Windows 11, version 24H2

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The Windows 11 2024 Update [1] (also known as version 24H2 [2] [3] [4] ) is the third and current major update to Windows 11. It carries the build number 10.0.26100.

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Overview

The first preview was released to Insiders who opted in to the Canary and Dev Channels on February 8, 2024. The update began rolling out for Copilot Plus PCs on June 15, 2024. [5] As of build 26052, the version string has been changed from "23H2" to "24H2". The update began rolling out to all users on October 1, 2024. [6] [4]

Version 24H2 notably introduces the first Windows 11 based Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) editions, along with new subscription variants of IoT Enterprise editions (both LTSC and non-LTSC). [7]

The update will reach end of service on October 13, 2026, for Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations and SE editions. [8] The Enterprise, Enterprise multi-session, IoT Enterprise and Education editions will reach end of service on October 12, 2027. [8] The Enterprise LTSC and IoT Enterprise LTSC editions will reach end of service on October 9, 2029, and October 10, 2034, respectively. [8]

System requirements

For the first time since the release of Windows 11, version 24H2 introduces modified system requirements:

New features

Builds

The "About box" of Windows 11 24H2 Build 26100.2454 About box Windows 11 24H2 Build 26100.2454 (DE).png
The "About box" of Windows 11 24H2 Build 26100.2454
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Preview builds

Release Preview Channel

Preview builds of Windows 11, version 24H2
VersionKnowledge baseRelease date(s)Highlights
10.0.26100.560
[16] 		KB5037783Release Preview Channel:
May 17, 2024
10.0.26100.712
[16] 		KB5037850Release Preview Channel:
May 22, 2024		The rollout of this build was halted on June 7, 2024 due to unknown reasons.
  • Introduction of Copilot in Windows as a standalone app
VersionKnowledge baseRelease date(s)Highlights
Notes:

