Windows 11, version 24H2
2024 update to Windows 11
The Windows 11 2024 Update[ 1] (also known as version 24H2 , codenamed Hudson Valley [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] ) is the third and current major update to Windows 11. It carries the build number 10.0.26100.
Overview
The first preview was released to Insiders who opted in to the Canary and Dev Channels on February 8, 2024. The update began rolling out for Copilot Plus PCs on June 15, 2024.[ 5] As of build 26052, the version string has been changed from "23H2" to "24H2". The update began rolling out to all users on October 1, 2024.[ 6] [ 4]
Version 24H2 notably introduces the first Windows 11 based Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) editions, along with new subscription variants of IoT Enterprise editions (both LTSC and non-LTSC).[ 7]
The update will reach end of service on October 13, 2026, for Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations and SE editions.[ 8] The Enterprise, Enterprise multi-session, IoT Enterprise and Education editions will reach end of service on October 12, 2027.[ 8] The Enterprise LTSC and IoT Enterprise LTSC editions will reach end of service on October 9, 2029, and October 10, 2034, respectively.[ 8]
System requirements
For the first time since the release of Windows 11, version 24H2 introduces modified system requirements:
A x86-64-v2 CPU supporting SSE4.2 and POPCNT CPU instructions is now required, otherwise the Windows kernel is unbootable.[ 9] [ 10] (Only affecting systems bypassing the TPM 2.0 requirement, along with all 24H2 IoT Enterprise editions.)
IoT Enterprise editions (LTSC and non-LTSC) have officially eliminated a TPM and UEFI requirement, and lowers the minimum DirectX version to 10 from 12, which was previously required on 23H2 .[ 7] [ 11]
The new IoT Enterprise LTSC edition lowers the minimum required RAM to 2 GB, and storage space to 16 GB.[ 7] [ 11]
ARMv8.1 is now required for ARM variants, dropping unofficial support for ARMv8.0 .[ 12] On ARMv8.0 CPUs, the Windows kernel is unbootable.
ARM variants drop support for 32-bit ARM applications.[ 13] Only 64-bit ARM applications will run.
New features
Windows 11 HDR background support for HDR monitors .[ 14]
Support for Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), which enhances data transfer speeds, along with new user interface elements to refresh the list of Wi-Fi networks and indicate scan progress.[ 15]
Support for Bluetooth LE audio .[ 15]
Windows 11 Search adds the ability to search for documents and photos using descriptive phrases instead of just file names.[ 14]
Super Resolution: photographs may now be enhanced up to 8x without sacrificing quality using AI upscaling, which works faster on Copilot+ PCs.[ 15]
Windows Recall (preview) which lets users find content they have already viewed. Delayed and only being released in preview status due to the amount of negative feedback that it received when it was first introduced, this feature requires Windows Hello for secure access (because it may display sensitive data) and can be disabled.[ 14]
Windows Studio Effects for cameras and microphones in supported applications including Microsoft Teams , Zoom , Google Meet , Skype , and the Microsoft Camera app; effects include backdrop blur, eye correction, portrait lighting, and illustrative filters.[ 16]
Windows Click to Do (preview): an interactive PC screen overlay with several functions for tasks including text summarizing or sending, blending backgrounds in pictures, and using Microsoft Bing for visual search .[ 14]
Builds
Legend:
Old version, not maintained
Older version, still maintained
Current stable version
Latest preview version
Preview builds
Release Preview Channel
Preview builds of Windows 11, version 24H2
Version
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Highlights
10.0.26100.560[ 17]
KB5037783
Release Preview Channel: May 17, 2024
10.0.26100.712[ 17]
KB5037850
Release Preview Channel: May 22, 2024
The rollout of this build was halted on June 7, 2024 due to unknown reasons.
