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Windows 11 23H2 → 25H2 in-place upgrade fails in SAFE_OS / MIGRATE_DATA
As of now, there are no publicly documented widespread issues specifically linked to in-place upgrades to Windows 11 25H2 on Education editions involving these exact components. However, given the complexity of the migration process, especially with TPM and Directory Services.
We have switched from using the November ISO release to the December ISO release by Microsoft. This has provided us with successes. One observation is MS included KB5043080 as a prerequisite to the cumulative updates for 24H2 but not 25H2. That is until the December updates. Now it is included with 25H2 as well. This makes sense as 24H2 and 25H2 share the same core.
We are using the Enterprise version and are experiencing the same issue. It's a 23H2 to 25H2 upgrade.
Do we know if this issue is expected to be fixed in the coming days, or should I proceed with a clean install of Windows? Based on your experience, could you provide an estimation of whether this is likely to be resolved within, for example, a year?
Try clean install as a last oasis
If 23H2 still works, stick to it.
