Much like updates on your smartphone, Microsoft is continually adding major features through automatic patching.
Latest Major Updates to Windows 11
The latest major update toWindows 11is Windows 11 Version 24H2.
Updating is automatic through Windows Update.
Windows 12is the next major operating system expected from Microsoft.
Updating, like in Windows 11, is automatic through Windows Update.
See more about the individual fixes and improvements on Microsoft’sWhat’s New in Windows 10 Version 22H2page.
See instructions for manually installing Windows 8.1 Update in theDownload Windows 8.1 Updatesection of ourWindows 8.1 Updatepiece.
When that’s done, update to Windows 8.1 Update through Windows Update.
This means that technical assistance and new software updates are no longer released.
If new features ever do arrive for Windows 8.1, they will be pushed to your PC onPatch Tuesday.
These updates are free.
The easiest way to drop in the latest Windows service pack or update is to run Windows Update.
[1] Beginning in Windows 8, Microsoft began releasing regular, major updates to Windows 8.
Service packs will not be released.
