Windows 11 may be making all the headlines lately, but it's important to remember that Windows 10 versions 21H2 are being prepared for the public. Microsoft has not given any official release date yet, but the final version has reached the channel release preview recently.
The Windows 10 of version 20H2 were released on October 20, 2020, which means we can expect the 21H2 version sometime in October.
Version 21H2 is supposed to be a relatively minor upgrade, but it is important for computers that do not meet Microsoft requirements for Windows 11. Some have been forced to install Windows 11 and may not be able to receive security updates. So the Windows 10 21H2 update is a good choice if something goes wrong with Windows 11.
The upcoming Windows 10 version 21H2 OS is an activation pack, just like version 21H1 was for version 20H2. This essentially means that the "new" possibilities available with this update already exist in version 21H1, but in a dormant state. Your PC isn't going to get any new features, but this update will just add some features that are already there.
In terms of features that will appear will not be many. When Microsoft announced some details about the update in July, it mentioned a total of three features that will be enabled in Windows 10 of version 21H2.
1. The operating system will support WPA3 H2E standards for increased Wi-Fi security. H2E stands for “Hash-to-Element” and is an improvement of the Wi-Fi standard protected Access III (WPA3). Σύμφωνα με τη Cisco, το WPA3 H2E είναι υπολογιστικά πολύ πιο αποτελεσματικό από τον προκάτοχό του και είναι επίσης ανθεκτικό σε side channel επιθέσεις που χρησιμοποιούνται από κακόβουλους χρήστες για να κλέψουν διαπιστευτήρια.
2. Microsoft has added a new method of using Windows Hello for Business called cloud trust. If you are wondering what is the difference between normal Windows Hello that you can use on your personal computer and Windows Hello for Business: The former is used by consumers to create a PIN or biometric gesture as an alternative connection method. Windows Hello for Business, on the other hand, is used by businesses and configured using group policies or portable management (MDM) policies. It always uses asymmetric certification, which makes it much more powerful in terms of security.
Finally, the 3rd feature that Microsoft will show in Windows 10 version 21H2 is GPU compute support in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows (EFLOW).
This is done to facilitate the machine learning which requires resources.
