How to update from Windows 11 21h2 to 24h2

Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.

Microsoft are slowly releasing version 24H2 around the world, they monitor that update and when problems are reported, they patch the update and then release it to a wider selection of hardware, currently there are some blocks on some hardware configurations like some Asus laptop models and PC's with WD or Sandisk SSD drives.

If your system is still on version 21H2, that is a very old version of Windows 11, you seem to be missing a lot of updates, including 23H2, is there no other large updates listed in your updates section in the settings app?

If you want to manually install version 24H2, the most successful method is to use the Windows 11 ISO to perform an in-place upgrade.

Please follow the steps, this is then not like re-installing Windows, it is just like an update and your personal files, settings and installed software will not be affected.

Click this link:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...

to download the Windows 11 ISO

When the ISO file completes downloading

Disconnect from the Internet

Disconnect all external devices with the exception of a mouse or keyboard.

Temporarily disable any 3rd party Anti-virus you may have installed

Then, in Windows File Explorer, double click the ISO and then run Setup.exe and select the Install option.

Like others I now find myself with an out of date version of windows on my computer ie 21H2. Obvs since apparently this has reached end of service I'm finding out that somehow I never even got the past 2 annual upgrades let alone the newest one 24H2! This seems to have now left me with a complicated methodology to attempt on my own to get this upgrade. Can anyone explain why these upgrades have not automatically been available over the past 2 years? My 'Windows Update' screen doesn't appear to have been doing its job.

I'm dreading trying to upgrade windows version on my tod as I'm not a techie.

my problem was a solved differently but i was on version 22H2. i was able to follow this guide to update to 24H2:

Force Windows 11 24H2 update:

• Go to search and type Group Policy or press Win + R and type gpedit.msc
• Computer Configuration > Administrative Template > Windows Components > Windows Update (double click) > Manage updates offered from Windows Update (double click)
• Select when Preview builds and Feature updates are received (double click)
• Select Enable
• Hit apply and ok
• Restart your PC or Open Terminal as Administrator > type gpupdate /force hit enter
• Go to settings and Check for updates

i copied and pasted from reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/1fwjndv/guid_for_those_who_wants_to_receive_24h2_now_from/

i am so very confused by this..... i have never had to do anything like this to update. the worse i had was windows 10, i just had to go down a version and reinstall....

update 24h2 keeps failing to update do something about it

I succeeded in downloading & installed 24h2 using a USB flash. It turned out to be quite complicated. And the steps were not exactly as the MS support page describes. It took a very long amount of time, as well, to figure out the correct steps that worked on my pc.