    Dev Channel

    Preview builds of Windows 11, version 24H2 in the Dev Channel – ge_release string
    Transitioned from version 22H2 – ni_prerelease string
    VersionRelease date(s)Expiration date(s)Highlights
    10.0.26052.1100
    [17]     		Dev Channel:
    February 8, 2024    		Expiration date:
    September 15, 2024
    • New Sudo for Windows feature [18]
    • Improvements to the Settings app
      • New sections for managing hearing aids and controlling its audio presets, ambient sounds and experience enhancements
      • New Color management page
      • New mic test utility
      • Updated Storage Spaces page
    • New Copilot actions menu to the Copilot icon on the taskbar
    • Added the ability to change the Copilot icon's appearance and animate after copying text or image files
    • New search in subtree option for searching in Registry Editor
    • Added ability to scan a QR code with Wi-Fi details in the Camera app to quickly connect to a Wi-Fi network
    • Introduction of Power Grid Forecast API
    • Added support of key protection with virtualization-based security (VBS) in Cryptography API: Next Generation (CNG) framework [19]
    • Deprecation of Windows Mixed Reality and Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG) for Office and Edge
    10.0.26058.1100
    [20]     		Dev Channel:
    February 14, 2024
    • New mouse pointer indicator accessibility feature
    • Improvements to Widgets board [a]
    • New notification badging for Widgets [a]
    • Improvements to Copilot in Windows
    10.0.26058.1300
    [20]     		Dev Channel:
    February 22, 2024
    10.0.26058.1400
    [20]     		This update is only available to AMD64 devices with virtualization-based security (VBS) enabled.
    10.0.26080.1100
    [21]     		Dev Channel:
    March 13, 2024
    • Updates to Microsoft Teams
    • Added the ability to undock Copilot in Windows to a normal application window
    10.0.26080.1201
    [21]     		Dev Channel:
    March 15, 2024
    10.0.26080.1300
    [21]     		Dev Channel:
    March 18, 2024
    10.0.26080.1400
    [21]     		This update is only available to AMD64 devices with virtualization-based security (VBS) enabled.
    10.0.26085.1
    [22]     		Dev Channel:
    March 20, 2024
    • Disabled mouse pointer indicator accessibility feature (introduced in build 26058) for maintenance
    • Changes to SMB protocol
      • Added the ability to disable the SMB over QUIC client with Group Policy and PowerShell
      • New SMB over QUIC client connection auditing feature
      • New SMB signing and encryption auditing feature
    10.0.26090.1
    [23]     		Dev Channel:
    March 28, 2024    		—
    10.0.26090.112
    [23]     		Dev Channel:
    March 29, 2024
    10.0.26100.1
    [24]     		Dev Channel:
    April 3, 2024
    10.0.26100.268
    [24]     		Dev Channel:
    April 26, 2024
    VersionRelease date(s)Expiration date(s)Highlights
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Dev Channel began at the time it was announced.
    Preview builds of future component update in the Dev Channel – ge_release string
    VersionKnowledge baseRelease date(s)Highlights
    10.0.26120.461
    [25]     		KB5037009Dev Channel:
    May 3, 2024
    10.0.26120.470
    [26]     		KB5037864Dev Channel:
    May 10, 2024
    • New Game Pass recommendation card on the Settings homepage
    10.0.26120.670
    [27]     		KB5037869Dev Channel:
    May 17, 2024
    10.0.26120.751
    [28]     		KB5037874Dev Channel:
    May 31, 2024
    • Introduction of Copilot in Windows as a standalone app
    • New Linked devices page in the Settings app
    10.0.26120.770
    [29]     		KB5039314Dev Channel:
    June 7, 2024
    10.0.26120.961
    [30]     		KB5038575Dev Channel:
    June 14, 2024
    • New account manager experience on the Start menu [a]
    • Added support of Emoji 15.1 [a]
    • Added the ability to backup and restore sound settings via Windows Backup [a]
    • Redesigned "Rename your PC" and "Change date and time" dialogs [a]
    • Improvements to Task Manager [a]
    • Improvements to the Windows share window [a]
      • New button to generate a QR code to share a URL
      • New ability to send email to user's own Gmail account
    • Improvements to Voice access [a]
      • New ability to give Narrator commands
      • New auto restart mechanism
      • New command for searching directly with Windows search
    10.0.26120.1252
    [32]     		KB5038603Dev Channel:
    July 15, 2024
    • Re-enabled new features set in build 26120.961 [b]
    • Added ability to show additional quick status (such as sports, traffic and finance) on lock screen [b]
    • New drag-and-drop functionality between breadcrumbs in the File Explorer's address bar
    • Improvements to the Widgets taskbar button
    10.0.26120.1330
    [33]     		KB5040543Dev Channel:
    July 26, 2024
