Windows 12 should be released in 2028 at least. If Microsoft decide early and with even stricter requirements than Windows 11 users and Business will just avoid and it maybe a win for Linux. Secondly Windows 11 really needs to be more user friendly than now. All the Apps that can with it and you can delete some and not others is insane.  Example the store you can now not buy TV/Movies and most gamers use Steam or CD Keys is no longer needed and could be deleted to free up resources. 

I don't understand why a NPU must be a requirement when there's plenty of us who have GPUs that outperform NPUs in terms of TOPS performance.  Show me an NPU that outperforms the RTX4070Ti. I hate that I'm gatekept from features because I chose to build a PC with a 9800X3D and a 4070Ti instead of an NPU. At least give us the option to leverage some of our tensor cores and CUDA cores to use "Copilot+" features. I can run LLMs locally on my PC, with better generation times and throughput than the leading NPU driven PC, but I can't use the enhanced search in windows. Make it make sense.  

If Windows 12 were to give us the option to leverage our GPUs in lieu of an NPU, I'd be a very early adopter, but if they're going to try to force us to get a new (N)PU then I'll just stick with Win11 to the end, the way so many people have been doing with Win10. 

Just my two cents. Of course, it's all speculation based on what's been mentioned in this post and thread.

I don't understand why a NPU must be a requirement when there's plenty of us who have GPUs that outperform NPUs in terms of TOPS performance.  Show me an NPU that outperforms the RTX4070Ti. I hate that I'm gatekept from features because I chose to build a PC with a 9800X3D and a 4070Ti instead of an NPU. At least give us the option to leverage some of our tensor cores and CUDA cores to use "Copilot+" features. I can run LLMs locally on my PC, with better generation times and throughput than the leading NPU driven PC, but I can't use the enhanced search in windows. Make it make sense.  

If Windows 12 were to give us the option to leverage our GPUs in lieu of an NPU, I'd be a very early adopter, but if they're going to try to force us to get a new (N)PU then I'll just stick with Win11 to the end, the way so many people have been doing with Win10. 

Just my two cents. Of course, it's all speculation based on what's been mentioned in this post and thread.

All I know is windows 12 might be released in September this year

not another windows 11/12 that come out with to low system requirement!!!!  The set minimum should 2.5CPU with 32GB RAM and 500GB internal storage. Recommend 64GB RAM and 1TB internal because windows 11 PC with has a lot less headache!  Microsoft will drive way their customer base way make where cheap PC and laptop  builds at 8 GB -16GB RAM all riddle with blue screen of death, error or not run at all.  Just take look at best buy and amazon review!!!😂

Windows 12 is speculated to launch in late 2025 or early 2026, with higher system requirements than Windows 11. Features may include mandatory SSDs, NPU support for advanced features, and continued TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot. Retail keys for Windows 11 Pro can be purchased at Microsoft partners like Hypes-tkey.

Let’s talk about those system requirements. Higher than Windows 11? Of course! When will these companies learn? It’s like asking your grandma for a recipe that needs rare truffles from France! “You mean I have to buy a whole new toolset just to get my computer to run?!”

Do we even know what Windows 12 is supposed to look like?

Is there any official statement about Windows 12?

As you said, that Neural Processing Unit, will be a problem.  I have the horsepower to run Windows 12, with an AMD Ryzen 7 and an SSD drive C:, but the AMD Ryzen 9 and it's AI capabilities are a bit far away from me now. \nThank you, for the insight!  It's 2025, and no sign of '12 yet.  Perhaps Darren is right with a 2027/'28, launch date.