Microsoft Auto-updating Eligible Windows 11 PCs to Version 23H2

[T0@st]

Windows 11 version 23H2 started rolling out last October, but many users of Microsoft's flagship operating system opted out of an upgrade, thanks to a handy "optional" toggle. News outlets have latched onto a freshly published (February 20) Windows 11 "Release Health" notice—the official Microsoft dashboard alert states that Windows 11 2023 Update: "is now entering a new rollout phase." Fastidious users will not be happy to discover that "eligible Windows 11 devices" are now subject to an automatic bump up to version 23H2. Very passive-aggressive tactics have been utilized in the past—Microsoft is seemingly eager to get it audience upgraded onto its latest and greatest feature-rich experience.

According to NeoWin, an official announcement from last week alerted users to an "impending end of optional preview updates on Windows 11 22H2." Yesterday's "23H2" dashboard confessional provided a little bit more context—unsurprisingly involving artificial intelligence: "This automatic update targets Windows 11 devices that have reached or are approaching end of servicing, and it follows the machine learning-based (ML) training we have utilized so far. We will continue to train our intelligent ML model to safely roll out this new Windows version in phases to deliver a smooth update experience."




Microsoft's message also adds a handy upgrade guide: "If you have an eligible Home or Pro consumer device, you can update to version 23H2 by opening Settings > Windows Update, turning on 'Get the latest updates as soon as they're available,' and selecting Check for updates. Once the update is available for your device, you will see the option to Download and install."

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[matar]

I gave windows 11 a chance but i couldn't use it , windows 10 by far is the best windows yet so staying on 10 until windows 12 and see if that's worth it 12 is going to be a basically is an windows 11 update lets hope not i speak opinion becuase some may not agree.

 

[Dr. Dro]

I gave windows 11 a chance but i couldn't use it , windows 10 by far is the best windows yet so staying on 10 until windows 12 and see if that's worth it 12 is going to be a basically is an windows 11 update lets hope not i speak opinion becuase some may not agree.

I've heard that every other two generations of Windows... lol

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

I gave windows 11 a chance but i couldn't use it , windows 10 by far is the best windows yet so staying on 10 until windows 12 and see if that's worth it 12 is going to be a basically is an windows 11 update lets hope not i speak opinion becuase some may not agree.

I remember when people hated on Windows 10 because it wasnt Windows 7. I love 11. Not sure what peoples issue is with it outside of the telemetry but 10 does that anyway.

 

[TheLostSwede]

I remember when people hated on Windows 10 because it wasnt Windows 7. I love 11. Not sure what peoples issue is with it outside of the telemetry but 10 does that anyway.

It has some wonky UI/UX things that makes unintuitive to use, if you've used pretty much any other Windows version except the garbage that was 8...

 

[mtosev]

I'm pretty satisfied with windows 11.

 

[Solaris17]

I'm pretty satisfied with windows 11.

same no issues here UX or otherwise.

 

[phints]

I've taken to Win11's nicer UI and tabs in file explorer so much I'd never downgrade back to garbage Win10.

 

[onemanhitsquad]

Of course they are eager...it , no doubt , contains their most advanced keystroke logging , data mining , and spyware code ever...and let's not forget "AI" to "direct you" to the right answer to your question"

 

[P4-630]

windows 10 by far is the best windows yet so staying on 10

Well you can till October 14, 2025..

 

[windwhirl]

I've heard that every other two generations of Windows... lol

For what it's worth, I'd not mind bringing back some of the simplicity of Windows 2000, lol

But ultimately, I just got used to the changes and it's like "it works fine, not much to complain about."

Of course they are eager...it , no doubt , contains their most advanced keystroke logging , data mining , and spyware code ever...and let's not forget "AI" to "direct you" to the right answer to your question"

I don't doubt the Copilot stuff could be a big reason for Microsoft to force push this update, but if they wanted to increase the telemetry, they could do it without you noticing. No need to roll out a fancy feature update for that.

Windows 7 didn't have telemetry like Windows 10 does (arguably had little to zero telemetry aside from the crash report system), and Microsoft simply rolled out a normal-looking update adding telemetry and boom! Telemetry added.

 

[Event Horizon]

From a user's perspective, Microsoft needs a change of leadership. Low quality, rushed, poorly tested software with bloat nobody asked for.

