Upgrading to Windows 11 is now much faster and easier

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Microsoft has removed another obstacle for some Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 as quickly and easily as possible

Microsoft has made it much, much easier to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 23H2, the latest major update for Windows 11. Starting now, all Windows 10 users can upgrade directly to Windows 11 23H2, as noted by Windows Latest.

This eliminates the annoying and time-consuming intermediate step where one first had to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 22H2 and only then to Windows 11 23H2.

This cumbersome procedure was previously necessary for some, but not for all, Windows 10 users. Microsoft recently introduced the streamlined process but has not communicated this publicly.

Microsoft is implementing this change on the server side; therefore, Windows 10 users are generally no longer offered the upgrade to Windows 11 22H2, but rather the upgrade to Windows 11 23H2 directly. The company has already started the transition, but it is possible that some Windows 10 users still need to be converted. So, if the direct upgrade to Windows 11 23H2 is not yet available on your Windows 10 computer, you will need to update the system again after upgrading to Windows 11.

The end is near for Windows 10. Making upgrades to Windows 11 is of vital importance to Microsoft. Windows 10 reaches 'end of life' status in 2025, but Windows 11 has been stagnating for months (at best).

Shifting downloads to Windows 11 23H2 makes even more sense when considering the Windows 11. Microsoft will end support for Windows 11 22H2 on October 8, 2024. However, Microsoft will provide support for Windows 11 23H2 until November 11, 2025. The Redmond-based company has published the exact support periods here.

Although Windows 11 23H2 (also known as Moment 4) is the latest major version of the operating system, it is not the very last version of Windows 11.That is reserved for Moment 5, which Microsoft released in the spring of 2024. You only need a simple Windows Update to receive the quality improvements of Moment 5.