Windows 11's hardware requirements: Sales ploy or security play? Comment Retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer has weighed in on the increasingly heated discussion regarding the impending end of ...

TL;DR: PC World's report on Windows 12 launching this year with AI integration and NPU hardware requirements was retracted for failing to meet its standards. Windows Central confirms no Windows 12 ...

Microsoft is reportedly updating the CPU instruction support on Windows 11 with a new "POPCOUNT" instruction, which means systems with very old PCs won't be able to bypass requirements. Earlier today, ...

PCWorld reports that Windows 12, codenamed ‘Hudson Valley Next,’ is expected to launch in 2026 with deep AI integration and a modular CorePC architecture. The operating system will likely require NPUs ...

Windows 12 is expected to launch in 2025, featuring new enhanced AI capabilities, improved ARM support, state-of-the-art update cycles, and UI improvements, and it might be free to upgrade from ...

I would consider Windows 11 ever requiring a NPU to be unlikely. Some optional features might require it, but not the OS itself. Windows 12, on the other hand? It's anyone's guess. That's my question ...