Starting in April, “happiness letters” from Microsoft will be displayed on unmanaged
Unmanaged or Byod devices (bring your own device) – a strategy in which employees use their own personal devices such as laptops, smartphones and tablets to work in the office or remotely. corporate devices running Windows 10 Pro and Pro Workstation.
“Upgrade to the latest version of Windows 11 for free. You can use your computer without interruption while the update downloads in the background (it’s about 4GB),” the invitations said.
The messages will appear during login, usually after a system reboot after the April 2024 security updates. Users will be able to immediately upgrade to Windows 11 23H2 or continue using Windows 10 (the upgrade can also be scheduled for a later time).
“If your organization relies on Microsoft to manage Windows updates, you’ll soon see a new user interface on eligible Windows 10 devices,” the company said this week.
Devices managed by IT departments using tools such as Microsoft Intune, Configuration Manager, Windows Autopatch, or other third-party management tools will not receive invitations.
Support for Windows 10 Pro will end on October 14, 2025. The latest version of Windows 10 – 22H2 – will receive monthly security updates until this date. Last week, Microsoft announced that it will force install Windows 11 23H2 on systems that have reached or are about to reach the end of their maintenance period.
Windows 11, version 23H2 (also known as the Windows 11 2023 Update) was released on October 31 – a month after it became available to devices enrolled in the Release Preview Insider Channel.
According to the latest Statcounter data, almost every fifth user of Microsoft’s operating systems has switched to Windows 11. The OS share reached 18.1% 16 months after release.
Source: Bleeping Computer
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