Subj : Microsoft quietly reveals Windows 11s next big update could be ab To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Mon Sep 18 2023 11:15:04 Microsoft quietly reveals Windows 11s next big update could be about to arrive Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 10:06:48 +0000 Description: Fed up waiting for Windows 11s major update for 2023? Your patience wont be tried for much longer, were told. FULL STORY ====================================================================== If you were wondering when Windows 11s big upgrade for this year will turn up, the answer is soon, with Microsoft now making the final preparations to deploy the 23H2 update with a revelation apparently imminent. As Windows Latest tells us, Microsoft just shipped a Windows Configuration Update which is readying the toggle to allow users to select Get the latest updates as soon as theyre available and be first in line to receive the 23H2 update. Note that nothing is actually happening yet, just that this is a piece of necessary groundwork (confirmed via an internal document from Microsoft, were told) ahead of the rollout of the Windows 11 23H2 update. Okay, so when is the 23H2 update actually going to turn up? Well, Windows Latest has heard further chatter from sources that indicates Microsoft is going to announce the upgrade at an event later this week. That would be the special event Microsoft revealed a while back, taking place in New York on September 21 (Thursday). As well as the expected Surface hardware launches , we will also evidently get our first tease of the 23H2 update, at least in theory. Analysis: Copilot on the horizon An announcement this week makes sense to us, ahead of a broader rollout thatll be coming soon enough. As Windows Latest further points out, the 23H2 update will likely become available next month at least in limited form. This means those who have ticked that toggle to get updates as soon as possible may receive it in October at least some of those folks, in the usual phased deployment before that wider rollout kicks off in November, and everyone gets the new features contained within the upgrade. In theory, that means Windows Copilot , though we suspect the initial incarnation of the AI assistant is still going to be pretty limited. (And we do wonder why Microsoft isnt going to keep on baking it until next year, but thats a whole other argument it seems like with AI, everything has to be done in quite the rush). Its also worth bearing in mind that if youre still on the original version of Windows 11 , 21H2, youll need to upgrade anyway as support for that runs out on October 10, 2023 . PCs on 21H2 are being force-upgraded to 22H2 right now, although youll pretty much be able to skip straight to 23H2 after that, should you wish. You might also like 5 annoying Windows 11 problems and how to fix them Windows 11's latest big error has been fixed Dont make these 5 big mistakes when using Windows 11 ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-quietly-reveals-windows- 11s-next-big-update-could-be-about-to-arrive --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .