Windows 11 24H2 Monthly Patching Got Faster Installation Reboot and Less CPU usage with new Client Servicing Stack

Let’s look into Windows 11 24H2 Monthly Patching got Faster Installation and reboot and less CPU Usage with new Client Servicing Stack. The Windows 11 2024 Update, version 24H2, was officially released on October 1, 2024. This update includes several performance and security enhancements and new features for users.

It offers personal data encryption, Windows Hello with passkeys, and Windows Studio Effects to protect your identity. Built-in AI features like live captions with real-time translation and upgraded video calls ensure smooth performance.

It features reduced installation and restart times and lower CPU usage for monthly updates. Improvements to feature updates also minimize download sizes for most endpoints by extending conditional downloads to Microsoft Edge.

This post will discuss how Windows 11, Version 24H2, improves its update functionality and efficiency, and version 24H2 significantly improves its update base. Let’s learn about the details behind these improvements in this blog post.

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Windows 11 24H2 Monthly Patching Got Faster Installation Reboot and Less CPU usage with new Client Servicing Stack - Fig.1
Windows 11 24H2 Monthly Patching Got Faster Installation Reboot and Less CPU usage with new Client Servicing Stack – Fig.1

Windows 11 24H2 Monthly Patching Got Faster Installation and Reboot

Microsoft’s strategy keeps changing for patching scenarios. They announced WUfB and Autopatch integration recently. Since the release of Windows 10, better user experience with Windows Update or monthly patching has been their top priority.

 In the previous blog post, Windows Updates ramblings what is SSU, WUA, UUP, and many more, I shared tips about Service Stack Updates (SSU), Windows Update Clients, and related topics (SSU WUA WaaS UUP) and improvements in patching.

There is a significant update in Windows Client Service Stack for Windows 11 24H2, so Microsoft claims substantial improvement in overall patching scenarios. This helps to get Faster Installation and Reboot timing for Windows 11 24H2.

Monthly Patch Installation Time 43.6–45.5% Faster

According to Microsoft, the test conducted on Windows 11 Build 22621.3155 with the February 2024 security base image shows that it’s 45.6% faster than the previous versions of Windows 11.

Improvement% Change
Installation time43.6–45.5%
Windows 11 24H2 Monthly Patching Got Faster Installation Reboot and Less CPU usage with new Client Servicing Stack -Table 1

Restart Timing after the Monthly Patch is 33.5–39.7% Faster

The downtime during restart will be significantly reduced with the Windows client service stack update. This is what we have explained in the table below!

Improvement% Change
Restart time33.5 – 39.7% faster
Windows 11 24H2 Monthly Patching Got Faster Installation Reboot and Less CPU usage with new Client Servicing Stack -Table 2

Lesser CPU Usage during Monthly Patching

With the Windows 11 24H2 upgrade, Windows could reduce CPU usage during the monthly patching cycle. According to the latest Microsoft test, the CPU usage time is reduced by 15.3–25%.

Improvement% Change
CPU Usage Time15.3–25% lesser
Windows 11 24H2 Monthly Patching Got Faster Installation Reboot and Less CPU usage with new Client Servicing Stack -Table 3

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Anoop C Nair has been Microsoft MVP for 10 consecutive years from 2015 onwards. He is a Workplace Solution Architect with more than 22+ years of experience in Workplace technologies. He is a Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group Community leader. His primary focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM and Intune. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security, Career, etc.

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