Windows 11's November security update mistakenly slaps you with "end of service" error message
Patch Tuesday updates are finally here.
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Key notes
- Windows 11 23H2 update (KB5046633) triggers โend of serviceโ alerts despite full support until 2025.
- Microsoft confirmed the alert is a bug and acknowledged it as a known issue.
- The November update includes security fixes, improvements to Task Manager, and resolves connectivity and WSL issues.
Microsoftโs latest Windows 11 23H2 update (KB5046633), released on November 12, 2024, has reportedly caused an unexpected bug where users receive alerts saying their version of Windows has โreached the end of serviceโ and should be updated.
A spot from Windows Latest reveals that, while Windows 11 23H2 is still being fully supported until November 2025, thousands of users have reported the issue. The warning reads, โGet the newer version of windows to stay up to date.โ Microsoft has acknowledged it as a known bug and confirmed the alert is an incorrect message caused by the update.
As for Windows 11 24H2, the OSโ latest, most AI-friendly version, Microsoft also released the KB5046617 security update. Also known as โPatch Tuesday,โ the update also brings improvements to Task Manager and resolves connectivity issues, including a bug preventing some devices from accessing the internet.
It also includes a servicing stack update for smoother future updates and addresses known issues with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Roblox on ARM devicesโwhich we also noted in Windows 11โs September update.
The Redmond tech giant also says it wonโt release non-security updates for Windows 11 in December due to the holiday season.
โThere will be a monthly security release for December 2024. Normal monthly servicing for both security and non-security preview releases will resume in January 2025,โ Microsoft reassures.
You can get the latest security update of Windows 11 by going to Settings > Windows Update, whichever version of Windows 11 you have.
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