Update Windows 10 to 22H2

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My laptop has not offered the update to 22H2. The last update that I was offered and installed was 21H2 build 19044.2846. Up until now, I have been offered all the previous updates. I have been reading the other posts and noticed there are others like myself. Last night I visited the Microsoft site and downloaded the ISO file Windows 10 22H2 file which is 6GB in size. If I burn and install this file will I be able to accomplish my desire to upgrade to 22H2 and yet keep all of my installed software?

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You don’t need to burin the ISO to a USB drive.
Place the ISO on your desktop (or other convenient location).
Mount it in File Explorer by double clicking on it. It will show as a new drive letter in Explorer.
Navigate to that drive and run setup.exe.

In the process, be sure you tell it to “keep your apps and data.”

When you finish, you can delete the ISO, or move it to storage somewhere for later use.

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Just use the enablement package, it will be a lot faster than a full inplace upgrade.

https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/upgr/2022/07/windows10.0-kb5015684-x64_523c039b86ca98f2d818c4e6706e2cc94b634c4a.msu

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Also, its a good idea to verify that a system already has the needed prerequisites.  Refer to KB5015684: Featured update to Windows 10, version 22H2 by using an enablement package

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steeviebops wrote:

Just use the enablement package, it will be a lot faster than a full inplace upgrade.

https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/upgr/2022/07/windows10.0-kb5015684-x64_523c039b86ca98f2d818c4e6706e2cc94b634c4a.msu

I really want to thank the following people who helped solve my problem with the upgrade to Windows 10 22H2. The KB5015684 solved the problem, took all of two minutes and a reboot and Bingo my unit has now been updated to 22H2.

So a big THANK YOU to STEEVIEBOPS and EricB for the wonderful directions. It’s really wonderful to have the opportunity to turn to this Forum and ask questions and get honest truthful answers.

Thank You

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In Susan Bradley’s AskWoody Plus column of May 4, 2023 (Issue 20.18.1), she said the following:

“However, there is one exception. If you are running Windows 10, update to release 22H2 as soon as possible. If you can’t get to it by Tuesday, defer — but be sure to get it done before the end of May.”

I am currently running Windows 10 Pro 21H2 (64 bit) on two laptops. I don’t understand why I need to update them to 22H2, since, unlike businesses,  neither receive any more critical updates for home users like me.

Please explain the rationale for this recommendation.

 

Harry

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Win10 21H2 will be EOL next month. It will no longer get Feature or Security updates, meaning you will be vulnerable.

Win10 22H2 won’t be EOL until Oct 2025. It will no longer get Feature updates, but it will get Security updates until then.

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PKCano wrote:

Win10 22H2 won’t be EOL until May 2025. It will no longer get Feature updates, but it will get Security updates until then.

The actual EOL for Win10 22H2 is Oct 14, 2025 not May 2025!

Windows 10 Home and Pro – Microsoft Lifecycle

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I have a few Windows 10 computers that are on various Windows 10 versions. These are not able to be upgraded to Windows 11 due to hardware limitations.

In the past I have used both the ISO way to update to the most recent version and the registry editing way.  I don’t really care that the ISO takes longer than the other way, I am looking for simplicity.  They all have SSD boot drives…

Is the correct way to get the most recent windows 10 version to just use the media creation tool and create an ISO?  And if so, I can just use the same ISO on these Windows 10 machines to upgrade?

This forum has never steered me wrong

Thanks,

WSBJB

 

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When you use the Media Creation Tool to create the ISO, be sure not to “choose configuration for this machine.”

If you want to do an clean install, create a bootable USB/DVD from the ISO and boot from it. You may need to have a License Key if the Win10 on the computers has not been previously activated.

If you want to upgrade to the later version, you can copy the ISO to the target computer, mount it, navigate to the associated drive, and run setup.exe from within a running version of Win10.

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Thanks as usual for the help in this forum. I was successful this summer in upgrading a few of the Windows machines to whatever the latest windows 10 was.

I found one more that is used VERY infrequently and running version 2004 (think that is 20H1?).  I know this old version isn’t supported. But am I correct that I can still download the most recent Windows 10 ISO, run setup, keep my programs and docs, and it will update? Think that worked this summer but just verifying…

The comment on the KB prerequisite is only if you are trying to use windows update to update correct?

Thanks,
WSBJB

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If you are referring to #2553043, I believe that prereq SSU applies if your are using the Enablement Package to do the update. The Enablement Package does not include the required SSU.

If you are using the 22H2 ISO to perform the update, the SSU needed should be included in the ISO.

Go for it!

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Thanks!

I am going the ISO route and most current build.  So I don’t think I need that utility?

Just download the Media Creator tool and create an ISO and run setup

Thanks

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Hope it is okay tagging on to this thread.  Besides my network of PC’s I casually support some friends with tech questions.  I have universally told people with update issues to go the ISO route.  Run it, and make sure you choose “keep your files and programs”!

However I recently read that Microsoft has finally changed the setup program and I was not sure if that is just for Windows 11 or Windows 10?

So if someone runs that ISO on an existing system for Windows 10, does it still come up and default to “keeping files” and you just have to click through to upgrade?  When I saw the new screenshots looked like they changed a lot…..  And if it changed for a clean install assume it changed for these “upgrade installs”..

So just clarifying whether anything has changed for Windows 10 and if it is still okay to do it they way this thread discusses.

Thanks!

WSBJB

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If you run setup.exe in the ISO (mounted on the running computer or from a non-booted USB) from within a running copy of Windows, you have the option of 1. retaining your programs & data, 2. just your data, or 3. nothing when you upgrade.

If you upgrade Win10 21H2 to 22H2, you don’t have to worry about hardware. If you upgrade Win10 to Win11, you need to be sure your computer complies with the Win11 requirements.

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WSBJB wrote:

However I recently read that Microsoft has finally changed the setup program and I was not sure if that is just for Windows 11 or Windows 10?
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When I saw the new screenshots looked like they changed a lot … And if it changed for a clean install assume it changed for these “upgrade installs”.

Setup screens haven’t changed yet and haven’t changed much; just a new look and an explicit “repair” option; for Windows 11 later this year:

In this coming system, the first-run experience is getting a visual update that matches what we see in the Windows 11 Installation Assistant. And that first screen is being replaced by three separate screens. Like so:

A Quick Look at Windows Setup in Windows vNext [Thurrott.com]

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Thanks all!   Yes, this is usually Windows 10 and based on running the setup from within windows.  Sounds like no change and still a good selection.  And if I recall it defaults to keeping your programs and data if as you say run setup.exe from an ISO from within windows.

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