Will We See Windows 12 in 2025?
In fact, we had a conversation internally about whether Windows (11 24H2) should be called Windows 12. It is widely discuss on the internet. This is a new codebase ‘update’ for Windows. Some customers are calling it Windows 12, but Microsoft isn’t.
Rumor has it that it won’t support an in-place upgrade like the 22H2 and 23H2; But it will require “OS Swap” operating system. It must replace the entire OS
Chances are Windows 12 and Windows 10 are in their final servicing channel, 22H2. It is scheduled to stop supporting that channel in October 2025. If Microsoft releases Windows 12 this year, it means it will support production versions of 3 different operating systems for at least a year. This is a challenging proposition for the company.
Will We See Windows 12 in 2025
The 22H2 servicing channel lifespan appears to be longer than the previous Windows 10 lifecycle at 36 months. 21H2, the most recent entry in the Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC, formerly LTSB) list, will be in mainstream support in early 2027, and extended support—which will only be available for IoT devices—until January 2032.
Here’s Windows 12, they must give companies the option to continue running 11 for a while. Everyone will be shock if Microsoft announces end-of-life for Windows 10 and 11 in the same year. At this point, the end of service for 23H2 is schedule for November 10, 2026.
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An announcement from the Microsoft 365 admin center is preparing Windows 11 customers for a longer support cycle. It was bolt the day after a 16-month extension period. So, we can already see that Microsoft is preparing Windows 11 customers for a longer support cycle.
If you haven’t started your Windows 11 deployment yet, I *personally* might consider preparing for 24H2.
You can download the canary and dev builds of 24H2 right now and start testing them, and again, I strongly encourage you to do that because one of the key principles of the migration from Windows 10 to 11 is that it’s the same codebase. Microsoft made this very deliberate choice so that apps built for Windows 10 would work on Windows 11, and they were so confident in that work that if you
AppAssure for 24H2 updates
Now the question is will we see AppAssure for 24H2 updates? Right now, it’s hard to say, but if it does make it to Windows 12, I can’t imagine a scenario where we don’t get something from AppAssure.
I think it would be unusual for Microsoft to currently have three user-facing OS versions. They are changing their support cycle for current servicing channels around the world with both Windows 10 and 11 being a new OS. I won’t put off any upgrades, but I’ll be ready to upgrade to 24H2, whatever OS name it carries.
