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Microsoft begins automatically updating Windows 11 version 21H2 users to version 22H2

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2023/01/27 09:24:15 (permalink)
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-begins-automatically-updating-windows-11-version-21h2-users-to-version-22h2?fbclid=IwAR1AJMQtoWnN2GxW0ncxKTTEiTnDWC8YSG3GV5u_NW0xGToxJvnRsGDYwoY
 
Microsoft has announced that users still running the original launch version of Windows 11, known as version 21H2, will be automatically upgraded to the latest version of Windows 11 known as version 22H2 or the "2022 Update" starting now. The update is rolling out in waves, beginning with PCs that have been running Windows 11 version 21H2 the longest.
 
 
The announcement was buried in a Microsoft support document(opens in new tab) for known issues, which says:
 
"Today we begin to automatically update consumer and non-managed business devices running Windows 11, version 21H2 Home and Pro editions to Windows 11, version 22H2. Since Windows 10, we have been helping Windows users stay up to date and secure with supported versions of Windows through automatic updates. We are utilizing this same approach for Windows 11 to help you stay protected and productive. 
 
The automatic update to Windows 11, version 22H2 will happen gradually starting with those devices that have been using version 21H2 for the longest period of time. As always, you will have the ability to choose a convenient time for your device to restart and complete the update."
 
 
Microsoft forcing the latest Windows 11 feature update onto users is quite the departure from how Microsoft handled feature updates on the last version of Windows. On Windows 10, new feature updates would only be forced onto users running an unsupported version of the OS. 
  
Windows 11 version 21H2 is still in support, and will be until October later this year.(opens in new tab) It looks like that strategy is over, as Microsoft is now automatically pushing the Windows 11 version 22H2 update onto users running Windows 11 version 21H2. The Microsoft support document doesn't mention whether users can decline the upgrade once it's offered in Windows Update.
 
Microsoft does say that "Customer feedback and analysis show a positive experience with Windows 11, version 22H2," to reassure users that the latest version of Windows 11 won't cause any problems once you upgrade.
 
Hopefully upgrading will be smooth. 

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    Re: Microsoft begins automatically updating Windows 11 version 21H2 users to version 22H2 2023/01/27 10:23:59 (permalink)
    Hopefully the update is smooth and doesn’t come with performance decreases for gaming.

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    Re: Microsoft begins automatically updating Windows 11 version 21H2 users to version 22H2 2023/01/27 10:50:27 (permalink)
    Just wondering if MS has resolved this Big issue?  Windows 11 System Restore bug preventing users from accessing apps
     
    It would be just another example of MS software as a service, to force an update, even if they know it is flawed

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    Re: Microsoft begins automatically updating Windows 11 version 21H2 users to version 22H2 2023/01/28 08:53:11 (permalink)
    This news shouldn't suprise anyone.


     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    Re: Microsoft begins automatically updating Windows 11 version 21H2 users to version 22H2 2023/01/30 05:34:06 (permalink)
    I'm on Win 10 still, , but The other week I had to click through 5 screens on login begging me to upgrade to Win 11..... I couldn't believe how many times Microsoft was trying to convince me to free upgrade my rig.
     

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    Re: Microsoft begins automatically updating Windows 11 version 21H2 users to version 22H2 2023/01/30 05:51:52 (permalink)
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    I'm on Win 10 still, , but The other week I had to click through 5 screens on login begging me to upgrade to Win 11..... I couldn't believe how many times Microsoft was trying to convince me to free upgrade my rig.
     


    I might go back to Windows 10 Pro if gaming performance doesn't improve.

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    Re: Microsoft begins automatically updating Windows 11 version 21H2 users to version 22H2 2023/02/05 16:08:39 (permalink)
    I been updated to 22H2 for while now and Games doing fine and no problems with any application. I think we out of the woods now.

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    Re: Microsoft begins automatically updating Windows 11 version 21H2 users to version 22H2 2023/02/06 09:02:54 (permalink)
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    I been updated to 22H2 for while now and Games doing fine and no problems with any application. I think we out of the woods now.


    When I put together my new system a few months back, I installed the latest Win11 22H2 as well.  I can't say I've had any issue's with how well it performs.  Gaming or otherwise.  I do miss some of Windows 10's functionality though that they removed from Windows 11.


     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    Re: Microsoft begins automatically updating Windows 11 version 21H2 users to version 22H2 2023/02/06 11:52:07 (permalink)
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    I been updated to 22H2 for while now and Games doing fine and no problems with any application. I think we out of the woods now.


    When I put together my new system a few months back, I installed the latest Win11 22H2 as well.  I can't say I've had any issue's with how well it performs.  Gaming or otherwise.  I do miss some of Windows 10's functionality though that they removed from Windows 11.




    I've never understood Microsoft's willingness to toss the old OS & Office under the bus & make totally worthless changes to the interface.

    More clicks to do the same job & hidden tools that are a scavenger-hunt to find .... & least we forget having Microsoft Edge, forced into our systems in an irremovable manner ... even when disabled it is still there & if disabled you can't update this security trash software
     
    Improve the security in software & add new features = Good 
     
    Totally remake the interface, for no apparent reason = Bad, as productivity suffers
     
    Preinstall & forcing Microsoft's own browser .... I thought the courts ruled on this behavior decades ago, already

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