Windows 11 24H2 installs updates much faster thanks to Windows Update improvements

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Windows 11 version 24H2, released on October 1, packs quite a few new features. However, more stuff is invisible to the naked eye, such as Windows Update improvements. In a new blog post, Microsoft detailed how changes under the hood made it possible to speed up installation time and reduce resource consumption quite significantly.

Improvements to Windows 11 version 24H2's servicing stack allowed for a 45.6% faster installation time, 39.7% faster restart time, and over 15% less CPU usage than in Windows 11 version 22H2 (and 23H2 since the two versions share the same servicing stack) when installing cumulative updates on "well-maintained devices."

Neglected systems with much older updates also showed similar performance uplifts. Microsoft tested improvements on a device with a Windows installation that was outdated by 18 months, and the experiment showed a 43.6% faster installation time, 33.5% faster restart time, and 25% less CPU usage. Pretty impressive.
 

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