Windows 11 24H2, the Biggest Update in Two Years, Starts Rolling Out (arstechnica.com) 20
Microsoft launched its annual Windows 11 update today, introducing significant changes to the operating system. The Windows 11 2024 Update, or 24H2, will roll out gradually, starting with PCs running versions 22H2 or 23H2 that have opted for faster feature updates. Key additions include an Energy Saver feature, Wi-Fi 7 support, and 80Gbps USB4 Version 2.0 compatibility. Select high-end PCs meeting Copilot+ requirements will gain access to enhanced features like an improved Recall function and generative AI tools in Paint.
This update marks the most substantial overhaul of Windows 11 since its 2021 release, with major changes to the compiler, kernel, and scheduler. Microsoft has also improved the Arm-to-x86 app translation layer, now dubbed "Prism." While stable, users may encounter occasional issues. The update maintains Windows 11's existing hardware requirements but raises the bar for unsupported installations.
This update marks the most substantial overhaul of Windows 11 since its 2021 release, with major changes to the compiler, kernel, and scheduler. Microsoft has also improved the Arm-to-x86 app translation layer, now dubbed "Prism." While stable, users may encounter occasional issues. The update maintains Windows 11's existing hardware requirements but raises the bar for unsupported installations.
LOLOL M$ BAD! +elventy insightful (Score:3)
Re: LOLOL M$ BAD! +elventy insightful (Score:3)
Saying something true sarcastically does not make it any less true.
I'll save you some time (Score:5, Informative)
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It will probably be HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\UNSCRoland\Enabled by December, just in time to catch everybody unprepared and succeed with the forced rollout.
A few years from now, the setting will be fully ignored anyway, and you won't be able to stop it through any means either. Just like they did with Defender, Telemetry, Windows Update, Windows Store, Phone Link, Windows Search, Edge being the default and overriding any useful PDF viewer, searching Bing from the Start Menu, etc.
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Why? (Score:3)
Stability improvements are good.
Security improvements are good.
Hardware compatibility improvements are good. ... But efficiency improvements are also good. Better than new features I don't want and certainly don't want to be mandatory. And I don't want interface changes so everyone I support has to relearn basics - the whole original point of Windows was to run different apps all under the same interface standard to make things easier.
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So is the LTSC version coming out now?
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There's quite a bit of runway left with one of (really nice!) W10 LTSCs supported 'til 2032.
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Well, that's not what I asked for and I already have the Windows 10 LTSC right now on several machines and want to have the W11 LTSC in order to verify it works with the applications we are running.
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Win 11 LTSC is already out if you know where to look for it.
https://drive.massgrave.dev/X2... [massgrave.dev]
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The AMD Zen4 and Zen5 fixes as well (Score:3)
Hopefully this release includes the performance improvements for Zen4 and Zen5 based CPUs.
Gradual rollout (Score:2)
CrowdStrike, are you watching this?
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ClownStrike is honking its red nose, yes.
can AI Paint make an better plumbers don't wear ti (Score:2)
can AI Paint make an better plumbers don't wear ties logo?
USB4 version 2.0 (Score:3)
MSvegas (Score:1)
Where can I make online bets over how many users end up crashed/locked for at least a day?
Do I get the start menu back? (Score:2)
No? Then no reason to be excited. I have the misfortune that I recently got a reserve laptop for teaching and it came with Win11. Suddenly I need to search for stuff that should be easy to find. It is astonishing how MS manages to make, what was once their flagship product, worse and worse. I think I will dual-boot that Laptop and check whether there are still to many beamers that crash when X11 actually follows the HDMI standard.