New versions of Windows 11 will be released once per year


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It seems Microsoft is stepping back from twice-yearly updates, the following is from the Window 11 lifecycle documents.

Windows 11​

What is the servicing timeline for a version (feature update) of Windows 11?​

New versions of Windows 11 will be released once per year. Customers should always install the latest version before the current version reaches end of servicing to remain supported by Microsoft.
TABLE 1
EditionServicing timeline (one release per year)
Windows 11 Enterprise
Windows 11 Education
Windows 11 IoT Enterprise		36 months from release date
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Pro Education
Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
Windows 10 Home 1		24 months from release date
1Home edition does not support the deferral of feature updates and will therefore typically receive a new version of Windows 11 prior to the end-of-servicing date shown.
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Source: Lifecycle FAQ - Windows
 
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FredM8 said:
It reminds me of when I first started building PCs.
Two so far.
I thought that I would use all the best stuff with good specs, and that would future proof it.
Not true !
My machines are well over the spec that I use, and are still going to do what I need for a number of years to come.
They are about 5 years old already.

With W10, Microsoft seem have gone into a similar thought mode, thinking that they could allow for everything, and just update.

About to be repeated with W11 ?

Trouble is, in the Computer world everything is moving so fast nobody can keep up.
Not even Microsoft.
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Ha. I feel you.

My first actual hand-built machine was a Cyrix 486 Dx4/80 machine with 64 MB of RAM, and a pair of Conner drives - an 850 MB and a 425 MB. This was at a time when machines were coming with 8 MB of RAM standard.

Every PC I've built since then I've built with the idea of future proofing. And I've done something similar every time, going for loads of RAM and storage space versus the newest CPU / GPU. My current build is the same way.

But I've gotten ~5+ years of use from just about every build, my longest being my last rig at 9+ years (though I did upgrade components like GPU, Storage, etc. the CPU, mobo and RAM were all 100% original from day one).

You can only future proof so far.

As for keeping up - oh they can, it's just the they worry too much about making things pretty and #%^#$%^#$%&@#$%^*&# emojis over actually needed things.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 Current build
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HomeBrew
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spectrum ES07DC9 4K Gaming Monitor (Glossy)
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD (USB)
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    NZXT KRAKEN Z73 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (3x 120 mm push top) + Air 3x 140mm case fans (pull front) + 1x 120 mm (push back) and 1 x 120 mm (pull bottom)
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for Business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable), Chrome, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender + MB 5 Beta
  • Operating System
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E5470
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
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