Windows 11, version 24H2
Answer: Windows 11 24H2 entered general availability October 1, 2024. Home/Pro support ends October 13, 2026; Enterprise/Education support ends October 12, 2027.
Administrator playbook
Decide, verify, and document
Use the curated answer as a starting point, then prove the outcome against the target tenant or device.
What it means
- Home and Pro are approaching end of updates on October 13, 2026
- Enterprise and Education continue for one additional year
- Build family 26100 is also used by Windows 11 LTSC 2024
What to check next
- Confirm edition and servicing channel
- Do not apply General Availability Channel dates to LTSC by build alone
- Plan Home/Pro movement to a supported version before October 13, 2026
Verify success
- Confirm winver or inventory reports the expected edition, version, and full build.
- Match the edition-specific end date in Microsoft release information.
- Confirm the target update path in a pilot ring before broad rollout.
Escalate when
- Release health shows a safeguard or active issue affecting your hardware.
- Your required support horizon exceeds the confirmed edition lifecycle.
- A specialized LTSC, IoT, ESU, or OEM entitlement is unclear.
Copyable admin briefAnswer, next checks, source, and review date
Capture Windows identity
Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object WindowsProductName,WindowsVersion,OsBuildNumber,OsArchitectureRead-only. Preserve the complete build and edition because lifecycle dates vary by servicing option.
Evidence to preserve
- Availability
- 2024-10-01
- Home/Pro end
- 2026-10-13
- Enterprise/Education end
- 2027-10-12
- Build family
- 26100
- Edition and servicing channel
- Version and complete OS build
- Device population and update ring
- Required support horizon