From an investor's perspective, keep up the good work.

 

[trsttte]

same no issues here UX or otherwise.

Some of the UX decisions are just DUMB. I have to use it at work and I already had to fix a bunch of weird stupid things, starting with the unusable context menu.

Every windows version comes with some ux changes that can be more or less annoying depending on your tastes but I don't remember any of them cutting or changing so many basic functionalities with only major downsides like windows 11 does.

 

[windwhirl]

Low quality, rushed, poorly tested software

I'm still kinda mad about Nadella laying off their QA division back in 2014 or so.

 

[Dave65]

I remember when people hated on Windows 10 because it wasnt Windows 7. I love 11. Not sure what peoples issue is with it outside of the telemetry but 10 does that anyway.

Same, I have no issues.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Dang thought everyone was already on 23h2 lol
All 10 and 11 builds suck so not sure why it matters which build you use

MS auto installing is another thing altogether though

 

[dgianstefani]

Well you can till October 14, 2025..

Laughs in Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC with support till 2032.

 

[Wirko]

I'm still kinda mad about Nadella laying off their QA division back in 2014 or so.

Please also be mad at Ballmer who fired the graphics/UI design division in 2011 or so. Maybe he did that because 3/4 of them had been on strike since 2008 or so.

 

[P4-630]

Laughs in Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC with support till 2032.

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So where do you get this version legally.

 

[dgianstefani]

So where do you get this version legally.

Keysites or friends in enterprise.

 

[Easo]

Keysites or friends in enterprise.

Keysites =/= legal. No, Microsoft is not selling LTSC keys just like that and no, you cannot resell them. For a home user it is hard to legally get it, easiest way is to own a company yourself (or be VIP with option to bully IT/management in one) with an SA agreement and thus access to LTSC.

 

[ThrashZone]

So where do you get this version legally.

Hi,
Godeal24 on TPU i believe I've seen them listed
I use their site a lot all good.

 

[Wirko]

Some of the UX decisions are just DUMB. I have to use it at work and I already had to fix a bunch of weird stupid things, starting with the unusable context menu.

Every windows version comes with some ux changes that can be more or less annoying depending on your tastes but I don't remember any of them cutting or changing so many basic functionalities with only major downsides like windows 11 does.

I disagree on the context menu (but very much agree otherwise).

The compact menu is not good, just less bad than the full menu. It contains fewer items that are rarely used (give access to, create shortcut, scan with defender), and often used items are in more predictable places (like cut/copy/delete file always on top*). The full menu for a txt file also contains three items that do the same: open, edit, edit with notepad, while the compact menu lacks "edit", and that's 50% better.

Also, as much as it's a good example of bad graphic design, it blends into the rest of the UI better than the full menu (I'm shocked how different they are in ALL details).

But maybe MS broke the full menu a bit more (even more than in W10) to make the compact menu look better. For example, its items seem extremely close together. Can't say for sure as I don't have access to W10 now.

* I was wrong, they are sometimes at the bottom. GR-RR-R!

 

[trsttte]

I disagree on the context menu (but very much agree otherwise).

The compact menu is not good, just less bad than the full menu. It contains fewer items that are rarely used (give access to, create shortcut, scan with defender), and often used items are in more predictable places (like cut/copy/delete file always on top*). The full menu for a txt file also contains three items that do the same: open, edit, edit with notepad, while the compact menu lacks "edit", and that's 50% better.

Also, as much as it's a good example of bad graphic design, it blends into the rest of the UI better than the full menu (I'm shocked how different they are in ALL details).

But maybe MS broke the full menu a bit more (even more than in W10) to make the compact menu look better. For example, its items seem extremely close together. Can't say for sure as I don't have access to W10 now.

* I was wrong, they are sometimes at the bottom. GR-RR-R!

I would be perfectly happy with the color and style change if my options were still there and it would make complete sense if that was the case, but they aren't as you just discovered. There's not even an option to configure the awfull thing, a reality shared by most of these stupid change, only register hacks, WHHYYYY!?!?!?!?!?!?

 

[mechtech]

I gave windows 11 a chance but i couldn't use it , windows 10 by far is the best windows yet so staying on 10 until windows 12 and see if that's worth it 12 is going to be a basically is an windows 11 update lets hope not i speak opinion becuase some may not agree.

nah

That was Win2kpro