Windows 11 is set to release on July 29th, but some reports suggest that the release date could be sooner. Microsoft has not yet released an official statement, but insiders say that the company is working hard to get Windows 11 out as soon as possible. Windows 10 was released in October of last year and it was met with mixed reviews. Some people loved it and found that it fixed many of the problems that they had with Windows 8. Others found that it was too different from Windows 8 and didn’t like the new interface. Microsoft is hoping that by releasing Windows 11 early, they can win over those who were unhappy with Windows 10 and make sure that their users are happy. If Microsoft does release Windows 11 earlier than expected, it will likely cause some problems. The company has been working hard to get everything ready for release and if they push things back, there may be some glitches. However, if Microsoft can get Windows 11 out quickly, they will have a better chance of winning over users who were unhappy with Windows 10 and making sure that their computer is running smoothly. ..
Microsoft has been pretty generous with Windows 11 information, with the notable exception being the release date. However, the company may have inadvertently revealed an October release window, thanks to some Intel and Microsoft support documents discovered by BleepingComputer.
Windows 11 Could Arrive Very Soon
Original reports indicated that Windows 11 would likely drop late in 2021 (there’s a beta of it now), though they predicted that we’d see it in November or December. However, support documents from both Microsoft and Intel suggest that the company may launch the latest version of Windows as soon as October 2021 (though November is still a possibility).
The Intel graphics driver release notes for July state that the drivers are compatible with Windows 11, and it lists the update as the “October 2021 Update (21H2).” Interestingly, Intel has since removed the mention of the October 2021 Update from the release notes, but there’s an archived version that still shows the original wording. There would be no reason to remove the name unless the company revealed something it shouldn’t have.
We know 21H2 is the version name used for Windows 11 because Microsoft called it that during its call for hardware driver submissions back in June 2021. On that page, the company set a September 24, 2021 deadline for submissions, which fits well with an October release window.
Further lending credence to the October release date is Microsoft’s own history—the company has almost always dropped major new versions of Windows in October or November.
Is Windows 11 Coming This October?
We’re still speculating here, and calling it the October 2021 Update doesn’t necessarily mean Microsoft won’t push it back a month and release it in November. For example, the October 2018 Update, which was Windows 10 version 1809, actually launched on November 13, 2018.
Perhaps the update will become stable in October 2021 before becoming generally available in the months after that.
All signs point to an October release date for Windows 11, but we can’t be sure until Microsoft actually announces the date itself. However, we’re confident that those early December estimates are unlikely and that we should see a fall release for the new operating system.
