Only a year after the presentation of Windows 11, Microsoft already seems to be with its mind set on launching its successor. As reported Windows Center, the Redmond firm will again change the development cycle of its operating system and will re-release new versions every three years, instead of every five. A) Yes, Windows 12 would arrive earlier than expected and would debut in 2024.
Not only will this change the new release schedule that developers had adopted when Windows 10 was introduced in 2015, it will also mean fundamental changes to the planned upgrade schedule for Windows 11.
According to the aforementioned medium, the early arrival of Windows 12 will force Microsoft to remove a Windows 11 update scheduled for 2023. This will not imply that the new functions designed for said version are discarded, but rather that their arrival to the public is brought forward. In this way, they mention the features designed for the version Sun Valley 3 they will arrive in Sun Valley 2.
Another interesting fact that has become known is that the changes that Microsoft will adopt in its development cycle will allow it to add new features to its operating system without them being tied to major updates. This would happen up to four times a year, from 2023.
What is known about Windows 12 so far?
Little and nothing, for now. The schedule changes you report Windows Center They have taken everyone by surprise, since no one expected Microsoft to change the release cycle of new versions of its operating system again. It is true that those from Redmond still they have not publicly confirmed the measurebut it could only be a matter of time before that happens.
Whether Windows 12 finally arrives in 2024 and not 2026, as originally expected, remains to be seen how big is the change compared to windows 11. It stands to reason that the jump will be much less drastic than what we saw with the move from Windows 10 to Windows 11.
For now, the aforementioned medium indicates that the internal conversations regarding the project name the next OS as “Next Valley”. But it is not yet clear if it is a temporary code name, or a definitive name.
There is also no real precision as to whether, in fact, “Windows 12” will be the name of the next version. It is true that maintaining a numerical correlation between the different generations of software is the most logical choice, but the door should never be completely closed to surprises. After all, let’s not forget that prior to the release of Windows 11 there was a strong rumor circulating that Microsoft was planning to ditch the numbers and embrace plain “Windows”.
For now, those led by Satya Nadella continue to work to optimize Windows 11 with more news. The upcoming changes are mainly related to the taskbar, as well as the widget area.
Hopefully by the time Windows 12 hits the market, Microsoft will at least be able to update all of its PCs without too much drama.