Final Updates & Lifecycle Milestones for 21H2

  • October 8, 2024: Final security update (KB5044280) released for Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise editions, marking their official end of servicing.

  • June 11, 2024: Critical fix for the "Secure Boot" certificate issue, ensuring that legacy 21H2 installations could still boot properly after June 2024.

  • October 10, 2023: Official End of Support for Home, Pro, and Pro Education editions of Windows 11 21H2.

  • January 2023: Microsoft began automatic forced updates for unmanaged 21H2 devices, moving them to version 22H2 to ensure continued protection.

  • October 4, 2021: The General Availability release of Windows 11 version 21H2, launching the modern era of the Windows NT operating system.