According to the latest report from WPCentral, Windows 12 is under development and is expected to be released next fall, when Microsoft will bet all its bets on artificial intelligence.It is reported that,Windows 12 internal codename "HudsonValley" (Hudson Valley). Microsoft is already testing its early code and platform efforts in the WindowsInsiderCanary channel.
Known revelations show that,The new version of Windows will be launched as an RTM version in April 2024, and it will not be fully confirmed until August. A large-scale update will be pushed to Windows 11 users in September or October.
According to sources, the focus of Windows 12 is the next generation of artificial intelligence experience. It will introduce the core components of AI-driven Windows Shell and enhance it through the "advanced co-pilot" Copilot AI assistant, which can continue to run in the background to enhance search, quickly launch applications or workflows, understand context, etc.
As we all know, when Windows 11 was launched, Microsoft significantly increased the system requirements, resulting in many Windows 10 computers unable to be upgraded.
The focus of Windows 12 is to upgrade the next-generation artificial intelligence experience, and everything about it is related to AI. AI will be "woven and integrated" throughout the operating system, and most of these experiences will require new NPU hardware to run, and the demand for computer hardware will also increase significantly.
That is to say,Some functions (mainly artificial intelligence) are limited to AIPCs with NPUs. Not all computers can get the full experience, and it may not be friendly to some older computers.
Currently, Windows 10 has about 1 billion users, and Windows 11 has about 400 million users. How to allow a large number of existing users to upgrade to Windows 12 will be the most important issue for Microsoft to consider.