Microsoft is making some big moves for its Windows Insiders Preview program, which could indicate some major news later down the road.
according to Microsoft’s official blog And report it central windowsThe tech giant will use the newly created Canary channel to test Windows operating systems that will lay the groundwork for a new major release of the operating system. This new channel will drop unstable and experimental builds on a regular basis, which will likely lay the groundwork for Windows 12.
The Canary Channel will be used to test features that “require longer lead time” before reaching the public. Some of these changes include “major changes to the Windows kernel, new APIs, etc,” and not every feature tested will be released to the general public.
As a result of these new changes, all Developer Channel Insiders will be moved to Canary Channel where the Developer Channel will receive 23,000 series of releases. Meanwhile, the Canary Channel will have 25,000 series releases, so those who want to stay on the Dev Channel will have to reinstall Windows.
What we know about Windows 12 so far
There are a lot of rumors about Windows 12, incl Leaks from Microsoft and Intel themselves. One of these leaks is that the upcoming Intel CPUs will support Windows 12, and before that it was reported that Microsoft will switch to New engineering table That would see a new version of Windows released every three years.
The new operating system may also be called “Next Valley”, and it may be the first cloud-based operating system. We even saw a picture of the new operating system at Ignite 2022, where the design was supposed to adapt to different devices and accessories.
While the recent rumors are a bit unsettling, there isn’t much we know about the upcoming OS at the moment. Hopefully, future builds of the Canary Channel will reveal more information about Windows 12.