The next version of Windows, which we usually call Windows 12, should be released in 2024. However, it seems that Microsoft is hesitant on the name. The Redmond firm could indeed shake up its codes by giving it another name.
Windows 12 is expected for next year. This new OS, codenamed Hudson Valley, should theoretically arrive in October 2024. But will it really be Windows 12? Zac Bowden of Windows Central, always knowledgeable, indicates that Microsoft is considering shaking up its codes.
If Hudson Valley is indeed planned for fall 2024 and developed as a new version of the operating system, it is possible that Microsoft will choose not to call it Windows 12, but give it a completely different name so as not to give even more of an impression of segmentation. Windows AI? Windows+? Windows 2024? No clues yet.
Windows 12 might not be called Windows 12
The fact is that Microsoft has a very fragmented user base. 400 million are on Windows 11 and 1 billion are on Windows 10. Adding a third numbered version would help to further segment this base. In fact, the manufacturer could choose to give another name to Windows 12 in order to give the impression that this is not the case. A purely marketing decision, since it would indeed be a new OS, regardless of its title.
Furthermore, Bowden indicates that Windows could return to a more traditional update cycle, with a big update in the fall instead of the Moment Updates that we have today, smaller but more numerous. A way to create an event again when it is released.
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Windows 12, or whatever its name, would be a new version of the famous operating system. If Microsoft has not yet fully communicated on this, the various leaks tell us that it would be focused on AI (what a surprise!) and that the design would be completely redesigned. The emphasis could also be placed on autonomy with a more energy-efficient OS. Knowing that many Windows 10 users do not have the desire or the necessary hardware to upgrade to Windows 11 (which requires a TPM chip), not sure that Windows 12 will be a tidal wave.
Source: Windows Central