Microsoft is hard at work on the next version of Windows 11, but this time things might be a little bit different. Instead of waiting until the second half of the year like most new version updates, Microsoft looks to be planning to ship the next version of Windows 11 much earlier, likely in the first half of 2026.
This is because the upcoming data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/qualcomm/snapdragon-x2-elite-extreme-announcement-2025″ data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/qualcomm/snapdragon-x2-elite-extreme-announcement-2025″>Snapdragon X2-based SoC requires platform changes that aren’t currently available in data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/windows-11-version-25h2-faq” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/windows-11-version-25h2-faq”>version 25H2, and the work required to light up Snapdragon X2 devices appears…
