Windows 11 Version 26H2 Reaches General Availability
ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins76% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 76%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterMicrosoft[4][6] only says 26H2 went to the Release Preview Channel on 27 August 2026 "ahead of general availability later this calendar year", and the Windows[1] message center names no date as of 22 September 2026. PCWorld[3] reports it "is coming in October 2026": 25H2 started rolling out on 30 September 2025, about a month after its own Release Preview, and 24H2 and 23H2 shipped in October. The pin takes the last day of October, estimated.
Microsoft's 2026 annual Windows feature update rolls out as a small enablement package (build 26300) for PCs on 24H2 and 25H2, resetting support to 24 months for Home and Pro and 36 months for Enterprise and Education.