For several months, the rollout of 25H2 was selective. When Microsoft first described its status in March 2025, the Windows 11 release health page indicated that intelligent deployment had only spread to devices running Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro editions. Devices running version 23H2 and earlier releases were not included in the automatic installation scope.
By May 15, 2025, Microsoft updated the document and changed the wording. After that, the updated release health page displayed the message: "Devices running Windows 11 Home and Pro editions not managed by IT departments will receive the update to Windows 11, version 25H2, via machine learning-based intelligent deployment." The removal of the 24H2 version specification shows that Microsoft expanded the update scope to include devices with any eligible consumer version of Windows 11.
Previously, devices with version 23H2 were forcibly updated to 25H2 after support for that version ended in November 2025. What is new is that the update now applies to all unmanaged consumer PCs, regardless of the supported Windows 11 version. Managed enterprise devices remain outside the update scope for now.
Windows 11 23H2 stopped receiving security updates for Home and Pro users in November 2025. Version 24H2 has a similar timeline, with consumer version support ending in October 2026. Business editions of both versions receive an additional year before end of support, but the direction of development is the same.