Introduction of Copilot in Windows as a standalone app
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Dev Channel
Preview builds of Windows 11, version 24H2 in the Dev Channel – ge_release
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Expiration date(s)
Highlights
10.0.26052.1100[ 18]
Dev Channel: February 8, 2024
Expiration date: September 15, 2024
New Sudo for Windows feature[ 19]
Improvements to the Settings app
New sections for managing hearing aids and controlling its audio presets, ambient sounds and experience enhancements
New Color management page
New mic test utility
Updated Storage Spaces page
New Copilot actions menu to the Copilot icon on the taskbar
Added the ability to change the Copilot icon's appearance and animate after copying text or image files
New search in subtree option for searching in Registry Editor
Added ability to scan a QR code with Wi-Fi details in the Camera app to quickly connect to a Wi-Fi network
Introduction of Power Grid Forecast API
Added support of key protection with virtualization-based security (VBS) in Cryptography API: Next Generation (CNG) framework[ 20]
Deprecation of Windows Mixed Reality and Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG) for Office and Edge
10.0.26058.1100[ 21]
Dev Channel: February 14, 2024
New mouse pointer indicator accessibility feature
Improvements to Widgets board[ a]
New notification badging for Widgets[ a]
New icon labels for common actions in context menu
Improvements to Copilot in Windows
10.0.26058.1300[ 21]
Dev Channel: February 22, 2024
10.0.26058.1400[ 21]
This update is only available to AMD64 devices with virtualization-based security (VBS) enabled.
10.0.26080.1100[ 22]
Dev Channel: March 13, 2024
Updates to Microsoft Teams
Added the ability to undock Copilot in Windows to a normal application window
10.0.26080.1201[ 22]
Dev Channel: March 15, 2024
10.0.26080.1300[ 22]
Dev Channel: March 18, 2024
10.0.26080.1400[ 22]
This update is only available to AMD64 devices with virtualization-based security (VBS) enabled.
10.0.26085.1[ 23]
Dev Channel: March 20, 2024
Disabled mouse pointer indicator accessibility feature (introduced in build 26058) for maintenance
Changes to SMB protocol
Added the ability to disable the SMB over QUIC client with Group Policy and PowerShell
New SMB over QUIC client connection auditing feature
New SMB signing and encryption auditing feature
10.0.26090.1[ 24]
Dev Channel: March 28, 2024
—
10.0.26090.112[ 24]
Dev Channel: March 29, 2024
10.0.26100.1[ 25]
Dev Channel: April 3, 2024
10.0.26100.268[ 25]
Dev Channel: April 26, 2024
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^ a b Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Dev Channel began at the time it was announced.
Preview builds of future component update in the Dev Channel – ge_release
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Highlights
10.0.26120.461[ 26]
KB5037009
Dev Channel: May 3, 2024
10.0.26120.470[ 27]
KB5037864
Dev Channel: May 10, 2024
New Game Pass recommendation card on the Settings homepage
10.0.26120.670[ 28]
KB5037869
Dev Channel: May 17, 2024
10.0.26120.751[ 29]
KB5037874
Dev Channel: May 31, 2024
Introduction of Copilot in Windows as a standalone app
New Linked devices page in the Settings app
10.0.26120.770[ 30]
KB5039314
Dev Channel: June 7, 2024
10.0.26120.961[ 31]
KB5038575
Dev Channel: June 14, 2024
New account manager experience on the Start menu[ a]
Added support of Emoji 15.1[ a]
Added the ability to backup and restore sound settings via Windows Backup[ a]
Redesigned "Rename your PC" and "Change date and time" dialogs[ a]
Improvements to Task Manager[ a]
Improvements to the Windows share window[ a]
New button to generate a QR code to share a URL
New ability to send email to user's own Gmail account
Improvements to Voice access[ a]
New ability to give Narrator commands
New auto restart mechanism
New command for searching directly with Windows search
10.0.26120.1252[ 33]
KB5038603
Dev Channel: July 15, 2024
Re-enabled new features set in build 26120.961[ b]
Added ability to show additional quick status (such as sports, traffic and finance) on lock screen[ b]
New drag-and-drop functionality between breadcrumbs in the File Explorer's address bar
Improvements to the Widgets taskbar button
10.0.26120.1330[ 34]
KB5040543
Dev Channel: July 26, 2024