    • Added the ability to duplicate a tab in File Explorer
    • Performance improvements to Narrator scan mode
    • Added the ability to set device's power mode for plugged in and on battery via the Settings app
    10.0.26120.1340
    [34]     		KB5040557Dev Channel:
    August 5, 2024
    • Improvements to the spelling and corrections experience in voice access
    10.0.26120.1350
    [35]     		KB5041871Dev Channel:
    August 9, 2024
    • New option to share content to the My Phone app in the Windows share window [b]
    10.0.26120.1542
    [36]     		KB5041872Dev Channel:
    August 19, 2024
    • New position for the Widgets entry point on left-aligned taskbars [b]
    • Improvements to the Widgets dashboard [c]
    • Added support of first letter navigation on the taskbar
    10.0.26120.1843
    [37]     		KB5043185Dev Channel:
    September 20, 2024
    • New tabs for Recent, Favorites, and Shared on File Explorer's homepage [b]
    • Introduction of Windows Sandbox Client Preview
    • Updated position of media controls on the lock screen [b]
    • New simplified variant of system tray with shortened date/time change [b]
    • Updates to the new account manager on the Start menu [b]
    • New option to turn off the suggestions to disable notifications from certain apps
    • New option to share a local file in the search results from the search box on the taskbar [b]
    • Update to the Wi-Fi password dialog
    • Improvements to the Settings app [b]
      • New section for touch screen edge gestures
      • New detach VHD button in properties of attached VHD
      • New change that redirects links for the Fonts Control Panel panel to the Fonts page
      • Redesigned Delivery Optimization page
    10.0.26120.1912
    [38]     		KB5043168Dev Channel:
    September 30, 2024
    • Enhanced Windows Mobile Hotspot to support 6 GHz connections
    10.0.26120.1930
    [39]     		KB5044388Dev Channel:
    October 4, 2024
    • New SimSun-ExtG font with 9,753 ideographs supporting CJK Unified Ideographs Extensions G, H and I
    • Added the ability to configure the Copilot key via the Settings app
    10.0.26120.2122
    [40]     		KB5044374Dev Channel:
    October 11, 2024
    • Improvements to taskbar previews
    • Improvements to Task Manager
    10.0.26120.2130
    [41]     		KB5044400Dev Channel:
    October 18, 2024
    • New Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard
    10.0.26120.2200
    [42]     		KB5044376Dev Channel:
    October 25, 2024
    • New Studio Effects entry in the system tray and Quick Settings
    • Improvements to the Dynamic Lighting page in the Settings app
    10.0.26120.2213
    [43]     		KB5045885Dev Channel:
    November 4, 2024
    • Temporarily disabled the new Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard for maintenance
    10.0.26120.2222
    [44]     		KB5046746Dev Channel:
    November 8, 2024
    10.0.26120.2415
    [45]     		KB5046723Dev Channel:
    November 22, 2024
    • Introduction of Recall with Click to Do in preview [d]
    • New functionalities to Narrator scan mode
    • Improvements to speech-to-text and text-to-speech experience
    10.0.26120.2510
    [46]     		KB5048780Dev Channel:
    December 6, 2024
    • Introduction of Recall with Click to Do in preview [e]
    • New Cocreator feature in the Microsoft Paint app [e]
    • New Restyle Image and Image Creator features in the Photos app [e]
    • Added the ability to invoke Click to Do outside of Recall [e] [d]
    • Modernized Windows Hello
    • Temporarily disabled the new simplified variant of system tray with shortened date/time change
    10.0.26120.2702
    [47]     		KB5048761Dev Channel:
    December 13, 2024
    • New advanced camera configurations page in the Settings app
    • Update to WebAuthn Plugin Authenticator APIs to support a plugin authentication model for passkeys
    • Improvements to the filtering for recommended websites on the Start menu [b]
    • Re-added the ability to change time zones for standard (non-admin) users
    10.0.26120.2705
    [48]     		KB5050636Dev Channel:
    December 18, 2024
    • New real-time translation feature in live captions (English and Simplified Chinese) [e] [d]
    VersionKnowledge baseRelease date(s)Highlights
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Dev Channel during June 28-30, 2024. [31]
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Dev Channel began at the time it was announced.
    3. ↑ Rollout of this feature to Insiders in the European Economic Area began at the time it was announced.
    4. 1 2 3 Rollout of this feature to Insiders on Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs at the time it was announced.
    5. 1 2 3 4 5 Rollout of this feature to Insiders on AMD and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs at the time it was announced.

