Thank you for your response. I apologize for not responding sooner. I did not know that you replied.
To answer your question, I need the F.45 release for one of my HP 15-f387wm systems (I own two of these machines) to address an issue with Microsoft's Virtualization-Based Security (VBS). Since 2019 I have owned this particular model, and I recall in great detail how that machine would hard freeze during boot if — before the installation of this patch — VBS was enabled; this issue required me to press and hold the power button to shut down the machine and, after which, VBS would automatically be disabled in Microsoft Windows. I never experienced this issue again after installing the F.45 release.
Whether the machine’s components are supported by Windows 11 is not important to me because a) the HP 15-f387wm can run Windows 10, which will receive updates until October this year (and optionally until next year); b) unsupported PCs can still run Windows 11; and c) other operating systems can be installed on this hardware. The hardware will continue to function regardless of the underlying software support.
This HP 15-f387wm is adequate, efficient, and has low power consumption (I love the AMD A8-7410 APU). The touchscreen display is an additional feature that I thoroughly enjoy. Other users of this machine would benefit from the F.45 release as well which, according to the release notes of the time, provided "improved security".
