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On October 8, 2024, Windows 11 Home and Pro version 22H2, Windows 11 Enterprise and Education version 21H2, and Windows 11 IoT Enterprise version 21H2 will go end of life. For Enterprise and Education and IoT Enterprise this is the first version to go end of support. Any devices running these versions won’t receive any more security updates, patches, or technical support from Microsoft. Make sure to update any devices running Windows 11 within your organization.
Windows 11 Lifecycle
Like with all Windows products before it, there are several versions and editions of Windows 11. This can make it difficult to keep track of which products are going out of support at a given end-of-support date. For Windows 11 there is the Home and Pro edition, the Enterprise and Education edition, and the IoT Enterprise edition.
Windows 11 follows Microsoft’s Modern Lifecycle policy. This means that it receives continuous service and support as long as you stay current on the system requirements and have a valid license. New versions of Windows 11 are released once per year. The Home and Pro editions have a servicing timeline of 24 months, and the Enterprise and Education and IoT Enterprise editions 36 months. They also receive monthly quality updates that include security and non-security updates.
| Edition | Version | Start Date | End Date |
| Home and Pro (Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations, SE) | 23H2 | Oct 31, 2023 | Nov 11, 2025 |
| 22H2 | Sep 20, 2022 | Oct 8, 2024 | |
| 21H2 | Oct 4, 2021 | Oct 10, 2023 | |
| Enterprise and Education (Education, Enterprise, Enterprise multi-session) | 23H2 | Oct 31, 2023 | Nov 10, 2026 |
| 22H2 | Sep 20, 2022 | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| 21H2 | Oct 4, 2021 | Oct 8, 2024 | |
| IoT Enterprise | 23H2 | Oct 31, 2023 | Nov 10, 2026 |
| 22H2 | Sep 20, 2022 | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| 21H2 | Oct 4, 2021 | Oct 8, 2024 |
Windows 11 Home and Pro 22H2 and Enterprise and Education and IoT Enterprise 21H2 End of Life
Both version 22H2 of Windows 11 Home and Pro and version 21H2 of Windows 11 Enterprise and Education and IoT Enterprise will be going end of life on the 8th of October, 2024. For the Enterprise and Education and IoT Enterprise editions, this is the first version to go end of life. Make sure to update your installations to a supported version. For Home and Pro that is version 23H2, and for Enterprise and Education, and IoT Enterprise either 22H2 or 23H2. Besides still being supported, the 23H2 version also has new features and updates including but not limited to:
- Passkeys in Windows
- Windows passwordless experience
- Web sign-in for Windows
- Windows Hello for Business authentication improvement
- Copilot in Windows
Run the Windows 11 End-of-Life Audit
To help you identify devices that will go end-of-life, we have put together a Windows 11 EOL audit report. It shows you which machines are out of support and how long your other machines still have before they go end of life. It gives you a complete list of all Windows 11 devices, their EOL date, and how many days there are remaining until the end of support.
Run the Windows 11 End-of-Life Audit Report
Windows 11 Home and Pro Version 21H2 End of Life
On October 10, 2023, Windows 11 Home and Pro Version 21H2 will go end of life. This is the first version of Windows 11 to go out of support. Make sure to update any installations you have to version 22H2 to remain supported. The 21H2 version of Windows 11 Enterprise and Education and IoT Enterprise will remain supported until the 8th of October 2024. Besides still being supported, the 22H2 version also has new features and updates including but not limited to:
- Microsoft Pluton.
- Enhanced Phishing Protection.
- Smart App Control.
- Personal Data Encryption.
- Security hardening and threat protection.
