This year is very important for microsoft. It is the year that the most popular Windows operating system, Windows 10, is reaching the end of support. It is used by hundreds of crores of users worldwide and is a comfortable lead on its successor Windows 11.
The end of support means that Microsoft will no longer make patch, security or otherwise for the operating system. Hold, it is not completely correct. Paying customers can expand the support for a year if they use it at home, or they are a business for up to three years.
For Microsoft, 2025 “Windows 11 is the year of PC refresh”. Marketing Department of Microsoft sees a clear path for all those Windows 10 customers: Upgrade your equipment to Windows 11 or, even better, buy new PCs, ideally to fuel AI growth on Copillot+ PC device Windows For.
If Microsoft had spent some time to talk to his customers, he would have found different paths and answers.
- A few hundred million devices cannot be upgraded to Windows 11, as Microsoft has changed the system requirements of Windows 11.
- An unknown number of users is fully happy with its Windows 10 PC. They see no reason to buy a new PC with Windows 11.
Microsoft can try to upgrade customer equipment as much as it pleases, but it will not solve the dilemma for a good portion of loyal Windows 10 customers.
Where is Windows 12?
Back in 2022, Windows Central reported that Microsoft was again switching to Windows on a three -year release cycle. The source was reportedly in Microsoft. This means Windows 12 was released in late 2024, but it never happened.
What happened that Microsoft changed the Windows leadership in 2023. Panos Panay left for Amazon and the holy Davuluri took over.
The nuances are dirty, but it is clear that Microsoft has a strategic change. The company tried to push AI and impress the world with AI facility, which will soon be overshadowed by the company’s feet.
Remember, a feature that takes screenshots of activity on Windows, processes it with AI, and allows users to chat with AI about it, a privacy and security was called a nightmare.
Microsoft had to remember it, had to go back to the drawing board, and just recover from the jerk. Remember is again available in the test build, in a version which is better but still seen as a problematic by something. In all possibilities, recall windows will not become a main sales point for AI PC.
Microsoft has another reason to avoid any mention of Windows 12. Any indication of the future version of Windows can give Windows 10 users a wrong idea about moving forward. Once mentioned Windows 12, many can stay on Windows 10 until the next version of Windows is ready.
To avoid this, Windows 12, if it is in development, is kept a tightly secret in Microsoft.
Closing word
There is no mention of Windows 12 this year. Microsoft focuses on upgrading Windows 10 customers to upgrade in Windows 11 or buy new PCs with that version. The company may indicate in the new operating system in 2026, possibly near the end, but it is estimated.
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