OK: I admit it. I already had 4 PCs running 24H2. Two are Copilot+ laptops (Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 and Yoga Slim 7 15ILL9) and came that way. Two others were force-upgraded: the Ryzen 5800x desktop via in-place ISO-based upgrade, and the Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 1 via the Windows 11 Installation Assistant. Last Friday, I saw the Dell D7080 SFF PC had received (and downloaded) the latest release on its own. That’s right: here at Chez Tittel, WU throws first 24H2 offer. It’s done and dusted now, in fact…
Success When WU Throws First 24H2 Offer
As you can see in the lead-in graphic, I didn’t even catch the notification until the target was already through the GUI-based portion of the install. Indeed, the D7080 informed me it needed a reboot to continue that process. Once allowed to proceed, in fact, it finished up in under 15 minutes (it’s an 11th Gen i7 with 64GB RAM and a reasonably fast SSD so it moved along right smartly). It’s now upgraded and running Build 26100.2033, and WU says it’s up-to-date.
Just for grins I checked my other production level Windows 11 machines, but both of them are still standing pat with 23H2 — namely:
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme (8th Gen i7)
- Lenovo P360Ultra SFF PC (13th Gen i9)
I’m guessing they’re either subject to the Intel Audio hold (X1) or the well-known Gen13/14 issues with 24H2. I’m going to keep watching and will report when and as those holds lift, and WU extends further offers. But gosh: it’s nice to see things working as they oughter, here in Windows-World. Cheers!
