Windows 11 21H2 has reached end of line and will end support in October

Microsoft confirmed this Monday (10) Support for Windows 11 version 21H2 will end on October 10 this year, two years after the original edition was published. System users are already receiving warnings about the end of the maintenance period.

According to the Redmond giant, as of that date, Windows 11 Home 21H2, Windows 11 Pro 21H2, Windows 11 Pro for Workstations 21H2, and Windows 11 Pro for Education editions. Education, Enterprise and IoT editions will not be affected as they have an additional year of support.

“These editions will no longer receive security updates after October 10, 2023. Customers who contact Microsoft Support after this date will be prompted to update their devices to the latest version of Windows 11 to maintain support,” the company said.

With the end of support for Windows 11 21H2, Computers that continue to run the version after this period may be vulnerable to different types of malware and other cyber threats.. They will also not get the new features released by Microsoft.

What should we do?

The best precaution to protect yourself from viruses and vulnerabilities that threaten the security of computers and user data, upgrade computer to Windows 11 22H2, as suggested by big tech. Released last year, the version is now widely available for machines that meet the required requirements.

Also known as Windows 11 2022 Update, version may be forced to update on some devices running previous version. You can also manually check build availability by accessing your PC settings in the Windows Update tool.

In addition to bug fixes and improvements, Windows 11 version 22H2 has new features and will receive updates until October 2024 when the support cycle ends. The next version to be released is the 23H2, which according to rumors will probably be released later this year.