[font="Times New Roman", serif]When will Windows 12 be released?[/font]
[font="Times New Roman", serif]Windows 12 sounds better than Windows 11 24H2, but looking at the history of Windows releases, we can see that Microsoft has a habit of making mistakes after each success. So the name Windows 12 could be reserved for a later occasion.[/font]
[font="Times New Roman", serif]Although there have been numerous leaks, including a Windows 12 ISO file being available on some websites at one point, it seems that Microsoft has postponed its release to the summer of 2025.[/font]
[font="Times New Roman", serif]It seems that Microsoft will release Windows 11 version 24H2 in the following months (most likely in September 2024), but with this new version, Microsoft is introducing a new hardware requirement that will prevent incompatible systems from loading the OS.[/font]
[font="Times New Roman", serif]Specifically, if the processor does not support the POPCNT instruction, Windows 11 version 24H2 will not load. This instruction requires processors that support SSE4.2 or SSE4a.[/font]
[font="Times New Roman", serif]Windows users can check the compatibility of their processors using the CPU-Z application.[/font]
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[font="Times New Roman", serif]Check the instructions supported on the CPU tab to find out which instructions the processor supports. If you see SSE4.2 or SSE4A, you should have no problems with Windows 11, version 24H2.[/font]
[font="Times New Roman", serif]Windows 12 sounds better than Windows 11 24H2, but looking at the history of Windows releases, we can see that Microsoft has a habit of making mistakes after each success. So the name Windows 12 could be reserved for a later occasion.[/font]
[font="Times New Roman", serif]Although there have been numerous leaks, including a Windows 12 ISO file being available on some websites at one point, it seems that Microsoft has postponed its release to the summer of 2025.[/font]
[font="Times New Roman", serif]It seems that Microsoft will release Windows 11 version 24H2 in the following months (most likely in September 2024), but with this new version, Microsoft is introducing a new hardware requirement that will prevent incompatible systems from loading the OS.[/font]
[font="Times New Roman", serif]Specifically, if the processor does not support the POPCNT instruction, Windows 11 version 24H2 will not load. This instruction requires processors that support SSE4.2 or SSE4a.[/font]
[font="Times New Roman", serif]Windows users can check the compatibility of their processors using the CPU-Z application.[/font]
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![[Image: POPCNT.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/vm1Tc8Q/POPCNT.jpg)
[font="Times New Roman", serif]Check the instructions supported on the CPU tab to find out which instructions the processor supports. If you see SSE4.2 or SSE4A, you should have no problems with Windows 11, version 24H2.[/font]