Microsoft releases the November 2024 security updates for Windows

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Microsoft released the November 2024 security updates for all supported client and server versions of its Windows operating system. Security updates are also available for other company products, including Microsoft Office.

Our overview of the November 2024 update helps system administrators and home users make sense of the releases. It offers actionable information, including what has changed and whether there are known issues.

Links provide easy access to official support pages and there is an assortment of information and more to be found below.

Good to known: Microsoft revealed that Windows 10 customers may extend support for one year and the price of $30.

Microsoft Windows Security Updates: October 2024You may download the following Excel spreadsheet to get a list of released updates. Click on the following link to download the archive to the local device: Windows Security Updates November 2024

Executive Summary

• Microsoft released a total of 89 security updates for various Microsoft products and 3 security updates from non-Microsoft issues (e.g. Chromium).
  
• Windows clients with issues are:
  • Windows 11 version 22H2, 23H2, and 24H2
    
• Windows Server clients with issues:
  • Windows Server 2008
    
  • Windows Server 2025
    
• Windows 11, version 22H2, Home and Pro, have reached end of support. Microsoft will force upgrade devices to newer Windows versions.
  

Product overviewEach supported version of Windows and their critical vulnerabilities are listed below.

• Windows 10 version 22H2: 28 vulnerabilities, 0 critical, 28 important
  
• Windows 11 version 22H2: 31 vulnerabilities, 1 critical, 30 important
  • Microsoft Windows VMSwitch Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability -- CVE-2024-43625
    
• Windows 11 version 23H2: 31 vulnerabilities, 1 critical, 30 important
  • same as 22H2.
    
• Windows 11 version 24H2: 30 vulnerabilities, 1 critical, 29 important
  • same as 22H2.
    

Windows Server products

• Windows Server 2008 R2 (extended support only): 20 vulnerabilities: 0 critical,  20 important
  
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (extended support only):  unknown
  
• Windows Server 2016: 25 vulnerabilities: 1 critical, 24 important
  • Windows Kerberos Remote Code Execution Vulnerability --  CVE-2024-43639
    
• Windows Server 2019: 28 vulnerabilities: 1 critical, 27 important
  • Windows Kerberos Remote Code Execution Vulnerability --  CVE-2024-43639
    
•  Windows Server 2022: 34 vulnerabilities: 2 critical, 32 important
  • Microsoft Windows VMSwitch Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability -- CVE-2024-43625
    
  • Windows Kerberos Remote Code Execution Vulnerability --  CVE-2024-43639
    
• Windows Server 2025:  32 vulnerabilities: 2 critical, 30 important
  • Microsoft Windows VMSwitch Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability -- CVE-2024-43625
    
  • Windows Kerberos Remote Code Execution Vulnerability --  CVE-2024-43639
    

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