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Microsoft moved the goalposts once. Will Windows 12 bring another shift?

Windows 11's hardware requirements: Sales ploy or security play? Comment Retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer has weighed in on the increasingly heated discussion regarding the impending end of ...
TweakTown

AI-focused Windows 12 operating system is not coming this year

TL;DR: PC World's report on Windows 12 launching this year with AI integration and NPU hardware requirements was retracted for failing to meet its standards. Windows Central confirms no Windows 12 ...
Neowin

Windows build 27547 spotted, the first Windows '12' build?

Microsoft's internal Canary Channel reportedly made a big build number jump, moving from 26047 all the way up to 27547. Could this be one of the first traces of Windows '12' preview builds? 2024 is ...
Ars Technica

Will Microsoft require a neural processing unit (NPU) for future Windows installs?

I would consider Windows 11 ever requiring a NPU to be unlikely. Some optional features might require it, but not the OS itself. Windows 12, on the other hand? It's anyone's guess. That's my question ...
PC World

What clues reveal about a possible Windows 12

PCWorld reports that Windows 12, codenamed ‘Hudson Valley Next,’ is expected to launch in 2026 with deep AI integration and a modular CorePC architecture. The operating system will likely require NPUs ...