The next version of Windows 11 is official, and Microsoft has outlined what it is, and who will be eligible to upgrade.

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 version 26H1 is coming, but only with changes to support "specific silicon" – possibly Qualcomm's latest chips due next year – meaning ordinary users are ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft’s Windows 11 26H1 update will only support newer Snapdragon X2 Plus, X2 Elite, and X2 Elite Extreme processors, excluding first-generation Arm-based Copilot+ PCs. This ...

Microsoft's muddled messaging on Windows 11 hardware compatibility requirements has been causing confusion for its customers for the past three years. This week, a simple update to an old support ...

PCWorld reports that Windows 11 26H1 is now available in the Canary channel, serving as a technical foundation for new hardware like Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 and Nvidia N1 processors rather than a ...

That's right: another Windows feature update is coming, but don't worry, because you probably won't get this one. Windows 11 26H1 is actually already available to Windows 11 Insiders on the "Canary" ...

Microsoft is testing Windows 11 26H1 with the Insider Preview Build 28000, which brings many of the useful features we’ve seen in the Dev, Beta, and stable versions of previous builds. Even though the ...

Microsoft used to release new Windows 11 versions in the second half of each year, but in 2026, we are getting the first "H1" release, and it is coming as soon as this Spring. When Microsoft released ...