If your PC runs Windows 10, you can ignore those pesky compatibility checks and upgrade to Windows 11. Here's how nearly two dozen ZDNET readers got the job done and saved their laptops from the scrap pile.

At least those 900 million Windows 10 users have another year before support ends—absent a surprise Microsoft support extension, an affordable support package or a workable workaround. But for 50-million Windows users that end of support nightmare has come true, and Microsoft is warning them of the consequences.

Today, Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows 11 version 24H2, also known as the Windows 11 2024 Update. This is the release that Copilot+ PCs have been running since the summer, and it's now beginning to roll out to the rest of the Windows 11 user base.

The optional September update for Windows 11 versions 23H2 and 22H2 brings improvements to the Account Manager in Start Menu, media controls on the Lock Screen, and more.

Windows 11's 2024 update starts rolling out today, and there are also some new Copilot+ AI PC features coming.