Qualcomm exec says next-gen Windows coming mid-2024 but will it be Windows 12?

Date:
Mon, 05 Feb 2024 12:37:37 +0000

Description:
Odds are were more likely to get Windows 11 24H2 but whatever the name, itll be an all-new OS (kind of).

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Microsofts next-gen version of Windows, whatever that might be called , is
set to pitch up in the middle of 2024.

The Register reports that Qualcomms CEO, Cristiano Amon, made the revelation in an earnings call for the company. On the call, Amon mentioned the next incarnation of Windows when talking about the incoming Snapdragon X Elite chip, which is going to be the engine of some of the AI-powered laptops Microsoft keeps banging on about (this is the year of AI PCs, remember?).

Amon said: Were tracking to the launch of products with this chipset [Snapdragon X Elite] tied with the next version of Microsoft Windows that has a lot of the Windows AI capabilities Were still maintaining the same date, which is driven by Windows, which is mid-2024, getting ready for back-to-school.

So, the release date of the middle of 2024 for the laptops driven by
Qualcomms chip is pitched there because thats when next-gen Windows will come out.

This echoes previous chatter from the grapevine that the middle of 2024
should be the release date for the next iteration of Windows, including a specific mention of June from one source (add salt, naturally, as even if
this is Microsofts plan right now, it may not pan out). Analysis: Navigating the nuances

Theres a lot of nuances to all these rumors and official declarations about the launch of next-gen Windows ( weve also heard from Intel , as well as Qualcomm). Firstly, lets clarify: will the next desktop OS from Microsoft be Windows 12, or Windows 11 24H2?

The simple answer to this is we dont know, but all the current evidence is stacking up to indicate that the next release will be Windows 11 24H2 although that doesnt completely rule out the possibility of Windows 12. On balance, Windows 12 is probably more likely to arrive in 2025 though (if
thats what it ends up being called the point is, this will be an all-new Windows, not just an update to Windows 11).

However, there will be a different kind of all-new Windows arriving in 2024, even if we get Windows 11 24H2 this year, and not Windows 12, as seems
likely. Confused? Well, dont be: what Microsoft is ushering in for the
middle of this year is a new platform Windows is built on. This new take on the underpinnings of the desktop OS is called Germanium and it brings a whole lot of work under the hood for better performance and security. The kind of things you wont see, but will still benefit from.

Germanium is the platform that AI PCs will be built on, and when Qualcomms
CEO mentions Snapdragon X Elite-powered laptops arriving in the middle of
2024 with the next version of Windows, thats what Amon is really talking about: Germanium.

In short, this doesnt mean well get next-gen Windows 12 in mid-2024, but that if its the Windows 11 24H2 update which as mentioned is most likely the
case, going by the rumors flying around itll still be a new Windows (the underlying platform, not the actual OS you interact with).

The other twist is that Windows 11 24H2 (or indeed Windows 12, if that slim chance pans out) wont be coming to everyone in the middle of the year. The plan is to bring out the new Germanium-powered Windows, whatever its called, on new laptops (AI PCs) first perhaps in July, going by previous buzz from the grapevine but itll be a while before existing Windows 11 PCs get the upgrade. That rollout to all users is rumored to be happening in September, but whatever the case, itll be later in the year before everyone using
Windows 11 gets the upgrade. You might also like... Windows 11 remains an unloved OS but why won't people upgrade? You can now run Windows 11 seamlessly on Apple silicon Macs Dont make these 5 big mistakes when using Windows 11



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/qualcomm-exec-says-next-gen-window s-coming-mid-2024-but-will-it-be-windows-12


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