Windows Latest reported that Microsoft will announce the next version of Windows on June 24. It is reported that the next-generation desktop operating system will be called “Windows 11”.
Although Microsoft has internally referred to its next-generation operating system as codenamed Sun Valley and Cobalt, when it is officially released on June 24, it will be simply called Windows 11 or Windows 10 + something. For those users already running Windows 10, this will be a free optional upgrade, and it is expected to be released to mainstream audiences this fall.
We don’t know much about the unannounced Windows 11 or Windows Sun Valley. However, it is said that it has a brand new “Start” menu, action center, taskbar, and visual transformation of other core components, such as pop-up windows, context menus, and applications. Menu etc. In addition to user interface changes, the next generation of Windows will also be equipped with a large-scale scheduler update.
Microsoft Windows is equipped with a system scheduler, which is a module of the operating system that can select the next task to be processed by the system or the next thread of execution. By determining to obtain the next processing thread, control multi-tasking and improve the overall performance of the platform. However, the current system scheduler is not properly optimized for mixed CPUs.
According to reports, the upcoming major version of Windows will have “mass scheduling updates” to support Intel’s upcoming CPU chips.
The whistleblower Moore’s Law is Dead also claimed that Intel’s long-awaited 12th-generation “Alder Lake” chip will be launched together with Microsoft’s next-generation Windows in October this year.
According to reports, Intel’s Alder Lake chip will introduce a new socket, which will use both ordinary CPU cores and high-efficiency/low-power cores to provide notebook computers with better performance and longer battery life. Some reports claim that Alder Lake CPU will provide greater performance upgrades than Rocket Lake.
Microsoft is also working with Intel to optimize the performance of the “Alder Lake-S” desktop processor. According to reports, Windows 11 or Sun Valley will update the scheduler to better support hybrid processors (CPU cores designed for different tasks).
Naijatechnews is informed that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Panos Panay have confirmed that the company will soon share “one of the most important updates to Windows” and they are extremely excited about the next generation of Windows.
With Windows 10X now being cancelled, Microsoft’s focus has shifted to the Windows 10 desktop system and the next version of Windows that only targets mainstream customers.
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