In Microsoft's Windows 11 release information table, the version 24H2 row lists 2026-10-13 in the "End of updates" column for Home and Pro editions. If you run 24H2, released on October 1, 2024, on Home or Pro, it drops out of monthly updates after October 13, 2026. Enterprise and Education editions of the same 24H2 are covered until 2027-10-12. This article is based on the table as checked on October 7, 2026.
How to read the table
The release information table lists each version's availability date alongside end-of-updates dates by edition. The current General Availability Channel versions are as follows.
| Version | Availability date | End of updates: Home/Pro | End of updates: Enterprise/Education | Latest build (prefix) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26H2 | 2026-09-29 | 2028-10-10 | 2029-10-09 | 26300 |
| 26H1 | 2026-02-10 | 2028-03-14 | 2029-03-13 | 28000 |
| 25H2 | 2025-09-30 | 2027-10-12 | 2028-10-10 | 26200 |
| 24H2 | 2024-10-01 | 2026-10-13 | 2027-10-12 | 26100 |
The reason the dates differ by edition is in the page's opening paragraph and the Windows lifecycle FAQ. The annual feature update released in the second half of the year is supported for 24 months on Home, Pro, Pro Education and Pro for Workstations, and 36 months on Enterprise and Education. Since 24H2 was released in October 2024, Home and Pro end in October 2026 and Enterprise and Education in October 2027. The opening paragraph of the release information says monthly security updates are released on the second Tuesday of each month, and October 13, 2026 is the second Tuesday of October.
The product lifecycle page (Windows 11 Home and Pro) gives the same date down to the time, showing the end of 24H2 as "10/14/2026 6:59:59 AM." The page only says dates are shown in Redmond Pacific Time (PT) and does not explain why it differs by a day from the October 13 date in the release table. Either way, the next regular security update date by the calendar, November 10 (the second Tuesday of November), falls after the end point.
How to check whether your PC is on 24H2
According to Microsoft's guide to finding device information, right-click Start and go to Settings → System → About; the edition and version appear under "Windows specifications." The OS build on the same screen is another clue. Based on the latest builds in the table above, a build starting with 26100 is 24H2, 26200 is 25H2, and 26300 is 26H2.
If your edition is Home or Pro and the version is 24H2, you need to move to 25H2 or 26H2 to keep receiving updates. The FAQ says customers must be on a supported version of Windows to receive monthly quality updates. 26H1 is not an option: the release information states that 26H1 is for new devices that came to market from early 2026 and is not offered as an in-place update from 24H2 or 25H2 on existing devices.
A footnote in the FAQ explains that because Home does not support deferring feature updates, it typically receives a new version before the listed end-of-servicing date. That footnote applies only to Home, so Pro users need to check their version on the screen above.
What the sources do not answer
The release information and FAQ do not tell you individually whether a given PC will be offered 25H2 or 26H2 and when, or what happens to devices whose updates are held back for hardware or driver compatibility.