If your Windows 11 PC runs version 24H2 with a Home or Pro edition, Microsoft lists the end of updates as October 13, 2026 in its release-information table. Microsoft’s lifecycle page displays October 14, 2026 at 6:59:59 a.m. Pacific Time. The difference is a date and time display convention between the supplied pages, not evidence of two separate support programs.
For a Home or Pro PC, the supported-version choice documented in the supplied Microsoft pages is 25H2, which has an end-of-updates date of October 13, 2027 at 6:59:59 a.m. Pacific Time. Version 26H1 is not a general in-place upgrade path for existing 24H2 or 25H2 devices; Microsoft says it is scoped to new devices that come to market in early 2026.
What the dates mean for each version
| Version | Home and Pro end of updates | Enterprise, Education, IoT Enterprise and Enterprise multi-session |
|---|---|---|
| 24H2 | October 13, 2026 in the release-information table; October 14, 2026 at 6:59:59 a.m. PT on the lifecycle page | October 12, 2027 |
| 25H2 | October 13, 2027 at 6:59:59 a.m. PT on the lifecycle page | October 10, 2028 |
| 26H1 | March 15, 2028 at 6:59:59 a.m. PT on the lifecycle page | March 13, 2029 in the release-information table |
The commercial dates in the table come from Microsoft’s supplied release-information page. The Home and Pro dates come from the supplied lifecycle page where shown. Microsoft’s lifecycle page states that its support dates use Pacific Time. The release-information page presents dates in ISO 8601 format and lists separate servicing scopes, so readers should match the date to the edition and page they are using.
What a Home or Pro user on 24H2 should decide
If the PC is Home or Pro and remains on 24H2, its listed end-of-updates milestone is October 2026: October 13 in the release-information table or October 14 at 6:59:59 a.m. PT on the lifecycle page. The documented comparison therefore supports planning around 25H2, whose Home and Pro support date is October 13, 2027 at 6:59:59 a.m. PT.
This is a lifecycle decision, not a claim that every PC will receive an update on a particular day or that every device has identical update eligibility. The supplied Microsoft excerpts provide support dates and scope, but they do not provide a device-specific check procedure or a guarantee about an individual PC’s rollout.
Why 26H1 is a different case
Microsoft describes Windows 11 version 26H1 as scoped to support new devices coming to market in early 2026. It also states that 26H1 is not designed as a feature update for existing devices and is not offered as an in-place update from 24H2 or 25H2 on existing devices.
That makes 26H1 unsuitable as the assumed next step for an existing 24H2 or 25H2 PC. The supplied evidence does not establish a general migration workflow from those versions to 26H1.
Enterprise and LTSC dates are not Home and Pro dates
The release-information table gives longer dates for some commercial servicing options. For version 24H2, it lists October 12, 2027 for Enterprise, Education, IoT Enterprise and Enterprise multi-session, compared with October 13, 2026 for Home and Pro.
Microsoft separately lists Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 with an end of updates on October 9, 2029. The same page states that Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 does not have extended support, while Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 has extended support until October 10, 2034. These are distinct editions and should not be used to extend the Home or Pro date.
Bottom line
For an existing Windows 11 Home or Pro PC on 24H2, treat October 2026 as the relevant end-of-updates milestone and evaluate 25H2 as the documented consumer target with support through October 13, 2027 at 6:59:59 a.m. PT. Do not assume that 26H1 is an in-place upgrade for an existing 24H2 or 25H2 system. If the PC uses Enterprise or an LTSC edition, use the edition-specific dates instead.
Research method and limitations
This article was prepared from the supplied public excerpts of Microsoft’s Windows 11 release-information and Windows 11 Home and Pro lifecycle pages, retrieved September 20, 2026 UTC, plus the supplied competing explainers for coverage comparison. The release-information excerpt was truncated and indicated an authorization requirement, so this article uses only the visible statements. It makes no hands-on, lab, benchmark or comprehensive-review claim. The excerpts do not establish a device-specific update process, eligibility result or installation outcome, and competing coverage was not used as authority for technical claims.
Text version of the diagrams
- Windows support scope: Home / Pro — 24H2 to 26H1 dates; Commercial — Longer servicing windows; LTSC — Separate edition lifecycle
- 25H2 or 26H1?: 24H2 PC — Plan before October 2026; 25H2 — Consumer target date; 26H1 — New devices only
