After Microsoft's official announcement of Windows 11, we all learned that the operating system will be available for Insiders starting this week.
Most likely, Windows 11 will be released around the same day as Windows 10 version 21H2, so we should expect it in October or November.
The company also said that the new operating system will be available as a free upgrade on some Windows 10 compatible devices. The official Windows Twitter account has given us more information about the timing of this free upgrade.
More specifically, devices running Windows 10 could upgrade to Windows 11 starting in 2022. So while the new operating system will be officially released this year, Windows 10 users will have to wait a few months before they can upgrade.
"Windows 11 will be released later in 2021 and will be developed for several months. "The start of the upgrade to Windows 10 devices already in use today will begin in 2022, the first half of the same year," the Windows Twitter account posted.
Windows 11 is due out later in 2021 and will be delivered over several months. The rollout of the upgrade to Windows 10 devices already in use today will begin in 2022 through the first half of that year.
- Windows (@Windows) June 25, 2021
Of course, Microsoft initially stated that the free upgrade would be available later in 2021.
"We are also working with OEMs to make sure the Windows 10 PCs you are buying today are ready to upgrade to Windows 11. The free upgrade will be available on Windows 10 PCs this holiday season and will run until 2022 "This week, we're going to launch an early version of Windows 11 in Windows Insider - a community of Windows fans whose comments are important to us," Microsoft said in the initial announcement.
There will likely be more information as we get closer to the Windows 11 release date, so for now, just be patient. Or better yet, follow the path we suggest in this post.
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