Friday, January 19th 2024
Windows 12 Might be a Windows 11 24H2 Update, Still Carries AI-Centric Features
According to the report by Windows Central, Microsoft is preparing a major update for Windows 11, codenamed Hudson Valley, which is expected to be released later this year as "version 24H2" or the 2024 Update. This update is anticipated to be a substantial upgrade from last year's version 23H2, featuring performance, security, quality-of-life updates, and new features. The star of the 24H2 update is going to be the focus of next-generation AI experiences, a concept Microsoft has hinted at over the past year. Rumors suggest the introduction of an advanced Copilot that will leverage AI and machine learning to enhance the Windows user experience for improved productivity across apps, search, and more. According to sources, Microsoft is aiming for a September release window for version 24H2, with plans to finalize the update over the summer. Despite speculation that this update might be called "Windows 12" due to its alignment with next-gen AI PCs and experiences, sources indicate that it will likely remain a significant Windows 11 update, especially following the departure of ex-Windows chief Panos Panay.
Microsoft is currently testing some of the features of this next release in the Insider Canary Channel, providing a glimpse into the new features. The update will enhance Snap Layouts with machine learning, suggesting commonly snapped apps for a more streamlined user experience. File Explorer will now support the creation of 7zip and TAR compressed archive files, and PNG files will support viewing and editing metadata. The Quick Settings panel will be updated, allowing users to scroll through all available settings and include a new refresh button for the Wi-Fi list. Phone Link will also see improvements, including using a linked phone as a webcam. A new "Energy Saver" mode will be introduced, reducing system performance and saving energy on battery-powered and plugged-in PCs. General improvements include a new "Install drivers" button during the Wi-Fi setup page, the removal of several built-in Windows apps from the OS image, and a new "Windows protected print mode" for Mopria-certified printers.
All images below are provided by Windows Central, and show features in the following order: Snap Layout, File Explorer Compress, Quick Settings panel, Phone Link, and Energy Saver.
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Windows Central
Microsoft is currently testing some of the features of this next release in the Insider Canary Channel, providing a glimpse into the new features. The update will enhance Snap Layouts with machine learning, suggesting commonly snapped apps for a more streamlined user experience. File Explorer will now support the creation of 7zip and TAR compressed archive files, and PNG files will support viewing and editing metadata. The Quick Settings panel will be updated, allowing users to scroll through all available settings and include a new refresh button for the Wi-Fi list. Phone Link will also see improvements, including using a linked phone as a webcam. A new "Energy Saver" mode will be introduced, reducing system performance and saving energy on battery-powered and plugged-in PCs. General improvements include a new "Install drivers" button during the Wi-Fi setup page, the removal of several built-in Windows apps from the OS image, and a new "Windows protected print mode" for Mopria-certified printers.
104 Comments on Windows 12 Might be a Windows 11 24H2 Update, Still Carries AI-Centric Features
Same goes for the SAVE icon in office, its a floppy disk!!! HELLO, 2024
I don't like AI really, but I know enough about it to know it's not an dealbreaker on my OS selection either. I really understand the fascination with it as little as I understand the fear.
My Excel sheets have also conclusions. Those conclusion sentences aren't AI they are programmed as a Macro in VBA or as Formula. I don't see any use of AI in my work.
Even zoomers who have never seen a floppy associate the action with the symbol. This applies to many others; compasses, hourglasses, old analog phone handsets, magnifier glasses, calculators, etc.
The same goes for directory/folder symbols. Although some are trying to kill their functions with this (idiotic) migration from file tree systems.
Hopefully W12 has a stripped down LTSC version........................
Reboot and it's gone.
While you're at it, go into Taskbar Settings and disable: Search, Copilot, Task view, Widgets.
Now Windows 11 is faster, better looking, and more streamlined than Windows 10 ever was.
I used chat gpt for the first time this week and it significantly poorer quality than I anticipated. I imagine the copilot will be worse quality.
Quick note, M$ has been integrating "machine learning" / "AI" since at least server 2019.
Looks doubtful to me but you never know.
I doubt it will be all that difficult to disable a lot of the AI bloat.
Right now I should be cussing at copilot for always pushing my apps over but it isn't because I have blocked it.
Nuff saidOr you can just stay on 10 and live in a world of blissful ignorance, saves you a lot of trouble.Pray tell, what other icon would you use?
Or does your button just say 'SAVE'
Let's do this thought experiment real quick ;) Replace those icons. Go
Which is way a real useful substitute for windows is a necessity and a certainty.
You cannot even really remove edge or cortana...
And yes, I just want my old Win7 with all the current hardware and drivers ...
And the fact that you need some "hacks" to remove that unwanted crap from the system is speaks volumes...
I'm in the business of buying "old" computers that are retired due to yearly/bi-yearly procurement/leasing and still-in-warrranty Dell high end SFF desktops from essentially the biggest courthouse in our province(we're talking hundred of computers) are still bought with HDDs.
So no, here on companies there's still mostly all HDDsexactly THIS, corporate bulk computers were still sold with HDD as the standard lower-price-point until very recently, beancounters will always choose a 500GB HDD over a 120GB SSD at the same price because more is better.
And you can blame Dell for this as they should default to SSD or SSHD at the worst, and put the HDD option as an extraIt doesn't matter how it came to happen or the reasons, but the fact that new modern computers still use HDDs as i've said, and thus unusable in win11.
I've seen the computers here take upwards of 40min+ to boot when a particularly big windows update comes out. Also on patch tuesday they start downloading the update(which for some reason does some kind of preinstall that's super IO heavy pegging the hdd at 100% constantly) making the computer essentially unresponsive for HOURS.
If I would get full support for W7, I would not move to anywhere....
At least for now this looks totally "nay" instead of "yay".