Downgrade rights are documented in the Microsoft Software License Terms that customers accept upon first running Windows and Windows Server software. Some OEMs allow downgrade rights and some do not.ĭowngrade and down-edition rights are an end-user right that Microsoft offers to customers for certain OEM products that meet the technical requirements for a Windows software downgrade. This is what is called, Downgrade rights. If your business purchases new devices, they will soon come only with Windows 11 Pro as part of the build, and the ability to downgrade to Windows 10 is governed by Microsoft licensing rules.
Microsoft announced that beginning with Windows 10, version 21H2 (the Windows 10 November 2021 Update), feature updates will be released annually in the second half of the year via the General Availability Channel.
Microsoft will continue to support Windows 10 until Oct. This means businesses that are not ready to move to Windows 11 will need to “downgrade” and install Windows 10 on new devices on their own. Although many hardware vendors have already switched to Windows 11 as the default OS for their consumer devices, the availability of Windows 10 as an option for new business-grade devices will come to an end soon. Windows 11 21H2 entered the broad deployment phase on Januand is now available for all eligible devices via Windows Update. Windows 11 is coming and is here to stay. Microsoft is working on version 22H2 (Sun Valley 2) and although as of this writing, it has not been released yet, it is expected soon, very soon.
Windows 11 (21H2 / Original Release) has been available since October 5, 2021.
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