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I’m beginning a gentle push to get my users moved from Win 10 to Win 11 23H2. Last week, I posted in one of the forums asking about what is being delivered by Windows Update for upgrades from Win 10, and the answer I got was 24H2.
This morning, I had a user report an unexpected upgrade from Win 10 to Win 11 — I haven’t gotten hard confirmation, but I’m pretty sure she got 24H2.
The way to get to 23H2 from Win 10 is essentially to bypass Windows Update. Instead, get a copy of the 23H2 .ISO. I won’t take to explain how here, but using Rufus is one way of doing that, and there are other places where you can get that download.
If you have the .ISO, you don’t need to bother with creating bootable media. Instead, once you have it, use the Explorer to find the file, then right-click, and select Mount. That will create a virtual drive (typically E: or F:) depending on what other devices you may already have defined.
From the virtual drive, launch SETUP.EXE, and there are 3 dialogs:
This may be a little slower than using Windows Update, and for most computers, the process takes around an hour, where you can’t use your computer. You may get a couple of reboots. The process is complete when you are presented with a Windows login.
This is something I’ve done quite a bit over the years — I upgraded a number of computers from Windows 7 to Windows 10, and in the years that Microsoft was putting out semi-annual updates (and where only 3 were in support at a time), I would always update to the oldest supported version (and not the one that Microsoft was pushing through Windows Update), so that my own updates always had a year of accumulated usage (including designation as “ready for business use”), and not risking problems (like the erased local files issue with the initial release of the 1903 version) from buggy initial releases.
Thus, I have been in the habit of always grabbing current .ISOs before Microsoft moves on to the next version.
I don’t know that there’s any preference of whether to upgrade Windows or Office first or last. As far as Windows is concerned, Office is just another application. There might be a little difference if you shift to Microsoft 365 rather than moving to Office 2024. With 365, a Win 11 installation (or for that matter, even Win 10) is going to have all the hooks. Thus, if you do a subscription, I think I remember the process as being merely to start up Word or Excel, go to the settings and enter an activation key. From there, Microsoft downloads all the necessary components and feature sets that are connected to that license key.
update from 10 22H2 to 11 23H2?
You should use InControl or GPEdit TRV to set the PC to Windows 11 23H2 and than run Windows update or WUmgr.
Since the OP has Pro, I would suggest what Alex posted. I have only 1 out of 3 computers that will pass muster for W11 and I’ve been debating on when I should update my one and only to W11 23H2.When I decide, I will use gpedit to get 23H2. If gpedit is any good, I will only get 23H2. Any reason not to go that route?
Don't take yourself so seriously, no one else does 
All W10 Pro at 22H2,(2 Desktops, 1 Laptop).
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