Microsoft is making some big strides for its Windows Insiders Preview program, which could indicate important news later.
According to Microsoft’s official blog and reported by Windows Central, the tech giant will use its newly created Canary Channel to test out Windows OS builds that will lay the groundwork for a new major version of the operating system. This new channel will regularly drop unstable and experimental builds, which will most likely lay the groundwork for Windows 12.
The Canary channel will be used to test features that “require a longer lead time” before going public. Some of these include “major changes to the Windows kernel, new APIs, etc.”, and not every feature tested will be released to the general public.
As a result of these new changes, all Insiders in the Dev Channel will be transitioned to the Canary Channel as the Dev Channel will receive 23000 series builds. Meanwhile, the Canary Channel gets 25000 series builds, so those who want to stay in the Dev Channel will have to reinstall Windows OS.
What we know about Windows 12 so far
There are plenty of rumors about Windows 12, including leaks from Microsoft and Intel himself. One such leak is that Intel’s upcoming CPUs will support Windows 12, and before then it was reported that Microsoft would move to a new technical timetable that would mean a new version of Windows OS is released every three years.
The new operating system could also be called ‘Next Valley’ and may be the first cloud-based operating system. We even saw an image of the new operating system at Ignite 2022, in which the design was supposedly designed to adapt to different devices and accessories.
While the latest rumor is a bit disturbing, we don’t know much else about the upcoming OS at this point. Hopefully future builds of the Canary Channel will reveal even more information about Windows 12.