February 29, 2024 at 12:54PM
Microsoft has extended non-security preview updates for Windows 11 22H2 to mid-2025, based on user feedback, allowing more customers to benefit from continuous innovation. Different editions have varying support end dates, with forced installations of Windows 11 23H2 on eligible systems. This update addresses known issues, including glitches with desktop icons.
Based on the meeting notes, here are the key takeaways:
1. Systems running Windows 11 22H2 will continue to receive non-security preview updates after February 2024, with the new end date being June 2025, depending on the Windows edition.
2. Admins and users can test fixes and productivity improvements through Windows preview updates every fourth week of the month, which will become generally available to all customers with the next month’s security update.
3. Different Windows 11 22H2 editions have varying end of servicing dates – for example, Home and Pro editions will be retired on October 8, 2024, while Enterprise and Education editions will reach the end of servicing on October 14, 2025.
4. Microsoft has announced forced installs of Windows 11 23H2 on eligible systems reaching or close to their end-of-servicing date.
5. Windows 11 23H2 was released on October 31, 2023, and a compatibility hold was lifted after fixing an issue causing desktop icons to glitch across desktops while using Windows Copilot on multi-monitor systems.