    Canary Channel

    Preview builds of Windows 11, version 24H2 in the Canary Channel – ge_release string
    Transitioned to version 23H2 – zn_release string
    VersionRelease date(s)Expiration date(s)Highlights
    10.0.26052.1000
    [17]     		Canary Channel:
    February 8, 2024    		Expiration date:
    September 15, 2024
    • New Sudo for Windows feature [18]
    • Improvements to the Settings app
      • New sections for managing hearing aids and controlling its audio presets, ambient sounds and experience enhancements
      • New Color management page
      • New mic test utility
      • Updated Storage Spaces page
    • New Copilot actions menu to the Copilot icon on the taskbar
    • Added the ability to change the Copilot icon's appearance and animate after copying text or image files
    • New search in subtree option for searching in Registry Editor
    • Added ability to scan a QR code with Wi-Fi details in the Camera app to quickly connect to a Wi-Fi network
    • Introduction of Power Grid Forecast API
    • Added support of key protection with virtualization-based security (VBS) in Cryptography API: Next Generation (CNG) framework [19]
    • Deprecation of Windows Mixed Reality and Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG) for Office and Edge
    10.0.26058.1000
    [20]     		Canary Channel:
    February 14, 2024
    • New mouse pointer indicator accessibility feature
    • Improvements to Widgets board [a]
    • New notification badging for Widgets [a]
    • Richer weather experience on the lock screen [a]
    • Improvements to Copilot in Windows
    10.0.26063.1
    [49]     		Canary Channel:
    February 22, 2024
    • Added support for IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7) standard
    • Disabled new Copilot in Windows experience (introduced in build 26052) and improvements to Widgets board (introduced in build 26058) for maintenance
    10.0.26080.1
    [21]     		Canary Channel:
    March 13, 2024
    • Updates to Microsoft Teams
    • Added the ability to undock Copilot in Windows to a normal application window
    10.0.26085.1
    [22]     		Canary Channel:
    March 20, 2024
    • Disabled mouse pointer indicator accessibility feature (introduced in build 26058) for maintenance
    • Disabled the redesigned Delivery Optimization page in the Settings app (introduced in build 25987) for maintenance
    • Changes to SMB protocol
      • Added the ability to disable the SMB over QUIC client with Group Policy and PowerShell
      • New SMB over QUIC client connection auditing feature
      • New SMB signing and encryption auditing feature
    10.0.26090.1
    [23]     		Canary Channel:
    March 28, 2024    		—
    10.0.26100.1
    [24]     		Canary Channel:
    April 3, 2024
    VersionRelease date(s)Expiration date(s)Highlights
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 3 Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Canary Channel began at the time it was announced.
    Preview builds of Windows 11 in the Canary Channel – ge_prerelease string
    VersionRelease date(s)Expiration date(s)Highlights
    10.0.26200.5001
    [50]     		Canary Channel:
    April 19, 2024    		Expiration date:
    September 15, 2024
    • Improvements to the Widgets taskbar button
    • Added the ability for developers to send notifications to the Widgets taskbar button with custom Widgets dashboards [a]
    • Added the ability to disable Widgets taskbar notifications from individual Widgets dashboards [a]
    10.0.26212.5000
    [51]     		Canary Channel:
    May 8, 2024
    • New button to generate a QR code to share a URL through the Windows share window
    • Added the ability to send email to user's own Gmail account from Windows share window
    10.0.26217.5000
    [52]     		Canary Channel:
    May 15, 2024
    • Redesigned "Rename your PC" and "Change date and time" dialogs
    10.0.26227.5000
    [53]     		Canary Channel:
    May 30, 2024
    • Introduction of Copilot in Windows as a standalone app
    • Added support of Emoji 15.1
    • New Linked devices page in the Settings app
    10.0.26231.5000
    [54]     		Canary Channel:
    June 6, 2024
    • Improvements to Voice access
      • Added the ability to give Narrator commands
      • New auto restart mechanism
      • New command for searching directly with Windows search
    • New copy button for copying files in the Windows share window
    • Improvements to Task Manager
    10.0.26236.5000
    [55]     		Canary Channel:
    June 12, 2024    		The rollout of this build was halted on June 18, 2024 due to unknown reasons.
    • New account manager experience on the Start menu
