Windows 11 could get mystery package of features in May 2023

Date:
Thu, 15 Dec 2022 11:59:48 +0000

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Is this a new Moment update inbound itd be number three or something slightly beefier? Its all a bit confusing.

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Windows 11 is set for a sizeable update though note, not one of Microsofts major feature updates next spring, if the rumor mill is right.

This comes from an established source on all things Microsoft, WalkingCat on Twitter, who reckons that the current release schedule for the next Windows Continuous Innovations update is May 2023. May 2023 = next Windows
"Continuous Innovations" release timeframe December 14, 2022 See more

Continuous-what-now? As Neowin , which spotted the above tweet, points out, this apparently means another of Microsofts Moments , which are updates delivered outside of the big (annual) feature upgrades that bring new
features to Windows 11 in a swifter manner.

In other words, theyre a way of getting round the unfortunate case that now updates like 22H2 are annual , youd be waiting a very long time for new features to come through all at once if Microsoft didnt implement some sort
of more flexible delivery method like this.

Weve already had our first Moment update ( bringing tabs in File Explorer , and more), with number two scheduled for February or March 2023, and the update floated here will be Moment number three. Or will it? According to WalkingCat, maybe not well discuss that further next.

As to what might arrive with this May 2023 update, we dont have a clue on
that score yet. Watch this space, as ever. Analysis: Attack of the update jargon

For starters, lets remember that this is just a rumored release timeframe, so it could well slip, as with any development plans. With that caveat out of
the way, the leaker makes an interesting point in the thread of that tweet, differentiating between a Moment and Continuous Innovation, or a CI release, as the leaker calls it.

WalkingCat notes : CI release > Moments.

The leaker than adds that a CI release is effectively a bigger Moment, or an even chunkier update, in other words (without being a full feature update, obviously). Confused? Yeah, us too.

As far as were aware, Continuous Innovation is a term Microsoft uses to refer to the process of continually piping smaller feature updates to Windows 11 as necessary, outside of big feature updates, rather than an actual type of update like a Moment. Our understanding is the Moment is the only type of smaller flexibly applied update that exists, but hey, maybe weve got the
wrong end of the stick.

Really, its a rather confusing situation, but none of this update jargon really matters. All youve got to remember is that Windows now gets one big update yearly, but other features are delivered in smaller upgrades here and there as needed. And the next more minor feature upgrades are due in February/March, then May, whatever theyre called. (And while it sounds like the May update could be a beefier affair, dont expect too much that isnt the idea of any of these more agilely applied upgrades, of course).



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