Added the ability to duplicate a tab in File Explorer
Performance improvements to Narrator scan mode
Added the ability to set device's power mode for plugged in and on battery via the Settings app
10.0.26120.1340[ 35]
KB5040557
Dev Channel: August 5, 2024
Improvements to the spelling and corrections experience in voice access
10.0.26120.1350[ 36]
KB5041871
Dev Channel: August 9, 2024
New option to share content to the My Phone app in the Windows share window[ b]
10.0.26120.1542[ 37]
KB5041872
Dev Channel: August 19, 2024
New position for the Widgets entry point on left-aligned taskbars[ b]
Improvements to the Widgets dashboard[ c]
Added support of first letter navigation on the taskbar
10.0.26120.1843[ 38]
KB5043185
Dev Channel: September 20, 2024
New tabs for Recent, Favorites, and Shared on File Explorer's homepage[ b]
Introduction of Windows Sandbox Client Preview
Updated position of media controls on the lock screen[ b]
New simplified variant of system tray with shortened date/time change[ b]
Updates to the new account manager on the Start menu[ b]
New option to turn off the suggestions to disable notifications from certain apps
New option to share a local file in the search results from the search box on the taskbar[ b]
Update to the Wi-Fi password dialog
Improvements to the Settings app[ b]
New section for touch screen edge gestures
New detach VHD button in properties of attached VHD
New change that redirects links for the Fonts Control Panel panel to the Fonts page
Redesigned Delivery Optimization page
10.0.26120.1912[ 39]
KB5043168
Dev Channel: September 30, 2024
Enhanced Windows Mobile Hotspot to support 6 GHz connections
10.0.26120.1930[ 40]
KB5044388
Dev Channel: October 4, 2024
New SimSun-ExtG font with 9,753 ideographs supporting CJK Unified Ideographs Extensions G, H and I
Added the ability to configure the Copilot key via the Settings app
10.0.26120.2122[ 41]
KB5044374
Dev Channel: October 11, 2024
Improvements to taskbar previews
Improvements to Task Manager
10.0.26120.2130[ 42]
KB5044400
Dev Channel: October 18, 2024
New Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard
10.0.26120.2200[ 43]
KB5044376
Dev Channel: October 25, 2024
New Studio Effects entry in the system tray and Quick Settings
Improvements to the Dynamic Lighting page in the Settings app
10.0.26120.2213[ 44]
KB5045885
Dev Channel: November 4, 2024
Temporarily disabled the new Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard for maintenance
10.0.26120.2222[ 45]
KB5046746
Dev Channel: November 8, 2024
10.0.26120.2415[ 46]
KB5046723
Dev Channel: November 22, 2024
Introduction of Recall with Click to Do in preview[ d]
New functionalities to Narrator scan mode
Improvements to speech-to-text and text-to-speech experience
10.0.26120.2510[ 47]
KB5048780
Dev Channel: December 6, 2024
Introduction of Recall with Click to Do in preview[ e]
New Cocreator feature in the Microsoft Paint app[ e]
New Restyle Image and Image Creator features in the Photos app[ e]
Added the ability to invoke Click to Do outside of Recall[ e] [ d]
Modernized Windows Hello
Temporarily disabled the new simplified variant of system tray with shortened date/time change
10.0.26120.2702[ 48]
KB5048761
Dev Channel: December 13, 2024
New advanced camera configurations page in the Settings app
Update to WebAuthn Plugin Authenticator APIs to support a plugin authentication model for passkeys
Improvements to the filtering for recommended websites on the Start menu[ b]
Re-added the ability to change time zones for standard (non-admin) users
10.0.26120.2705[ 49]
KB5050636
Dev Channel: December 18, 2024
New real-time translation feature in live captions (English and Simplified Chinese)[ e] [ d]
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^ a b c d e f g Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Dev Channel during June 28-30, 2024.[ 32]
^ a b c d e f g h i j k Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Dev Channel began at the time it was announced.
^ Rollout of this feature to Insiders in the European Economic Area began at the time it was announced.
^ a b c Rollout of this feature to Insiders on Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs at the time it was announced.
^ a b c d e Rollout of this feature to Insiders on AMD and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs at the time it was announced.
