Microsoft might have just accidently leaked the name of the next big Windows 11 update

Date:
Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:59:59 +0000

Description:
Microsofts 22H2 update for Windows 11 gets a new name, but we miss the cool old names.

FULL STORY ======================================================================

Get ready, because the upcoming major update to Windows 11 is almost here, with funky new features like an improved taskbar, app folders, and the resurrection of Windows Media Player. Were really looking forward to - wait, whats this? What does this say? Windows 11 2022 Update? Well, thats a rubbish name.

Yes, the name for this update - previously referred to as version 22H2 , codename Sun Valley 2 - appears to have been accidentally revealed by Microsoft itself, with the Get Started app on systems running Windows 11 informing users Youre now running the Windows 11 2022 Update.

This was spotted by eagle-eyed Twitter user @XenoPanther , who noted less
than 24 hours later that the Get Started app had hastily reverted to its original message. Get Started has been updated to mention "Windows 11 2022 Update" pic.twitter.com/yVNdF0HPId August 22, 2022 See more

The name makes sense; previous Windows 10 updates used a month + year format, and Microsofts decision to only launch a single major update to Windows 11 this year would explain the lack of a month (though we already know that 22H2 is scheduled to launch on September 20).

Its so dull, though! Older updates occasionally featured cool names like the Creators Update - if Microsoft is moving away from regular large updates, why not make a bigger deal about the ones it is launching? The Windows 11 2022 Update does nothing to drive excitement. Call it Windows 11 Neo or the Power User Update or something! Come on, Microsoft, youre better than this. Analysis: Microsoft is definitely changing how it approaches updates to Windows

In all seriousness, though, Microsoft really does need to do something about Windows 11 . Adoption has been slowly increasing, but its still far behind Windows 10 , and many users arent feeling the compulsion to upgrade. Bugs
with the Start menu, coupled with security issues , do little to inspire confidence.

Microsofts move away from multiple yearly feature updates for Windows is an interesting one, with 2023s big Sun Valley 3 update reportedly being scrapped in favor of smaller, bite-sized updates called Moments (thats a better name, Microsoft).

The Windows Insider Program has also been more heavily utilized to test new features, which will hopefully allow Microsoft to fire out these smaller updates more frequently.

Following on from this stream of Moments, the current schedule has
predictions placing a Windows 12 launch in 2024 , which feels awfully soon given how many people are still using Windows 10 or even older versions of the OS. Unless the Windows 11 2022 Update (ugh) does some heavy lifting to draw in more users, Microsoft may want to rethink its plans.



======================================================================
Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-might-have-just-accidently-leaked-the -name-of-the-next-big-windows-11-update/


--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64)
* Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100)