    10.0.26241.5000
    [56]     		Canary Channel:
    June 19, 2024
    • New drag-and-drop functionality between breadcrumbs in the File Explorer's address bar
    10.0.26244.5000
    [57]     		Canary Channel:
    June 28, 2024
    • New Game Pass recommendation card on the Settings homepage
    • New change that redirects links for the Fonts Control Panel panel to the Fonts page in the Settings app
    10.0.26252.5000
    [58]     		Canary Channel:
    July 10, 2024
    • Added ability to show additional quick status (such as sports, traffic and finance) on lock screen [b]
    10.0.26257.5000
    [59]     		Canary Channel:
    July 24, 2024
    • Added the ability to duplicate a tab in File Explorer
    • New toggles for enhanced mouse pointer precision and changing mouse scrolling direction in the Settings app
    VersionRelease date(s)Expiration date(s)Highlights
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 Rollout of this feature to Insiders in the European Economic Area began at the time it was announced.
    2. ↑ Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Canary Channel began at the time it was announced.
    Preview builds of Windows 11 in the Canary Channel – rs_prerelease string
    VersionRelease date(s)Expiration date(s)Highlights
    10.0.27686.1000
    [60]     		Canary Channel:
    August 15, 2024    		Expiration date:
    September 15, 2024
    • Introduction of Windows Sandbox Client Preview
    • Improvements to the Settings app
      • New detach VHD button in properties of attached VHD
      • New option to allow HDR video streaming even when HDR is off
      • New ability to set power mode for both when the device is plugged in or when it's on battery
    • Removal of the 32 GB limit for formatting FAT32 partitions via format
    10.0.27695.1000
    [61]     		Canary Channel:
    August 30, 2024    		Expiration date:
    September 15, 2025
    • New position for the Widgets entry point on left-aligned taskbars [a]
    • New option to turn off the suggestions to disable notifications from certain apps
    • New option to share content to the My Phone app in the Windows share window [a]
    • Improvements to the Widgets dashboard [b]
    • Redesigned Wi-Fi password dialog
    • New ability to retrieve Windows LAPS encrypted passwords from Active Directory backup media with zero network interaction via Get-LapsADPassword PowerShell cmdlet
    10.0.27718.1000
    [62]     		Canary Channel:
    October 2, 2024
    • Updated position of media controls on the lock screen
    • Added support of first letter navigation on the taskbar
    • Performance improvements to Narrator scan mode
    • New section for touch screen edge gestures in the Settings app [a]
    • New Administrator Protection platform security feature
    • Disabled the New detach VHD button in properties of attached VHD in the Settings app for maintenance
    10.0.27723.1000
    [63]     		Canary Channel:
    October 9, 2024
    • New option to share a local file in the search results from the search box on the taskbar
    • Improvements to the spelling and corrections experience in voice access
    • New SimSun-ExtG font with 9,753 ideographs supporting CJK Unified Ideographs Extensions G, H and I
    10.0.27729.1000
    [64]     		Canary Channel:
    October 17, 2024
    • Added the ability to configure the Copilot key via the Settings app
    10.0.27744.1000
    [65]     		Canary Channel:
    November 6, 2024
    • New processor feature support in Prism (Windows on ARM emulator)
    • New Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard
    • Improvements to Task Manager
    10.0.27749.1000
    [66]     		Canary Channel:
    November 13, 2024
    10.0.27754.1000
    [67]     		Canary Channel:
    November 20, 2024
    • Modernized Windows Hello
    • Improvements to taskbar previews
    • New simplified variant of system tray with shortened date/time change
    10.0.27758.1000
    [68]     		Canary Channel:
    December 4, 2024
    • New advanced camera configurations page in the Settings app
    10.0.27764.1000
    [69]     		Canary Channel:
    December 11, 2024
    • Improvements to the Dynamic Lighting page in the Settings app
    • New functionalities to Narrator scan mode
    • Improvements to speech-to-text and text-to-speech experience
    VersionRelease date(s)Expiration date(s)Highlights
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 3 Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Canary Channel began at the time it was announced.
    2. ↑ Rollout of this feature to Insiders in the European Economic Area began at the time it was announced.

