Windows 12 might be around the corner

Ryzen 7040. © Advanced Micro Devices.

Several sources such as Windows Central mentioned that Microsoft is considering a new three-year development cycle for major versions of its operating system. Between these major releases, Microsoft uses smaller updates to deliver a steady stream of new features. According to this new schedule, the next major update should come out in the second half of 2024. A first tip bolsters this assumption: in a leaked Intel communication, a description of the future 14th-generation Meteor Lake-S desktop processor lists that it supports “Windows 12”. The first Meteor Lake processors are confirmed to deliver late 2023.

Everything leads us to think that the next version of Windows will make heavy use of AI, so it's likely that Microsoft is working closely with hardware partners like Intel and AMD to produce AI-optimized chips. As a further sign of the times, AMD unveiled earlier this year the Ryzen 7040, the first x86 laptop-specific processor equipped with an integrated AI engine.

⇨ Tom’s Hardware, Brandon Hill, “Intel Meteor Lake Leak Points to Windows 12 Support.”

2023-03-01