Home windows 12 simply popped up in leaked Intel docs — will Microsoft’s next-gen OS arrive in 2024?

March 2, 2023

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It looks as if Home windows 11 simply arrived, however it’s truly almost midway by way of its lifecycle already — and the next-gen OS is already fluttering across the grapevine. Imagine it or not, however an alleged leaked Intel doc popped up this week referencing Home windows 12.

The documentation found by {hardware} leaker @leaf_hobby was first lined by Video Cardz and the unique tweet was since deleted, however indicated that Intel’s Meteor Lake platform would assist Home windows 12.

So when can we anticipate Home windows 12?

We’ll all the time suggest taking claims from leakers with a grain of salt, however this definitely rings true primarily based on every little thing else know and @leaf_hobby has sufficient hits on their leaking resume to provide this some added weight.

Intel’s Meteor Lake is slated to reach both on the very finish of this yr or a while early in 2024, which might match with highlighting assist for Home windows 12 if that’s coming in fall 2024. That additionally matches up with a leak unearthed by Home windows Central final July that pointed to Microsoft adopting a three-year launch cycle for Home windows. If that proves right, the brand new main OS replace ought to arrive in October 2024.

Now the query of what to anticipate in Home windows 12 is one we’ll should dig into deeper one other day, however AI will play a bigger function. We have now feedback from Microsoft pointing to that impact, the current addition of BingAI to the Home windows 11 taskbar is only the start. Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm are all working to additional improve AI efficiency of their chipsets as effectively, so Microsoft will look to leverage that newfound energy to its (and your) benefit in Home windows 12.