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 โ€œend 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.
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Microsoftโ€™s 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 โ€œreached 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, โ€œGet 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 โ€œPatch 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 devicesโ€”which we also noted in Windows 11โ€™s September update.

The Redmond tech giant also says it wonโ€™t release non-security updates for Windows 11 in December due to the holiday season.

โ€œThere 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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