Windows 11 24H2 becomes broadly available although it's severely bugged

Some of the remaining bugs are really concerning for many

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Microsoft announced that Windows 11 24H2 is broadly available

Recently, we reported about Microsoft reaching a new rollout phase for Windows 24H2. Now, their Known issues and notifications page for Windows 11 24H2 has been updated to announce that the new version is broadly available.

Windows 11, version 24H2, also known as the Windows 11 2024 Update, is now broadly available. Starting this week, we are expanding this latest Windows version’s phased rollout. We are gradually offering this update also to eligible devices running Windows 10, version 22H2. Source: Microsoft

The update will be issued automatically for eligible systems, but you can postpone it, and we strongly recommend doing so. This announcement might look like a confirmation that the new version is safe and sound. However, if you scroll down the page, you will notice that there are still over 10 bugs that have not been fixed, including a few that still block the update for millions of users.

Here are the Windows 11 24H2 bugs that Microsoft didn’t fix yet

We are highlighting below the top 10 bugs (out of the 12 known bugs) that are still plaguing Windows 11 24H2 as mentioned by Microsoft on the Known issues and notifications page:

  • Issues might occur with media which installs the October or November update
    This only occurs when using CD and USB flash drives to install Windows 11, version 24H2.
  • Auto HDR might cause games to stop responding or display incorrect colors
    This issue happens on devices running Windows 11, version 24H2 when gamers play with Auto HDR enabled.
  • Some devices that have Dirac Audio with cridspapo.dll might lose audio output
    Affected devices will not be offered the update to Windows 11, version 24H2 until this issue is resolved
  • Date & Time in Window Settings might not permit users to change time zone
    This issue is limited to the Date and Time view in Windows Settings. Time zone can still be changed in Control Panel.
  • Disk Cleanup might incorrectly report space available for cleanup
    Despite cleaning up files, the application might display an incorrect estimate of space still available for cleanup
  • Some ASUS devices might fail to install Windows 11, version 24H2
    Affected devices encounter a blue screen with an error message during the update process
  • Camera use might cause some applications to become unresponsive
    Only a limited set of devices which use object recognition are confirmed to be impacted by this issue
  • Safe Exam Browser application might fail to open
    Devices running version 3.7 or lower versions of this application are incompatible with Windows 11, version 24H2.
  • Some devices using Easy Anti-Cheat stop responding and receive a blue screen
    Older driver versions of the Easy Anti-Cheat application are incompatible with Windows 11, version 24H2
  • Compatibility issues with Intel Smart Sound Technology drivers
    Windows 11, version 24H2 devices with the affected Intel SST driver might receive an error with a blue screen.

We reported about all these bugs and some of them may be disqualifying for most users. The Auto HDR bug and the Easy Anti-Cheat issue are still causing problems for gamers. There are still audio problems for many, and some Asus users even get a BSoD while trying to update to Windows 11 24H2, an issue we reported back in October last year.

The folks from ZDNET broke down all these issues in detail, but the point is that Windows 11 24H2 still looks more like a beta version than a public release one. Again, if you have any doubts, you should postpone this update a little longer.

After all, on the bright side, Microsoft did roll many patches for 24H2 last year and even on this January Patch Tuesday. The software giant is certainly moving in the right direction, and even if Windows 11 is still losing market share, the only thing that will convince users to upgrade to the new version is to fix its bugs as quickly as possible.

If you have any problems updating Windows 11 to 24H2, let us know in the comments below.

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