Ultimate fix: This version of Windows has reached end of service in Windows 11

This article will help you fix if your Windows 11 computer is notifying you, “This version of Windows has reached end of service” if you are running Windows 11, version 21H2 or version 22H2.

This message typically means your Operating System is not up-to-date with the latest feature update. Windows 11 version 22H2 recently ended its support, so the message might be related to this message.

Updated 10/08/24—END OF SERVICE NOTICE

IMPORTANT Home and Pro editions of Windows 11, version 22H2 are at end of service today, October 8, 2024. They will no longer receive any updates. To continue receiving security and non-security updates after October 8, 2024, we recommend that you update to the latest version of Windows.

Note We will continue to support Enterprise and Education editions after October 8, 2024.

Via October 8, 2024—KB5044285 (OS Builds 22621.4317 and 22631.4317) – Microsoft Support

To Upgrade to the latest supported version, you can use the following enablement package to Upgrade to the least supported version, Windows 11 23H2. If you want the most stability, you prefer this method.

Download Windows 11 23H2 Enablement Package

You can also move to the latest supported version, Windows 11 version 24H2.

Install Windows 11 24H2 offline – Your Windows Guide

You can manually upgrade to Windows 11 version 24H2 using the “Windows 11 Update Assistant”. For that, download the Update from the link below:

Download Now (microsoft.com)

Windows 11 24H2 Winver

Sometimes, if the TPM is turned off due to a reason or the other, the message can appear as well. See the content below in order to verify first if TPM is ON, and if not, turn it on.

To verify the TPM status, simply click the Start Button and type tpm.msc, and then press enter. Concurrently, you will see a TPM MMC Window, something like this:

If the status of TPM at your end shows it is unavailable, go through the steps below to open UEFI Settings and then turn it on.

  1. Change the BIOS firmware settings so your device can boot from the USB drive instead of the existing hard disk. To change this setting, you need to press a key at startup, which varies by manufacturer. Some of the most common keys are below as per manufacturer:
    • Dell: F2
    • Acer: F2
    • HP: Esc/F10
    • Gigabyte: Delete/F12
    • MSI: F11
    • Lenovo: F1/F2
    • Miscellaneous: Esc
    • For complete instructions, refer to the computer manual.
  2. Look for the respective Option. It would be named as follows. Turn it on, remember to save the changes and done!
    • fTPM(For AMD devices)
    • Intel PTT (For Intel devices)
    • Trusted Platform Module (Common for Desktop PCs)

If you have installed Windows 11 on an unsupported device with TPM 1.2 or the processor is not on the supported list, you might have to make some registry changes. These changes are described in this Microsoft Support Document:

Installing Windows 11 on devices that don’t meet minimum system requirements – Microsoft Support

Making the changes, and then trying Method 1 in this article would help you resolve the problem.

This article would help you eliminate the “This version of Windows has reached end of service” message. If you know of any other methods, please let us know in the comments.