There might not be a Windows 12 release this year, but its features might come to Windows 11. Here's what we know so far.
Windows 11 is more than a few years old and it is getting feature drops called “moments” every so often, as well as yearly updates. But what about the whole new Windows release that will come after Windows 11?
Related Windows 12 naming and release date Microsoft hasn’t announced Windows 12’s release date, or that it is working on the OS at all. The most we have to go on is a report from Zac Bowden at Windows Central, who says that Microsoft isn’t likely to release Windows 12 this year. Instead, Microsoft will retain Windows 11 naming and keep updating it with new features. Windows 12 is believed to be code-named “Hudson Valley.
The departure of Windows Chief Panos Panay from Microsoft seems to have shaken up the Windows 12 idea. The company has shifted direction with Windows 12 and wants to focus on Windows 11. After all, Windows 10 still reigns supreme with 1.4 billion monthly active devices, and Windows 11 is well behind that at only 400 million devices.
It stung at the time, but Microsoft has made big strides since the announcement of Windows 11 . For Windows 12, we expect Microsoft to stick with the same security system it established in Windows 11 so upgrading isn’t as tough, especially on custom-built PCs. Microsoft still sells new licenses for Windows 11, but anyone using a licensed version of Windows 10 can upgrade for free. Hopefully, Microsoft will keep that same system in place for Windows 12.
Features AI is the next big thing at Microsoft, as well as its partners. The new wave of Surface PCs is expected to ship with Intel Core Ultra and Snapdragon X Elite chips that have a Neural Processing Unit . We expect that Windows 12 could go all-in on AI and how these devices can use the NPU to their advantage for productivity tasks. Again, we expect some of this will also be seen in the Windows 11 24H2 update.
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