I am receiving an end of service notification for windows 11 after the recent update. I believe the current windows 11 service is active until Nov 2025, so is this is a bug and is it safe to ignore it?
Windows 11 - End of service after update
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bigb123
Galvanizer
Microsoft’s New End Of Support Warning Is A Mistake, As Windows Users Worry
Has your Windows PC suddenly lost support—here’s what you need to know.
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We need to upgrade the hardware too in olden days hardware will be supported for more than 5 years with new software update and os upgrade nowadays it's become very hard
Yes, MS is user testing the service notification.. they do all their testing on customers.
Still the Win11 end of service notification is active on the task bar. Has MS done done anything to update this bug or I am the only one getting this?
bigb123
Galvanizer
If you get an error code while downloading and installing Windows updates, the Update Troubleshooter can help resolve the problem.
Select Start > Settings > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters. Next, under Most frequent, select Windows Update > Run.
When the troubleshooter is finished running, it's a good idea to restart your device.
Next, check for new updates. Select Start > Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates and then install any available updates.
If the problems aren't all resolved, try running the troubleshooter again to check for additional errors, or see Troubleshoot problems updating Windows and follow the troubleshooting steps.
Source : https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...eshooter-19bc41ca-ad72-ae67-af3c-89ce169755dd
Select Start > Settings > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters. Next, under Most frequent, select Windows Update > Run.
When the troubleshooter is finished running, it's a good idea to restart your device.
Next, check for new updates. Select Start > Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates and then install any available updates.
If the problems aren't all resolved, try running the troubleshooter again to check for additional errors, or see Troubleshoot problems updating Windows and follow the troubleshooting steps.
Source : https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...eshooter-19bc41ca-ad72-ae67-af3c-89ce169755dd
sporkydork
Contributor
@technofast
Please check the version of Windows 11 you are on. The latest release is named 24H2. If you are on this build then follow the instructions given in the previous post by @bigb123 .
If not then you will have to migrate to 24H2. Old versions prior to 24H2 namely 23H2 will not auto migrate to latest 24H2 on unsupported hardware (i.e. 8th Gen Intel PC's and TPM 2.0 supported motherboards are necessary for the upgrade).
Please check the version of Windows 11 you are on. The latest release is named 24H2. If you are on this build then follow the instructions given in the previous post by @bigb123 .
If not then you will have to migrate to 24H2. Old versions prior to 24H2 namely 23H2 will not auto migrate to latest 24H2 on unsupported hardware (i.e. 8th Gen Intel PC's and TPM 2.0 supported motherboards are necessary for the upgrade).
Thanks for the update, mine is unsupported hardware and updated Win 11 through rufus. It was on 22H2 and now I have updated win 11 through newer version of rufus and I can see it has 24H2 now after updating. So it was not a MS bug as I had thought earlier.
Shini
Explorer
I have a very old laptop that can't officially run Windows 11 — it's currently running Windows 10. It has TPM, enough RAM and storage, supports UEFI and Secure Boot, but the processor is really outdated and not on Microsoft's supported list.
I'm not asking how to install Windows 11, but I’d like to know what kind of problems I might face if I do install it on this unsupported hardware. Specifically:
If you've installed Windows 11 on unsupported hardware, feel free to share any issues or limitations you’ve experienced — performance drops, driver problems, feature restrictions, updates, etc. I'd really appreciate a full picture before I make the jump.
PS:I actually found this Windows EOL thread after a long search. If I don’t get any responses here, I’ll probably have to create a new thread specifically for this question.
I'm not asking how to install Windows 11, but I’d like to know what kind of problems I might face if I do install it on this unsupported hardware. Specifically:
- Will TPM 2.0 still function properly
- Will Secure Boot and UEFI features still work as expected
If you've installed Windows 11 on unsupported hardware, feel free to share any issues or limitations you’ve experienced — performance drops, driver problems, feature restrictions, updates, etc. I'd really appreciate a full picture before I make the jump.
PS:I actually found this Windows EOL thread after a long search. If I don’t get any responses here, I’ll probably have to create a new thread specifically for this question.
sporkydork
Contributor
If you are not fastidious about the version being installed, I would recommend installing Windows 11 Enterprise IoT Ver 24H2 on the unsupported hardware. The edition is binary compatible to the GAC variant, there are no hardware checks - Microsoft store is absent unless upgrading from Windows 10 GAC or LTSC and the store can be installed manually.
Everything works like a charm including windows updates etc. I did upgrade two Windows 10 Pro machines (running 22H2 and unsupported hardware) to the windows 11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 build with a registry hack to get the apps and data over from Windows 10 Pro into Windows 11 IoT.
No data loss, the pesky reminders for unsupported Windows 10 post October 2025 are all gone. I use the unsupported machines for work and consuming OTT content - zero gaming, since both work only with onboard video and no graphics card.
You can check out the builds from the website massgrave.dev and follow the instructions for installing IoT variant. In case you get stuck or have any upgrade issues, there is always this thread available for support.
This is the build I used for in-place upgrades from Windows 10 Pro to Windows 11 IoT Enterprise
en-us_windows_11_iot_enterprise_version_24h2_x64_dvd_3a99b72b.iso
Edit: No rufus needed - all you need to do is to mount the iso in Windows 10 and run the setup to get the in-place upgrade with the registry hack.
Everything works like a charm including windows updates etc. I did upgrade two Windows 10 Pro machines (running 22H2 and unsupported hardware) to the windows 11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 build with a registry hack to get the apps and data over from Windows 10 Pro into Windows 11 IoT.
No data loss, the pesky reminders for unsupported Windows 10 post October 2025 are all gone. I use the unsupported machines for work and consuming OTT content - zero gaming, since both work only with onboard video and no graphics card.
You can check out the builds from the website massgrave.dev and follow the instructions for installing IoT variant. In case you get stuck or have any upgrade issues, there is always this thread available for support.
This is the build I used for in-place upgrades from Windows 10 Pro to Windows 11 IoT Enterprise
en-us_windows_11_iot_enterprise_version_24h2_x64_dvd_3a99b72b.iso
Edit: No rufus needed - all you need to do is to mount the iso in Windows 10 and run the setup to get the in-place upgrade with the registry hack.
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