Windows 11 Latest Update Is ‘Most Reliable' Ever, Microsoft Claims

Forbes

5 days ago

Have you updated your Windows 11 PC to version 24H2? If so, it's the 'most reliable Windows yet,' it's claimed. And the claim comes from Microsoft itself, in a blog post this week titled 'Resilience in action for Windows devices.'
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The company says it has two major advancements, which we'll come to in a moment, but it's the claim of being the most reliable that has drawn attention. Forbes Microsoft Just Released A Major Android App Upgrade For Windows 11 PCs By David Phelan
Windows Latest calls it a 'tall claim,' and restricts its superlatives to saying 'it's not entirely bad,' as it puts it.
'Windows 11 24H2 has been a mess for many of us. It caused Blue Screen of Death errors, slow performance, cursor issues, drops in FPS, and broke drivers. But Microsoft says it was still more stable than the previous releases. As per the tech giant, Windows 11 24H2 had fewer failure rates and unexpected restarts. The numbers dropped by 24%,' the report goes on.
The changes to the Blue Screen of Death referred to make up one of the two advancements. Microsoft says that unexpected restarts have a better interface that's 'more than just a color change,' which refers to the fact that that infamous blue screen is now black. It has a simpler interface and, 'instead presents a short, readable message with the stop code and faulty driver information,' as part of a move to reduce downtime and improve recovery. The second advancement is that the time spent on the newly black screen is now reduced from 40 seconds to 2 seconds for most consumer devices, the company claims.
'We wonder if those 2 seconds are enough to read the stop code, especially for those who don't have experience with Event Viewer or reading logs,' Windows Latest asks.
Others have been more critical, reporting compatibility issues with drivers or legacy applications. YouTuber BrenTech says the 24H2 release has been plagued with issues since its release last October and asks if Microsoft is out of touch with its user base.
Still, the new blog also announced general availability of quick machine recovery, which 'automatically detects, diagnoses, and resolves widespread critical boot issues using a secure, always-available Windows Recovery Environment,' it says.
As Windows Latest explains, 'if machines encounter a crash or startup loop (occasionally or indefinitely), the logs reach Microsoft, and they can start working on a fix. Don't expect the patch to arrive soon, especially for isolated or small-scale issues, but at least the logs would go to the OS maintenance team,' which seems like a good move.
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