is part way down the webpage.

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