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Retaining Windows Mixed Reality support on Windows 11

TLDR; Do not update further than version 23H2. Below you'll find two ways to disable future feature updates whilst still receiving security updates.

Win11 will drop support for WMR devices sometime soon and remove it entirely in Q4 2024 for Windows Home and Pro versions, and Q4 2025 for Windows Enterprise versions.

One way of retaining WMR support is to stay on Windows 11 version 23H2 (or below) by disabling Windows feature updates but keeping security updates. Those are important!

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The easy 2-button way

The easiest way I know for changing what updates you get is by using WinUtil (https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutilarrow-up-right):

  1. Open Powershell as admin and paste: iwr -useb https://christitus.com/win | iex

  2. Go to the Updates tab on top and click Security Updates.

  3. You can close the window and/or explore the other features this program provides.

  4. Reboot your computer.

To revert this change you open WinUtil, go to Updates and press Default Settings.

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The native Windows way

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Requires Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise

  1. Open start and search for Edit group policy

  2. Go to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Update.

  3. Open Manage updates offered from Windows Update and double click Select the target Feature Update version, tick Enabled and fill in the options like stated in the screenshot below:

  4. Press Apply and OK, close all windows and reboot your computer. Your Windows installation will now stay on Windows 11 version 23H2 indefinitely.

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