Microsoft revealed today that it has finalized Windows 10 version 21H2 and will soon offer it to existing users.
“We are preparing the Windows 10 November 2021 Update ([which will upgrade users to] Windows 10 version 21H2) for release,” Microsoft announced to Insiders for some reason. “We believe that build 19044.1288 is the final build for [Windows 10 version 21H2], and the ISO for [Windows 10 version 21H2] can be downloaded here. We will continue to improve the overall experience of the November 2021 Update on customers’ PCs through our usual servicing cadence.”
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Windows 10 version 21H2 is just a cumulative update and is not a major version upgrade, similar to the previous several versions of Windows 10. It includes no major new features or changes.
Insiders who wish to upgrade to Windows 10 version 21H2 now can do so via the Release Preview channel, but you will need to manually check for updates to be offered the update. Once you have upgraded, you will automatically receive new servicing updates through Windows Update via the normal monthly update process.
dftf
<p>Not necessarily… easiest way I can think of is to install a 32-bit version of a Windows 10 Insider Preview OS, instead. As Windows 11 is 64-bit only, a 32-bit Win10 IP install cannot be upgraded to Win11 full-stop (period). Though how far in-advance its updates will now be, I don’t know… probably only a few months ahead of the current stable. But it’s something.</p><p><br></p><p>Alternatively, I wonder now Microsoft is enforcing the requirements for Windows 11 updates more-strictly, whether a 64-bit Windows 10 Insider Preview install on a non-compliant machine (such as inside a VM which lacks TPM support) would also not get upgraded?</p>
blue77star
<p>That’s good. Only security updates and fixes for the next 5 years, could not be better.</p>
blue77star
<p>Planning to update to Windows 11 in 2025 when Windows 11 enters the stage Windows 10 21H2. At that time I am expecting to see Windows 12.</p>