A few years ago, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 was going to be the last Windows, but in the last couple of years, we have seen Microsoft setting a deadline for Windows 10.
Microsoft is going to end the Windows 10 support next year on October 14 (2025). Also, there are rumors that Windows 12 is going to be announced anytime soon.
Now, coming back to the latest Windows 11 update, i.e., 24H2 update. The update was pushed to the Windows update channel on October 1, 2024.
And since the number base of Windows is huge, the update hasn’t been pushed to each and every supported device. It is rolling out gradually, and due to a few bugs, Microsoft has slowed the rollout.
Now if you don’t want to wait for Microsoft or your OEM to push the update, and get the Windows 11 24H2 update today.
Then follow the below steps to get the Windows 11 24H2 update today using a few hacks via Registry Editor or Group Policy Editor.
Get Windows 11 24H2 Update using Group Policy Editor
With a few modifications on the local group policy editor, you can get the latest Windows update without using any third app or methods.
Note that by default, Group Policy Editor is available for Windows Pro editions and above. If you have Windows Home or Student edition, you might see an error saying the Windows cannot find the gpedit.msc command.
Follow the below steps carefully to do so.
- Open Group Policy Editor by entering the below command on the RUN command box.
gpedit.msc
- Now navigate to the following section to start the process.
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Manage updates offered from Windows Update
- As you click on it, a few page will appear. Right-click on the “Select the Target feature update version” and select Edit.
- Now, select the Enabled radio button from the top-left and type Windows 11 in the Windows product version tect box, as well as 24H2 in the Target Version text box.
- Click on the OK button to apply and save the modifications. And then restart the PC to proceed to the next step.
- After the restart, navigate to Settings > Windows Update and then check for update; you will get the 24H2 instantly.
We already have a guide ready for you that will enable Group Policy Editor on Windows Home edition. So if you want to enable that and then follow the above method to get the latest Windows 11 24H2, you can go for it. Or else follow the below method, where we used Registry Editor to do so.
In Case You don’t Have Group Policy Editor
As mentioned earlier, Group Policy Editor is only available for Windows Pro editions and above. You don’t need to worry if you have Windows Home edition. We will do the same thing that we did earlier, but using the Registry Editor.
Follow the below steps to do so.
- Open Registry Editor by entering the below command on the RUN command box.
regedit
- Now navigate to the following section to start the process.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows- Now look for Windowsupdate subkey; if you don’t see it, right-click on the Windows key and create a new Key and name it Windowsupdate.
- Right-click on the Windowsupdate, create a new String Value, and name it ProductVersion with Value data Windows 11.
- Now create another String Value, with the name TargetReleaseVersionInfo and the Value data 24H2.
- Lastly, create a new DWORD (32-bit), with the name TargetReleaseVersion and the Value data 1.
- Finally, close the Registry Editor and restart the PC.
- After the restart, navigate to Settings > Windows Update and then check for update; you will get the 24H2 instantly.
These two methods will help you force the update on your device. Make sure to disable the Group Policy Editor settings and remove the Registry Editor edits after you have updated to the latest Windows 11 24H2.
In case you don’t want to update via these methods, download the latest ISO file and clean install Windows 11 24H2 by following this guide.
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