carbolicus Posted October 26, 2024 Posted October 26, 2024 I have a Reverb G2 which I like enormously, and I would like to keep using it as long as possible, which means until Windows 11 dumps WMR. I have heard that the end of WMR comes with the 24H2 update, and that this will not become compulsory until late 2025 - can anybody confirm this? Also, is it guaranteed that WMR will still work with the 23H2 updates - I have one pending to download but I’m nervous about it! Thanks!
Chief_Biv Posted October 26, 2024 Posted October 26, 2024 WMR still works with 23H2. You have to avoid 24H2. PC Hardware: i9-12900k, RTX 3080 10GB, 32GB DDR5 4400MHz, NVME.2 Drives, Alienware 38" 3840x1600 144MHz Monitor, TrackIR Pro Clip, Pimax Crystal Flight Controls: Winwing Orion 1 FA-18 Stick and Throttle HOTAS / Logitech Rudder Pedals DCS Modules: Too many to list after the 15 year sale
Joch1955 Posted October 26, 2024 Posted October 26, 2024 We are all in the same boat, perfectly happy with my G2 as well and no current plan to upgrade. No issues so far if you stay with 23H2, I installed all the 23H2 updates and no issue with WMR. As to how long we have, it is hard to find a firm answer. The drop dead date will be the final “end of service” date when MS tries to force everyone to update to 24H2. We should have at least a year to Nov. 2025. I have also seen a Nov. 2026 date. Based on the experience of 21H2 and 22H2, it could even be longer. There are also rumours that MS is planning to reverse its decision and produce its own line of WMR headsets which may mean a reprieve for existing WMR users. Bottom line, no one really knows.
carbolicus Posted October 26, 2024 Author Posted October 26, 2024 Thanks very much, appreciate your replies, that’s reassuring for now!
The_Nephilim Posted October 26, 2024 Posted October 26, 2024 well best bet is to stay on Win 10 and if you do have Win 11 if you have the pro version you can stay on 23h2 forever with gpedit.. Personnely I am staying on Win 10 until I can figure out what to do here.. I also have a G2 MSI Pro Z790-P / Intel i7 12700K @ 5.0Ghz / ThermalRight Frozen Notte ARGB AIO / Samsung 980 Pro M.2 NVME 2TB / MSI 4070Ti Ventus GPU / Corsair - 64GB RAM @3600 RGB / SoundBlaster Z / Reverb G2 VR / ThrustMaster HOTAS Cougar / Buttkicker Gamer 2 / Windows 11 Pro 64bit / CoolerMaster TD500 Mesh V2 PC Case
Aapje Posted October 27, 2024 Posted October 27, 2024 Keep in mind that you will stop getting security updates after the end of next year, so at that point you are risking getting hacked.
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