Microsoft could be about to begin testing Windows 12

Date:
Thu, 20 Apr 2023 11:11:09 +0000

Description:
Development of next-gen Windows might be kicking off soon, if the rumor mill is right.

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Microsoft could be set to kick off Windows 12 testing, or at least next-gen Windows testing, in earnest, if a well-known leaker is to be believed.

This is what weve heard from XenoPanther (via Neowin ), one of the regular sources of Microsoft-related spillage on Twitter, who claims theres a big
jump coming in build numbers for the Canary channel. Canary has had a build jump. The jump appears to be 25346 > 25846 April 19, 2023 See more

The Canary channel represents the earliest test builds for Windows 11, and rumor has it that this will be the test platform thatll effectively be used
to build out Windows 12 to eventual release.

However, so far, the Canary channel hasnt been around for long ( only since March ), and has not been much different to the Dev channel (which is the
next step on from Canary). Basically, both these channels have been testing more minor changes thatll all pitch up in a similar timeframe (in many cases, likely later this year, with the big 23H2 update ).

So, the theory is that if XenoPanther is right, and Microsoft jumps from the current build series 253xx all the way to 258xx, what this could indicate is the start of a whole new development process of next-gen features for
Windows. And that might just be Windows 12 (if indeed thats what the next iteration of Microsofts OS ends up being called). Analysis: Leaping up to Gallium?

If this pans out and we have to very much stay skeptical about that right now, as this is just a vague, lone whisper on the grapevine then Canary testers could soon be treated to some big overhauls with Windows 11 . Major changes that might be the initial groundwork for Windows 12, as noted.

While all this speculation is a fair old stretch, we must admit, its not entirely without evidence elsewhere. Another Twitter leaker, PhantomOfEarth, further theorizes we could be set to jump from the Zinc development semester to Gallium (next-gen), and that the 258xx builds appear to be very new. fwiw usually a new semester starts around a build jump:196xx -> 201xx: Mn -> Fe202xx -> 212xx: Fe -> Co213xx -> 223xx: Co -> Ni225xx -> 250xx: Ni -> Cu(no build jump for Cu -> Zn; 25239 -> 25240)253xx -> 258xx: Zn -> Ga? April 19, 2023 See more

Furthermore, PhantomOfEarth also points out that the new Canary build thats just been released (25346 which comes with nifty tweaks for laptop battery life) witnesses the return of work on the revamped File Explorer with its new details pane. Is that a hint of bigger things to come, as Microsoft gets
stuck into the File Explorer overhaul which may be central to next-gen Windows?

Okay, so this is all very vague, but the takeaway is that an exciting buzz is in the air around what might be happening with Canary in the near future, and Windows testers in this channel (at the forefront of development) may soon be trying out some big changes.

In short, we might soon get a more concrete idea of what Microsoft is mulling over for inclusion in Windows 12.

Meanwhile, in the nearer-term, weve seen other moves in testing earlier
today, in the Dev channel where Microsoft is trying out some nifty changes
for Windows 11s taskbar .



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