Force Upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 Manually

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 24H2 feature update, also known as the Windows 11 2024 update. You can find more information about the new features of 24H2 on techcommunity.microsoft.com and learn.microsoft.com links.

For organizations using Intune, they can create a feature update policy and deploy 24H2 on Windows 11 devices. However, you might be facing some challenges or issues during the remote deployment of this feature update and the update might not be available on your device.

If you want to install this latest feature update as soon as possible, then you can force Install it manually. Please note that 24H2 is a major feature update and not an enablement package. This means its a full os swap which brings a lot of new changes to the OS while the enablement package simple enables the features already deployed on the devices during previous windows updates.

Users may have selected below options in the Settings app and also clicked on Check for updates but Windows 11 24H2 is not offered for download and Installation.

Windows 11 24H2 is not available for download and Install even after Checking for updates manually
Windows 11 24H2 is not available for download and Install even after Checking for updates manually

Force Install Windows 11 24H2 Manually

Let’s check the steps to Install Windows 11 24H2 feature update manually on the device:

  1. Check the current feature pack installed on Windows 11.
    • Press Win + R keys to open the Run dialog box.
    • Type winver and press Enter.
Run winver command to check for the feature update installed on your device
Run winver command to check for the feature update installed on your device
  1. Download Windows 11 Installation Assistant from Microsoft website.
Download Windows 11 Installation Assistant
Download Windows 11 Installation Assistant
  1. Get Windows PC Health Check AppDownload link and Install it on the device.
    • Launch PC health check app and click on Check now to check if your device meets the requirements for upgrading to the Windows 11 24H2.
Click on Check now on PC Health check app
Click on Check now on PC Health check app
  • After you have used PC health check app and confirmed that your system meetings the requirement for upgrade. Launch Windows 11 Installation Assistant and click on Refresh button.
Launch Windows 11 Installation Assistant and click on Refresh
Launch Windows 11 Installation Assistant and click on Refresh
  • Click on Accept and Install.
Click on Accept and Install button
Click on Accept and Install button
  • Download of the latest Windows 11 OS feature update will start on your device.
Downloading Windows 11 24H2
Downloading Windows 11 24H2
  • Verifying download.
Verifying the download
Verifying the download
  • Installing latest feature update on Windows 11.
Installing Windows 11 24H2
Installing Windows 11 24H2
  • It may take upto 30 minutes and few device reboots to update the Operating system to feature update 24H2. To check and confirm if your device is successfully upgraded, you can run winver command once again.
    • Press Win + R keys to open the Run dialog box.
    • Type winver and press Enter.
Use Winver to check and confirm if Windows 11 24H2 is installed successfully
Use Winver to check and confirm if Windows 11 24H2 is installed successfully

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