Microsoft observes: “This is a significantly larger update than the regular monthly updates you have been installing up until now. In some cases, it can take a few hours to install, so be patient! You do not need to babysit it, and you can continue to use your computer during most of the installation.”

New core code, convenience features, and eye candy, along with exclusive Copilot+ PC bonuses, grace the 24H2 version of Windows 11.

When the 'cleanup' option stubbornly refuses Windows 11 24H2 users are finding there is undeletable data that remains on their devices after installing the recently released feature update.… The known issues list has not grown in the days since the rollout on October 15,

The Windows 11 2024 Update also brings various welcome improvements regarding networking, which include changes to the Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) and Server Message Block (SMB). In addition, this version of the operating system supports Wi-Fi 7.

Those on Windows 11 24H2 are finding the October update problematic in some cases, and there's a weird bug that eats some of your drive space.

Aside from app updates and UI changes, Microsoft has said that 24H2 includes significant updates to the compiler, kernel, and scheduler, as well as improved performance and compatibility for the operating system's Arm-to-x86 app translation layer (now called " Prism ").

Users who upgraded to Windows 11 24H2 found that it created a cache that cannot be deleted. Disk Clean-up identified it as an 8.63GB Windows Update cache.

Windows 11 24H2 update leaves undeletable files hogging 9GB of storage space Normal methods can't remove these files due to a bug with the new updating system Microsoft is aware of the issue and is working on a fix to address this problem.