Canary Channel
Preview builds of Windows 11, version 24H2 in the Canary Channel – ge_release
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Transitioned to version 23H2 – zn_release
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Highlights
10.0.26052.1000[ 18]
Canary Channel: February 8, 2024
Expiration date: September 15, 2024
New Sudo for Windows feature[ 19]
Improvements to the Settings app
New sections for managing hearing aids and controlling its audio presets, ambient sounds and experience enhancements
New Color management page
New mic test utility
Updated Storage Spaces page
New Copilot actions menu to the Copilot icon on the taskbar
Added the ability to change the Copilot icon's appearance and animate after copying text or image files
New search in subtree option for searching in Registry Editor
Added ability to scan a QR code with Wi-Fi details in the Camera app to quickly connect to a Wi-Fi network
Introduction of Power Grid Forecast API
Added support of key protection with virtualization-based security (VBS) in Cryptography API: Next Generation (CNG) framework[ 20]
Deprecation of Windows Mixed Reality and Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG) for Office and Edge
10.0.26058.1000[ 21]
Canary Channel: February 14, 2024
New mouse pointer indicator accessibility feature
Improvements to Widgets board[ a]
New notification badging for Widgets[ a]
Richer weather experience on the lock screen[ a]
Improvements to Copilot in Windows
10.0.26063.1[ 50]
Canary Channel: February 22, 2024
Added support for IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7) standard
Disabled new Copilot in Windows experience (introduced in build 26052) and improvements to Widgets board (introduced in build 26058) for maintenance
10.0.26080.1[ 22]
Canary Channel: March 13, 2024
Updates to Microsoft Teams
Added the ability to undock Copilot in Windows to a normal application window
10.0.26085.1[ 23]
Canary Channel: March 20, 2024
Disabled mouse pointer indicator accessibility feature (introduced in build 26058) for maintenance
Disabled the redesigned Delivery Optimization page in the Settings app (introduced in build 25987) for maintenance
Changes to SMB protocol
Added the ability to disable the SMB over QUIC client with Group Policy and PowerShell
New SMB over QUIC client connection auditing feature
New SMB signing and encryption auditing feature
10.0.26090.1[ 24]
Canary Channel: March 28, 2024
—
10.0.26100.1[ 25]
Canary Channel: April 3, 2024
Version
Release date(s)
Expiration date(s)
Highlights
Notes:
^ a b c Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Canary Channel began at the time it was announced.
Preview builds of Windows 11 in the Canary Channel – ge_prerelease
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Expiration date(s)
Highlights
10.0.26200.5001[ 51]
Canary Channel: April 19, 2024
Expiration date: September 15, 2024
Improvements to the Widgets taskbar button
Added the ability for developers to send notifications to the Widgets taskbar button with custom Widgets dashboards[ a]
Added the ability to disable Widgets taskbar notifications from individual Widgets dashboards[ a]
10.0.26212.5000[ 52]
Canary Channel: May 8, 2024
New button to generate a QR code to share a URL through the Windows share window
Added the ability to send email to user's own Gmail account from Windows share window
10.0.26217.5000[ 53]
Canary Channel: May 15, 2024
Redesigned "Rename your PC" and "Change date and time" dialogs
10.0.26227.5000[ 54]
Canary Channel: May 30, 2024
Introduction of Copilot in Windows as a standalone app
Added support of Emoji 15.1
New Linked devices page in the Settings app
10.0.26231.5000[ 55]
Canary Channel: June 6, 2024
Improvements to Voice access
Added the ability to give Narrator commands
New auto restart mechanism
New command for searching directly with Windows search
New copy button for copying files in the Windows share window
Improvements to Task Manager
10.0.26236.5000[ 56]
Canary Channel: June 12, 2024
The rollout of this build was halted on June 18, 2024 due to unknown reasons.
New account manager experience on the Start menu
10.0.26241.5000[ 57]
Canary Channel: June 19, 2024
New drag-and-drop functionality between breadcrumbs in the File Explorer's address bar
10.0.26244.5000[ 58]
Canary Channel: June 28, 2024
New Game Pass recommendation card on the Settings homepage
New change that redirects links for the Fonts Control Panel panel to the Fonts page in the Settings app
10.0.26252.5000[ 59]
Canary Channel: July 10, 2024
Added ability to show additional quick status (such as sports, traffic and finance) on lock screen[ b]
10.0.26257.5000[ 60]
Canary Channel: July 24, 2024
Added the ability to duplicate a tab in File Explorer
New toggles for enhanced mouse pointer precision and changing mouse scrolling direction in the Settings app
Version
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^ a b Rollout of this feature to Insiders in the European Economic Area began at the time it was announced.
^ Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Canary Channel began at the time it was announced.
Preview builds of Windows 11 in the Canary Channel – rs_prerelease
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Version
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Expiration date(s)
Highlights
10.0.27686.1000[ 61]
Canary Channel: August 15, 2024
Expiration date: September 15, 2024
Introduction of Windows Sandbox Client Preview
Improvements to the Settings app
New detach VHD button in properties of attached VHD
New option to allow HDR video streaming even when HDR is off
New ability to set power mode for both when the device is plugged in or when it's on battery
Removal of the 32 GB limit for formatting FAT32 partitions via format
10.0.27695.1000[ 62]
Canary Channel: August 30, 2024
Expiration date: September 15, 2025
New position for the Widgets entry point on left-aligned taskbars[ a]
New option to turn off the suggestions to disable notifications from certain apps
New option to share content to the My Phone app in the Windows share window[ a]
Improvements to the Widgets dashboard[ b]
Redesigned Wi-Fi password dialog
New ability to retrieve Windows LAPS encrypted passwords from Active Directory backup media with zero network interaction via Get-LapsADPassword
PowerShell cmdlet
10.0.27718.1000[ 63]
Canary Channel: October 2, 2024
Updated position of media controls on the lock screen
Added support of first letter navigation on the taskbar
Performance improvements to Narrator scan mode
New section for touch screen edge gestures in the Settings app[ a]
New Administrator Protection platform security feature
Disabled the New detach VHD button in properties of attached VHD in the Settings app for maintenance
10.0.27723.1000[ 64]
Canary Channel: October 9, 2024
New option to share a local file in the search results from the search box on the taskbar
Improvements to the spelling and corrections experience in voice access
New SimSun-ExtG font with 9,753 ideographs supporting CJK Unified Ideographs Extensions G, H and I
10.0.27729.1000[ 65]
Canary Channel: October 17, 2024
Added the ability to configure the Copilot key via the Settings app
10.0.27744.1000[ 66]
Canary Channel: November 6, 2024
New processor feature support in Prism (Windows on ARM emulator)
New Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard
Improvements to Task Manager
10.0.27749.1000[ 67]
Canary Channel: November 13, 2024
10.0.27754.1000[ 68]
Canary Channel: November 20, 2024
Modernized Windows Hello
Improvements to taskbar previews
New simplified variant of system tray with shortened date/time change
10.0.27758.1000[ 69]
Canary Channel: December 4, 2024
New advanced camera configurations page in the Settings app
10.0.27764.1000[ 70]
Canary Channel: December 11, 2024
Improvements to the Dynamic Lighting page in the Settings app
New functionalities to Narrator scan mode
Improvements to speech-to-text and text-to-speech experience
10.0.27766.1000[ 71]
Canary Channel: January 3, 2025
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^ a b c Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Canary Channel began at the time it was announced.
^ Rollout of this feature to Insiders in the European Economic Area began at the time it was announced.
