{"id":617784,"date":"2025-12-07T11:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T11:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/617784\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T11:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T11:09:13","slug":"microsoft-confirms-new-upgrade-decision-for-all-windows-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/617784\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Confirms New Upgrade Decision For All Windows Users"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Windows<\/p>\n

It\u2019s upgrade time for Windows users.<\/p>\n

NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Updated on Dec. 7 with news that Microsoft is now using machine learning to decide which PCs should be upgraded, and then auto-downloading the update.<\/p>\n

December has only just started, and Microsoft is already busy with the latest set of broken Windows reports<\/a>, the hangover from the end of Windows 10<\/a> and the slow uptake for its replacement. Now the Windows-maker is taking action.<\/p>\n

The news that as many as 500 million users<\/a> may have PCs eligible for Windows 11 but are choosing not to upgrade was a major surprise. Now Microsoft is giving all those PC owners \u2014 plus Windows 11 users without the latest updates \u2014 a push.<\/p>\n

Per Neowin<\/a>, Microsoft has confirmed that it is now allowing all supported systems download and install Windows 11 25H2. Whether you are on Windows 11 or Windows 10, users can opt to upgrade to the 2025 feature update provided they have a system that meets the system requirements of Windows 11.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This despite ongoing issues. Windows Latest<\/a> warns the latest Windows 11 update \u201ccan fail to install due to errors like 0x80070306. But if the update does apply, it will break dark mode in File Explorer and also cause problems with Intel Arc GPU drivers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neowin points out these issues \u201cmainly affects certain enterprise systems,\u201d but that \u201cdoes not mean that personal computers are not affected.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you are affected, Microsoft says it\u2019s \u201cworking on a resolution,\u201d albeit there\u2019s no timeline as yet. If you\u2019re an enterprise user, this is an IT Support fix. If you\u2019re a home users with issues, you\u2019re waiting for the usual patches to roll out and install.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, to get the level-setting Windows 11 upgrade, Microsoft says \u201cyou can check if the update is available by selecting Settings > Windows Update and selecting Check for updates. If your device is ready for the update, you\u2019ll see the option to Download and install Windows 11, version 25H2.” That only works for eligible PCs, though.<\/p>\n

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Microsoft\u2019s decision to give all Windows 11 and Windows 10 users this new upgrade toggle is not the only new news. Per Windows Latest<\/a>, Microsoft has also confirmed it\u2019ll auto download Windows 11 25H2 using \u2018machine-learning\u2019 based approach.”<\/p>\n

Microsoft says this \u201cmachine learning-based intelligent rollout has begun for devices running Home and Pro editions of Windows 11, version 24H2 that are not managed by IT departments.\u201d It\u2019s a gradual rollout in which \u201dthese devices will automatically receive the update to Windows 11, version 25H2 when they\u2019re ready.”<\/p>\n

Windows Latest explains what this means: \u201cMicrosoft is not talking about just \u2018offering\u2019 it like a normal download and install feature update. Instead, Windows Update will silently download version 25H2 in the background and let you decide if you want to install the update or postpone it.\u201d And that decision is based on machine learning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s upgrade time for Windows users. NurPhoto via Getty Images Updated on Dec. 7 with news that Microsoft…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":617785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[53,16,15,192453,1964,192452,18165,192454,1962],"class_list":{"0":"post-617784","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-technology","9":"tag-uk","10":"tag-united-kingdom","11":"tag-windows-10-free-update","12":"tag-windows-10-vs-windows-11","13":"tag-windows-11-upgrade-free","14":"tag-windows-attack","15":"tag-windows-upgrade-offer","16":"tag-windows-warning"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115677978714808720","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}