Yesterday it was announced that Microsoft is blocking some popular tuning tools on Windows 11 24H2. But this blocking measure from Microsoft is obviously much more comprehensive and could be the reason why a Windows update failed on your Windows 11 PC in the last week.
According to Deskmodder.de, Windows 11 version 24H2 (which is currently in testing for Windows Insiders) has a surprisingly extensive list of apps blocking the update. These also include some power user favorites like Start All Back.
Microsoft has therefore added a database file to Windows 11 24H2 that blocks the installation if it detects one of eleven specific applications on the computer. Notable entries include popular tools like EaseUS Disk Copy, user interface tweaks like Start All Back, ExplorerPatcher, and Multi-Mon, and even some fairly innocuous utilities like a Realtek USB adapter, AMD’s Radeon GPU driver, or iCloud -Apple services.
Some of these entries block all versions of the application, such as EaseUS, and some are very specific. For example, Multi-Mon will only be blocked if you also have Copilot installed, presumably because of the changes the program makes to the Windows taskbar. Here’s the full list and specific terms and conditions, according to DeskModder:
- ConisioAdmin.exe (Solidworks PDM)
- EaseUS Disk Copy.exe (EaseUS Disk Copy application)
- ep_dwm.exe (Explorer Patcher). Included since 22H2
- iCloudServices.exe (iCloud files shared in Explorer via WhatsApp). From 23H2
- RadeonSoftware.exe (AMD GPU Performance Settings). From 23H2
- StartAllBackCfg.exe (Start All Back). Included since 22H2
- Multi-mon + Copilot (Microsoft)
- MergeSdb (Microsoft)
- Intel IntcOED.sys (Intel)
- Intel IntcAudioBus.sys (Intel) (%WinDir%\System32\drivers\IntcAudioBus.sys)
- Realtek 8192su Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter (Realtek) (%WinDir%\System32\drivers\RTL8192su.sys)
It is possible to get at least some of these applications to work with the newer version of Windows 11. XDA-Developers has discovered examples of users uninstalling Start All Back, updating the operating system, and then reinstalling the program in question with a renamed executable file.
Windows 11 version 24H2 won’t be released widely until the second half of this year – the next big feature update for Windows 11. But it looks like Microsoft is taking the opportunity to clean up and prevent the operating system from being installed on outdated hardware . So the list of blocked apps could get shorter if Microsoft fixes the blocking bugs while 24H2 remains in preview – or it could get longer.
This article comes from our sister publication PC-World and has been translated and adapted by us.