Public patches
Public patches of Windows 11, version 24H2
Version
Knowledge base
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Highlights
10.0.26100.863[ 17] [ 5]
KB5039239
Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs: June 15, 2024
10.0.26100.994[ 72]
KB5039304
Release Preview Channel: June 20, 2024
10.0.26100.1000[ 73]
Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs: June 28, 2024
10.0.26100.1150[ 74]
KB5040435
Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs: July 9, 2024
10.0.26100.1297[ 75]
KB5040529
Release Preview Channel: July 25, 2024
New account manager experience on the Start menu[ a]
Added ability to show additional quick status (such as sports, traffic and finance) on lock screen[ a]
New drag-and-drop functionality between breadcrumbs in the File Explorer's address bar[ a]
Added support of Emoji 15.1[ a]
Added the ability to backup and restore sound settings via Windows Backup[ a]
Redesigned "Rename your PC" and "Change date and time" dialogs[ a]
Improvements to Task Manager[ a]
Improvements to the Windows share window[ a]
New ability to share specific Microsoft Teams Channels and groups chats
New copy button for copying files
New button to generate a QR code to share a URL
New ability to send email to user's own Gmail account
New Linked devices page in the Settings app[ a]
New Game Pass recommendation card on the Settings homepage[ a]
10.0.26100.1301[ 76]
Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs: July 30, 2024
10.0.26100.1457[ 77]
KB5041571
Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs: August 13, 2024
10.0.26100.1586[ 78]
KB5041865
Release Preview Channel: August 19, 2024
Added the ability to duplicate a tab in File Explorer[ a]
Performance improvements to Narrator scan mode
Improvements to the spelling and corrections experience in voice access
New option to share content to the My Phone app in the Windows share window
Added support of first letter navigation on the taskbar
Improvements to the Widgets dashboard[ b]
10.0.26100.1591[ 79]
Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs: August 27, 2024
10.0.26100.1742 Version 24H2[ 80] [ 4]
KB5043080
Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs: September 10, 2024
Public release: October 1, 2024
10.0.26100.1876[ 81]
KB5043178
Release Preview Channel: September 23, 2024
Updated position of media controls on the lock screen[ a]
Updates to the new account manager on the Start menu[ a]
Redesigned Delivery Optimization page in the Settings app[ a]
New option to share a local file in the search results from the search box on the taskbar[ a]
Added the ability to set device's power mode for plugged in and on battery via the Settings app[ a]
New toggles for enhanced mouse pointer precision and changing mouse scrolling direction in the Settings app[ a]
10.0.26100.1882[ 82] [ 4]
Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs: September 30, 2024
Public release: October 1, 2024
Added the ability to manage Copilot Pro subscription in the Settings app
10.0.26100.2033[ 83]
KB5044284
Release Preview Channel and public release: October 8, 2024
10.0.26100.2152[ 84]
KB5044384
Release Preview Channel: October 10, 2024
New Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard
New option to turn off the suggestions to disable notifications from certain apps
Introduction of Windows Sandbox Client Preview
New detach VHD button in properties of attached VHD in the Settings app
Redesigned Wi-Fi password dialog
Added the ability to configure the Copilot key via the Settings app
10.0.26100.2161[ 85]
Release Preview Channel and public release: October 24, 2024
10.0.26100.2314[ 86]
KB5046617
Release Preview Channel and public release: November 12, 2024
10.0.26100.2448[ 87]
KB5046740
Release Preview Channel: November 14, 2024
New simplified variant of system tray with shortened date/time change
New section for touch screen edge gestures in the Settings app
Improvements to the Dynamic Lighting page in the Settings app
Added the ability to share content to an Android device from the context menu
Improvements to Task Manager
New functionalities to Narrator scan mode
Improvements to speech-to-text and text-to-speech experience
Updated "Tailored experiences" to "Personalized offers" in OOBE and the Settings app
10.0.26100.2454[ 88]
Release Preview Channel and public release: November 21, 2024
10.0.26100.2605 [ 89]
KB5048667
Release Preview Channel and public release: December 10, 2024
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Release Preview Channel began at the time it was announced.
^ Rollout of this feature to Insiders in the European Economic Area began at the time it was announced.
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^ a b "June 15, 2024—KB5039239 (OS Build 26100.863)" . Microsoft Support . Microsoft . Retrieved June 15, 2024 .
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^ a b c "Windows 11 release information" . Microsoft Learn . Microsoft . October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024 .
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^ Klotz, Aaron (April 24, 2024). "Microsoft blocks some PCs from Windows 11 24H2 — CPU must support SSE4.2 or the OS will not boot" . Tom's Hardware . POPCNT and the SSE 4.2 requirements are new and have been added specifically to 24H2 and will be applied to future iterations of Windows 11 going forward.
^ a b "Minimum System Requirements for Windows IoT Enterprise" . Microsoft Learn . May 22, 2024.
^ Carrasqueira, João (May 6, 2024). "Windows phones say goodbye to Windows 11 starting with version 24H2" . XDA Developers . the Windows 11 2024 Update will only run on processors based on Arm v8.1 or later.
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