HP leaks Windows 11 2024 update with new Wi-Fi 7 and Copilot 2.0 capabilities... but where's Windows 12?

Date:
Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:35:27 +0000

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HP documents hint at Windows 11 2024 Update featuring Wi-Fi 7 support in new Spectre devices and Windows Copilot 2.0 anticipated.

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If Windows 12 (or whatever Microsoft ends up naming it) exists, hardware manufacturer HP is keeping its lips sealed, but it has given us a peek at the next version of Windows 11 it seems.

We thought that we might have seen the last major update to Windows 11 last year, version 23H2 , but it looks like thats not the case. HP has published new documentation that makes references to Windows 11 2024 Update and 24H2, which has Windows enthusiasts buzzing.

HP released spec sheets for its newest Spectre laptops and 2-in-1 PCs, and makes several mentions of the Windows 11 2024 Update, suggesting that it exists and it's coming soon.

According to Windows Latest , these references suggest the update will bring support for the next iteration of Microsofts new artificial intelligence
tool, Windows Copilot 2.0, along with cutting-edge Wi-Fi 7 connectivity. Windows Copilot is being branded as the all-purpose digital assistant that will change how we engage with our devices, so itll be interesting to see
what new features arrive with this update. (Image credit: Microsoft) Looking at the specifics in the specs

You can have a look at HPs new specification documents for yourself, but here are some major takeaways:

According to the documentation, Windows 11 2024 Update will be required to be able to use the Spectre devices Wi-Fi 7 (802.11BE) functionality, alongside their new Intel Core or Intel Core Ultra processors. Of course, a new Wi-Fi 7-compatible router will also be required. Windows Latest also points out
that Wi-Fi 7 will be backwards compatible with devices that have older 802.11 specifications.

While HP has mentioned the Windows 11 2024 update in other documents, Microsoft itself has not officially announced it, so while these references
by HP seem legitimate (and likely included by accident), we dont fully know all of the new features that Microsoft is planning.

However, the updates mentioned by HP certainly hint at a major Windows 11 update, and the upgrade to Wi-Fi 7 is particularly exciting. These are pretty sizable updates and the advancement of the HP devices Wi-Fi specs is notable, but we dont know for sure if well see Windows 12 in the first half of the
year or the second. What we do know is Microsoft is making some pretty big steps, especially in the development of Windows Copilot , and I expect this will be the case for most of this year, at least up till the release of Windows 12 and devices with these new specifications.

The absence of any mention of Windows 12 could be a sign that HP is being
more careful with keeping secrets about a new operating system than about Windows 11 updates - but it could also hint that Windows 12 may be further
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