    Public patches

    Public patches of Windows 11, version 24H2
    VersionKnowledge baseRelease date(s)Highlights
    10.0.26100.863
    [16] [5]     		KB5039239Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs:
    June 15, 2024
    10.0.26100.994
    [70]     		KB5039304Release Preview Channel:
    June 20, 2024
    10.0.26100.1000
    [71]     		Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs:
    June 28, 2024
    10.0.26100.1150
    [72]     		KB5040435Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs:
    July 9, 2024
    10.0.26100.1297
    [73]     		KB5040529Release Preview Channel:
    July 25, 2024
    • New account manager experience on the Start menu [a]
    • Added ability to show additional quick status (such as sports, traffic and finance) on lock screen [a]
    • New drag-and-drop functionality between breadcrumbs in the File Explorer's address bar [a]
    • Added support of Emoji 15.1 [a]
    • Added the ability to backup and restore sound settings via Windows Backup [a]
    • Redesigned "Rename your PC" and "Change date and time" dialogs [a]
    • Improvements to Task Manager [a]
    • Improvements to the Windows share window [a]
      • New ability to share specific Microsoft Teams Channels and groups chats
      • New copy button for copying files
      • New button to generate a QR code to share a URL
      • New ability to send email to user's own Gmail account
    • New Linked devices page in the Settings app [a]
    • New Game Pass recommendation card on the Settings homepage [a]
    10.0.26100.1301
    [74]     		Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs:
    July 30, 2024
    10.0.26100.1457
    [75]     		KB5041571Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs:
    August 13, 2024
    10.0.26100.1586
    [76]     		KB5041865Release Preview Channel:
    August 19, 2024
    • Added the ability to duplicate a tab in File Explorer [a]
    • Performance improvements to Narrator scan mode
    • Improvements to the spelling and corrections experience in voice access
    • New option to share content to the My Phone app in the Windows share window
    • Added support of first letter navigation on the taskbar
    • Improvements to the Widgets dashboard [b]
    10.0.26100.1591
    [77]     		Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs:
    August 27, 2024
    10.0.26100.1742
    Version 24H2
    [78] [4]     		KB5043080Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs:
    September 10, 2024

    Public release:
    October 1, 2024

    10.0.26100.1876
    [79]     		KB5043178Release Preview Channel:
    September 23, 2024
    • Updated position of media controls on the lock screen [a]
    • Updates to the new account manager on the Start menu [a]
    • Redesigned Delivery Optimization page in the Settings app [a]
    • New option to share a local file in the search results from the search box on the taskbar [a]
    • Added the ability to set device's power mode for plugged in and on battery via the Settings app [a]
    • New toggles for enhanced mouse pointer precision and changing mouse scrolling direction in the Settings app [a]
    10.0.26100.1882
    [80] [4]     		Release Preview Channel and Copilot+ PCs:
    September 30, 2024

    Public release:
    October 1, 2024

    • Added the ability to manage Copilot Pro subscription in the Settings app
    10.0.26100.2033
    [81]     		KB5044284Release Preview Channel and public release:
    October 8, 2024
    10.0.26100.2152
    [82]     		KB5044384Release Preview Channel:
    October 10, 2024
    • New Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard
    • New option to turn off the suggestions to disable notifications from certain apps
    • Introduction of Windows Sandbox Client Preview
    • New detach VHD button in properties of attached VHD in the Settings app
    • Redesigned Wi-Fi password dialog
    • Added the ability to configure the Copilot key via the Settings app
    10.0.26100.2161
    [83]     		Release Preview Channel and public release:
    October 24, 2024
    10.0.26100.2314
    [84]     		KB5046617Release Preview Channel and public release:
    November 12, 2024
    10.0.26100.2448
    [85]     		KB5046740Release Preview Channel:
    November 14, 2024
    • New simplified variant of system tray with shortened date/time change
    • New section for touch screen edge gestures in the Settings app
    • Improvements to the Dynamic Lighting page in the Settings app
    • Added the ability to share content to an Android device from the context menu
    • Improvements to Task Manager
    • New functionalities to Narrator scan mode
    • Improvements to speech-to-text and text-to-speech experience
    • Updated "Tailored experiences" to "Personalized offers" in OOBE and the Settings app
    10.0.26100.2454
    [86]     		Release Preview Channel and public release:
    November 21, 2024
    10.0.26100.2605
    [87]     		KB5048667Release Preview Channel and public release:
    December 10, 2024
    VersionKnowledge baseRelease date(s)Highlights
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rollout of this feature to a subset of Insiders in the Release Preview Channel began at the time it was announced.
    2. ↑ Rollout of this feature to Insiders in the European Economic Area began at the time it was announced.

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