Windows 12 will be released in the fall of 2024
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fantaskarsef
Windows 10, "the last Windows"... wait...
PrMinisterGR
Windows 10 release manager believing they won the internal war in Microsoft.
Horus-Anhur
I wonder what new restrictions MS will try to impose on users.
And how much more bloatware they'll add.
WhiteLightning
Moderator
Looking forward to it, like always.
Ghosty
So this is going to be the last, last update now? I thought Windows 10 was going to be the last.
TheDeeGee
Nothing new this 3 year cycle, despite of what they announced at the time.
Win 7 (2009), Win 8 (2012), Win 10 (2015).
I will probably skip Win 11 like i skipped Win 8 and go straight to 12.
Ghosty
It would be nice if Microsoft asked the community what kind of ease of use features they wanted this time around.
cryohellinc
Can't wait for Windows 13. It will be quite the show due to how many will refuse to use it because of the numeration. 😀
Ghosty
Thirteen is an unlucky number in china isn't it?
Undying
Windows 12 will support directx13.
cryohellinc
Number '13' (1+3) adds up to '4'. Since the Number '4' sounds like the word 'death' (in Cantonese), therefore, 13 is a bad number in China.
fantaskarsef
Windows NM - new monetization.
If they change the model to live subscription, they have a good reason to change the 13 name as well.
Kaleid
So what will the botch this time? No never-combine in the taskbar in Win11 anymore, despite some of us actually owning ultrawide screens. How will they make it less user-friendly?
Brit90
Windows 98 OK
Windows ME Sucked
Windows XP OK
Windows Vista Sucked
Windows 7 OK
Windows 8 Sucked
Windows 10 OK
Windows 11 Sucks
Windows 12...... OK?
The Tick Tock of Microsoft
Ghosty
Missed out Windows 2000.
Wrinkly
Question is will you be purchasing Windows 12 Loot Box Edition or NFT Edition?
nevcairiel
Too bad this list only works if you conveniently leave out a few versions. 8 sucked, 8.1 was fine (and despite the naming, it was an entirely separate release). 2000 is missing as well, which was just fine if you didn't rely on playing DOS games too much.
Incidentally, when Windows 10 first came out, it was 7 OK, 8 bad, 8.1 OK, 10 bad .. so what happened there? :P
fantaskarsef
Also, Windows NT (isn't it the backbone of every windows version since then?)
H83
Plot twist that nobody saw it coming! 😱
Horus-Anhur
I have to disagree with a few.
Windows 98 was the worst Windows I have ever used. It was a buggy mess of an OS that crashed all the time.
Windows 98 SE was a big improvement. But still a bit poor.
But from the 9X era kernel, Windows ME was the best for me. Very stable, fast and with a ton of new features. The only thing lacking was DOS support, but at that time, I didn't care.
You missed Windows 2000. I also tried this at the time. It was rock solid, even more than ME. But it was heavy for the time and nvidia drivers for it were behind the 9X.
Windows XP sucked a bit when it was released. It was only after SP2 that it became the proper good OS we remember today.
Windows 8.1 was actually decent. I remember changing from Windows 7, and gaining a small performance increase. The UI was lacking, but after a few tweaks, it was ok.
Windows 11 is a good OS. But it's just a Service pack for Windows 10. The UI is lacking in several points, but with a few tweaks, it gets much better.
You are also missing Windows 95, which was a good OS. And Windows 98 was the bad OS.
