Microsoft releases the December 2024 security updates for Windows

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Welcome to the last Windows security updates overview of 2024. Microsoft released security updates for Windows, Office, and other company products today.

Our monthly guide helps home users and system administrators alike, as it provides an overview of the released security updates. It furthermore includes information about known issues, non-security updates, links to support pages, and download links among other useful information.

Good to know: Microsoft has recently pushed an update to devices that are no longer supported and the current version of Windows 10. These are designed to notify users about the support status and to push feature updates, if available.

Microsoft Windows Security Updates: October 2024

You 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 December 2024

Executive Summary

• Microsoft released a total of 72 security updates for various Microsoft products and 1 security update for 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.
  

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