No, there is no confirmed release of Windows 12 next year.
No, there is no confirmed release of Windows 12 next year.
Windows 12 is expected to arrive next year. It should support launching native Android APK apps directly without needing emulators such as LDPlayer. Installing Windows 12 on older machines, like those five or ten years old, might be feasible. However, it may demand more powerful processors and motherboards compared to previous versions. The minimum RAM requirements could increase, or it might require an SSD or NVRAM. Running Windows 12 on slower hard drives could become extremely slow, making it impractical. Windows 10 drivers are no longer being updated for older hardware. Users on older systems can still run Windows 10 if background services are turned off. Upcoming features like DirectX13 in Windows 12 will be important for gamers on newer systems. On very old computers, performance might still be acceptable if background tasks are disabled. Microsoft has avoided requiring constant internet access for desktop login, a change seen in Windows 11 as well.
Maybe. We don't know Microsoft plans; no official announcement was ever done. All we know is that Microsoft TARGETS a 3-year version release like traditionally, based on off company internal statements. No official statement was said. We don't know if Microsoft will axe Android app support. Considering that it uses the same technology of WSL, and Microsoft have been actively updating Android with security updates and release version in a timely manner, it doesn't seem like there is any indication that this feature is being cut out. Not to mention other improvements done to the technology. However, if you are interested in this feature, you can use it under Windows 11 and help the metrics shows that there is interest in it. We don't know the system requirements of Windows 12. However, there is a good chance that Windows 11 ready systems, is compatible with Windows 12. If I were to guess, there are chances that some older CPUs might be out of support, such as the select 7th gen Intel CPUs, and perhaps 8th gen CPU. This won't necessarily mean you won't be able to run Windows 12 on such CPUs, but it means that Microsoft is not guaranteeing any support with them. Microsoft has always shifted CPU support over time. Including 8.x and 10. Windows 7 too to some extent, with the drop of support off all CPUs that doesn't support SSE2. I have not heard of any new driver model being worked on, so far. So, there is a good chance. However, if your system is not Windows 11 compliant, it won't be Windows 12. So that means your system is not supported, and you should not expect Windows 12 to run properly or at all, with your hardware. Windows 11 already requires that the main drive is an SSD (or eMMC) in order for OEMs to sale a computer with Windows 11. This can't be enforced for DIY system builder, but considering how the OS is optimized for SSD's, it would be wise to ensure your system has one. Even Windows 10 has transitioned to be SSD optimized over the years. You should not be using an HDD on a system. An HDD is a serious bottleneck for a Core 2 Duo, affecting the overall system experience. So, image today or even your 10 year old system. Every service is necessary. Breaking the experience of the OS to make it run on an incompatible system is not what is classed as "can be used" beyond its technical News? I guess MSN News. Microsoft has not revealed anything related to newer version of DirectX. When DirectX 11 was released, we started to have actual DirectX10 games (and I don't mean some visual effect in some specific room or whatever in the game that uses its new abilities). Today, we are still waiting for Direct Storage made games. Games takes multiple years to make, and so is always behind of the available technologies, and typically early games using the new technology is pretty terrible as dev are learning how it works, getting hands on experience to know how to better design game engine later one. It's like game console games, early games are never as visually impressive as the latest games at the end of the console life. The login info is cached. In fact, it doesn't even touch the internet to check if your password is valid until you enter a wrong password, where it assumes that your password is valid, but got updated. Microsoft has perfectly thought is through.