Reposted on December 29 with new reports about the Windows Update factor affecting users.
Microsoft has shown a caution for Windows users who update their PCs. If you make an undeniable mistake, your PC “could remain in a state where you can’t settle for additional Windows security updates. “Bad news, especially since it will obviously be confusing if and when it happens.
As Windows reported on Christmas Day, “If you use a USB or reader to install Windows 11 24h2 with October 2024 or November 2024 security updates included, you may end up breaking Windows Update. By default, Windows 11 24H2 ships without October or November security fixes »»
What Microsoft says in its documentation is that “when using media to install Windows 11, version 24H2, the device might remain in a state where it cannot accept further Windows security updates. This occurs only when the media is created to include the October 2024, or November 2024, security updates as part of the installation (these updates were released between October 8, 2024 and November 12, 2024)… This only occurs when utilizing media – such as CD and USB flash drives – to install Windows 11, version 24H2. This issue does not occur for devices where the October 2024 security update or the November 2024 security updates are installed via Windows Update.”
Even so, it is a confusing way to spend Christmas day catching up with the security updates of due security only to be located in a frozen state of update. The most recent windows also pose the factor of how users can create their copy of external media of Windows 11 to install the operational operation formula with newer updates.
Microsoft still has a legal liability with Windows 11. The statistics refuse to lean in its favor, as many millions of users vote with their PCs to stick with Windows 10. And to make matters worse, conflicting media reports recommend that the company is either relaxing or not relaxing its impediment to taking. The jump from Windows 10 to Windows 11. This is not the case.
At first, we thought that only a few users would be ed. Microsoft told Windows the latter: “The company is aware of those reports and that there are a very small number of PCsArray. What can you do if you can’t install new bets on the cumulative day after installing Windows 11 24H2?You’ll want to download the media creation tool, create a new media record, and reinstall the “” operating system.
But 48 hours after the initial story, it created something of a buzz, suggesting that more users than expected would be affected, or adding to the unfortunate Windows 11 narrative that Microsoft is fighting against. It recently runs on a permanent fix. . . The installation media factor adds to a long line of issues affecting 24h2, the latest major feature update for Microsoft’s operating system, released earlier this year to provide a Improved security, usability and performance.
As the login explains: “According to Microsoft’s marketing for its flagship operating system: “Your Windows 11 PC provides layers and layers of measures to help you keep your virtual life in your hands: you. Array. Unfortunately, for some users, it does not bring security updates.
There have been a raft of these type of update and upgrade issues in recent weeks. Certain brands of PC or PCs with certain software installed being taken off update lists as software conflicts cause crashes or worse. It’s not been smooth running. And that has two serious security implications for Windows users. First, undermining confidence in or even delaying updates to Windows 11 PCs, and perhaps even more acutely, giving Windows 10 users more reasons sot keep holding out.
And now it’s the same, with some other recurring challenge reported via Windows Latest on Sunday. “In October 2024, [we reported] that Windows 11 24H2 had a bug that made Wi-Fi connections unusable, meaning the PC no longer has to be on the web after the update. It turns out that the problem is widespread and It hasn’t been solved yet.
The website explains that “after some people started using Windows 11 24H2, they noticed that their devices were not getting an IP address. Instead, some of you might see APIPA address. For those unaware, APIPA is basically Automatic Private IP Addressing, where Windows 11 tries to automatically assign a random IP address. This happens when DHCP server is not available. In other words, if your computer’s Wi-Fi uses DHCP and Windows 11 tries to automatically assign an IP address, it means the DHCP isn’t working as it is supposed to.”
As one Redditor posted on this issue in a new thread, “I am a sysadmin for a mid size company and we have been plagued by DHCP issues on all of our devices that were running the 24h2 October update… I found a forum post on netgate that described the same issues and had been discussing option 43 in DHCP as a possible cause of the issue, which we had enabled for locating the controller for our APs. After removing DHCP option 43, the issues stopped completely and we were able to get proper DHCP information from the server. Just posting this in case it can help anyone else.”
Which means there’s some light at the end of the tunnel at least on this issue. Another Redditor picking up the thread confirmed the fix. “We are experiencing very heavy issues, too since 24H2, but we are having no clue where they come from. We are also using Option 43 – I Hope this is finally it. I want to give you an award!! Thank you for sharing!!!”
As per the other issues, this is patchy. But when hundreds of millions of users are updating, even a very small percentage impacted is a large number of people—and those people can be vocal and can take to forums and social media to make their point, and that gets picked up and amplified, and before long there’s a perception issue. “While [Windows 11 24H2] works well for most users,” Windows Latest says, “it’s a huge mess for some people, and we don’t know how many PCs are affected.”
What remains clear is that 2025 is the critical year for Windows 11, with its more popular older sibling scheduled to hit end-of-support in October. Yes, users can now elect to pay Microsoft $30 to extend security support for 12-months, but there are hundreds of millions of holdouts so far refusing to budge, and many that cannot given they fail the hardware test. All told, Microsoft will want this tided up quickly. “Microsoft is currently working on a permanent fix,” Bleeping Computer reports, “and recommends that media-based Windows 11 24H2 installations use the December 2024 security update, released on December 10, to avoid encountering subsequent updating problems.”
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