Windows 10 was released radically changing Microsoft's operating system model. Windows as a Service or Windows as a Service adopting, changing the model of development and release of new large versions (see XP, Vista, 7, 8 etc).
Windows as a Service for the first time launches a continuous stream of updates to the operating system as opposed to releasing updates as a service pack or with individual versions, as we know it.
Microsoft releases two new feature updates per year that add new features and improvements to the Windows 10 operating system.letterto Windows Insiders before they are released to home user devices and later to devices running Pro or Enterprise editions.
A recent Synaptics press release, titled Synaptics, AMD Collaborate on Enterprise-Grade Biometric PC Security for Next-Generation Microsoft Operating System, reports that Microsoft is already working on a next-generation operating system.
The press release does not reveal much about Microsoft's next-generation operating system other than that it will support Biometric PC Enterprise-Grade technology. This means that Microsoft seems to be working on a "biometric security operating system" that includes Windows Hello.
Synaptics Incorporated, a leading developer of human interface solutions, along with AMD, today announced a joint initiative focused on delivering a new benchmark in the field of high better safetys for biometric fingerprint recognition for enterprise laptops on the AMD Ryzen™ Mobile platform and the next-generation Microsoft operating system. The cooperation brings a new level of security to laptops using AMD technology, utilizing Synaptics' unique FS7600 Match-in-Sensor δα fingerprint sensor technology with powerful AMD Ryzen Mobile processors and Microsoft's upcoming biometric security system.
The press release leaves many questions unanswered. Microsoft revealed 2015 that Window 10 will be latest operating system running. So Microsoft's next-generation operating system could just be a reference to some future version of Windows 10 already being developed by the company.
Why
Windows 10 will be supported at least until 2025 according to Microsoft (although support is not guaranteed for all the hardware in circulation).
So if we are developing a new next-generation operating system from the company, we will probably see or hear about a specialized operating system, as Microsoft does not intend to leave the Windows 10 project soon.
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It obviously means the update we will see in October, not some completely new operating system.