The Windows 11 2024 Update (also known as version 24H2) 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. 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.
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).
Furthermore, 24H2 introduces modified system requirements, for some systems, for the first time since the release of Windows 11, as follows:
A x86-64-v2 CPU supporting SSE4.2 and POPCNT CPU instructions is now required, otherwise the Windows kernel is unbootable. (Only affecting systems bypassing or exempt from the TPM 2.0 requirement.)
IoT Enterprise editions (LTSC and non-LTSC) have officially eliminated a TPM and UEFI requirement, and dropped the...