Rumors of a subscription version of Windows for consumers are circulating For several years. It appears to be the next logical step for Microsoft in its quest to continuously monetize its products.
Microsoft has already moved Office to a subscription platform (it's part of Microsoft 365), while continuing to release the same application in ISO with a one-time payment.
These two versions of Office are not the same. The subscription edition gets new features and improvements that the perpetual license edition of Office doesn't.
The situation is different in Windows. While there is Windows 365 Enterprise and Business, there is no similar option for consumers.
At least this is true to this day.
But they found it in Deskmodder new items showing an upcoming subscription version of Windows. They discovered new entries in the slmgr.ini file that mention the new version.
The change was discovered in the latest Canary build of Windows 11, and a parallel check of the same file in Windows 23 build 2H11 confirmed that the entries are new.
The new entries were found in the German version of Windows 11 released through the Canary channel. Additions to the slmgr.ini file show the Subscription Version, Subscription Type, and Subscription Status.
Microsoft could release a subscription version of Windows next year. It could also use the rumored release of Windows 12 in 2025 to add the subscription option for consumers.
We will see the death of Windows 10 and millions of Windows PCs that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11. A Windows PC running in the cloud could still run Windows 10 or even Linux.
Unless the specific plan of the company it has the fate of Windows 10X
George is still wondering what he is doing here….
Chance to learn some linux distribution like ubuntu…
Not even in their dreams will they get money or euros.