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Windows 12: Release Date and Everything Else We Know

Microsoft is reportedly working on a new version of Windows to replace Windows 11. In fact, Microsoft has already shown off a prototype new Windows desktop design that could be part of Windows 12 “Next Valley.” Here’s everything we know.

Windows 12 Release Date: When Will It Be?​

Microsoft is planning on releasing Windows 12 in 2024, according to credible reports. Microsoft is on a yearly release cycle where major updates are released in the fall, so we would expect Windows 12 release date in fall 2024.

Bear in mind that Microsoft hasn’t yet announced Windows 12 or a release date for it as of February 2023. The 2024 date reflects Microsoft’s internal thinking, and it’s easy to see how it could be pushed back or changed entirely. The operating system may not even be called “Windows 12” and may be called something else—after all, we were expecting Windows 9 after Windows 8, but Microsoft skipped right over Windows 9 and gave us Windows 10 instead. Likewise, the operating system that started as Windows 10X for dual-screen devices evolved into Windows 11.

The 2024 release target for Windows 12 comes from Zac Bowden over at Windows Central, a Windows journalist with a history of accurate reporting, who heard it from his internal sources at Microsoft. According to these internal Microsoft sources, Microsoft is now targeting a three-year release cycle for Windows releases.

If Microsoft sticks with these plans and the sources are accurate, we can expect a Windows 13 in fall 2027 and a Windows 14 in fall 2030.

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If you’ve upgraded an unsupported PC to Windows 11, however, we imagine there’s a good chance your unsupported PC won’t be able to run Windows 12 at all.

Might be a lot of people hurting if this comes true !But i bet it wouldn't be long before someone has a way around that !!
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP HP ENVY TE01
    CPU
    2.90 gigahertz Intel Core i7-10700
    Motherboard
    Board: HP 8767 A (SMVB)
    Memory
    16214 Megabytes Usable Installed Memor
    Hard Drives
    1511.52 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
    1418.15 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    M 185 wireless
    Internet Speed
    12 ms Jitter 8 ms Download 10.5 Mbps Upload 1.7
    Browser
    Edge & FF
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Thanks for posting this. It's nice being informed of evolving opinions.

If a 2024 release date was on the cards, Insiders would already be seeing & recognising test versions, I would have thought.
If a 2024 release date was on the cards, the Windows 12 team they started recruiting in 2022 would have been recruited earlier, I would have thought.
If a 2024 release date was on the cards yet Insiders were not already seeing & recognising test versions & the Windows 12 team they started recruiting in 2022 were hired in time, Windows 12 would be planned to be another update of Windows 10 just like Windows 11 is, I would have thought.


All the best,
Denis
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 12 Home x64 Version 27H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1545
    Other Info
    Main computers remain on Windows 10
If a 2024 release date was on the cards, Insiders would already be seeing & recognising test versions, I would have thought.
Already seeing, maybe. Recognising, probably not. We didn't last time round.....

Windows 10 Dev build 21390.1000 had (in retrospect) recognisable precursors for Windows 11. That was released in June 2021.


The first openly Windows 11 Dev build was released to Insiders at the end of June 2021, just months before the retail launch.


If Windows 12 follows the same pattern we could be testing parts of in now in the Dev channel without knowing it.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB HDD
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 128GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro 22H2 RP as a native boot vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    i5 M 520
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    4GB
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB HDD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 128GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro 22H2 RP as a native boot vhdx.

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