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Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro

Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro reached end of life on October 13, 2026 and no longer gets security updates.

Status
End of life
Released
October 1, 2024
Security updates until
October 13, 2026
Official lifecycle page
learn.microsoft.com
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Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro has reached end of life and no longer gets security updates. Microsoft’s support ended on October 13, 2026. Microsoft released it on October 1, 2024. Windows 11 Home and Pro editions get 24 months of updates for each annual feature update; Enterprise and Education editions get 36 months. Microsoft lists Windows 11 25H2 as supported until October 13, 2027 and 26H2 until October 10, 2028.

Product
Windows 11
Version
24H2 (Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations)
Sources
PageURL
Microsoft Lifecyclehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-11-home-and-pro
Microsoft Windows release healthhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows11-release-information

Questions

When did Windows 11 24H2 reach end of life?
Security updates for Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro ended on October 13, 2026.
Is Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro still supported?
No. As of October 19, 2026, it no longer gets security updates.
How long do Windows 11 Home and Pro editions get updates?
24 months for each annual feature update; Enterprise and Education editions get 36 months.
When was Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro released?
Microsoft released it on October 1, 2024.

Sources

Every date comes from the vendor’s official lifecycle or release page: Microsoft Lifecycle and Windows release health, Ubuntu’s release cycle, Debian releases, the Python developer guide, the Node.js release schedule, php.net, Oracle’s Java SE support roadmap and Lifetime Support Policy, the .NET support policy, PostgreSQL versioning, Mozilla’s release calendar and Google’s Pixel update policy. Each record links its sources and shows the date they were checked.

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