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Windows 11 - Wikipedia
3 days ago - Though a support document listed October 4, 2021, as the initial release date, Microsoft officially released Windows 11 on October 5, 2021, as an opt-in, in-place upgrade through either the Windows 11 Installation Assistant application (which can perform the upgrade, or generate an ISO image ...
Microsoft Learn
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Windows 11 - release information | Microsoft Learn
Windows 11 has an annual feature update cadence. Feature updates are released in the second half of the calendar year and come with 24 months of support for Home, Pro, Pro for Workstations, and Pro Education editions; 36 months of support for Enterprise and Education editions.
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Windows Experience Blog
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Windows 11 available on October 5 | Windows Experience Blog
August 31, 2021 - Today, we are thrilled to announce Windows 11 will start to become available on October 5, 2021. On this day, the free upgrade to Windows 11 will begin rolling out to eligible Windows 10 PCs and PCs that come pre-loaded with Windows 11 will ...
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Windows 11 version history - Wikipedia
1 week ago - The original version of Windows 11 (also known as version 21H2 and codenamed "Sun Valley") was released in October 2021. It carries the build number 10.0.22000.The first public preview build was made available to Windows Insiders who opted in ...
Tom's Hardware
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Windows 11: Release Date, Requirements, All We Know | Tom's Hardware
September 1, 2021 - When you purchase through links ... Windows 11, is already available in beta preview and will be released officially on October 5th....
Windows Experience Blog
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How to get the Windows 11 2025 Update | Windows Experience Blog
September 30, 2025 - Windows is essential for more than a billion people to connect, learn, play and work, and today we are announcing the availability of the Windows 11 2025 Update (also known as Windows 11, version 25H2). This year’s annual feature u
TechRadar
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Windows 11 features, pricing and everything you need to know | TechRadar
May 23, 2023 - Get it October 5th, and read all about it now.August 31, 2021 · There is also going to be a yearly update of the new operating system, similar to Apple's efforts with macOS. While Microsoft released a tool that allowed you to see if your desktop ...
Microsoft
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Introducing Windows 11
Today marks an exciting milestone in the history of Windows. As the day becomes October 5 in each time zone around the world, availability of Windows 11 begins through a free upgrade on eligible Windows 10 PCs and on new PCs pre-installed with Windows 11 that can be purchased beginning today.
Reddit
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r/Windows11 on Reddit: When did Microsoft start developing Windows 11?
December 4, 2023 -
So windows 11 relased on October 5, 2021 but when did Micorsoft start developing the operating system? I’m curious. How long did it take to make it?
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For a long ass time. The initial release of Windows NT was in July 27, 1993 from there it has gone though numerus revisions and updates. Windows 11 wasn't created from scratch it is an update/revision of what came before.
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It didn't. Windows 11 exists in name only and is Microsofts way of dealing with the negativity that would of come from them raising the minimum specification required for Windows. Windows '10' - has had a decade of support and continued improvement and realy IS the final version of Windows. Not in the sense that Windows is ending, but in the sense that Microsoft quite rightly recognised the need to A) upgrade all users in step to be at the latest version B) to continually improve the living current Operating system rather than move your development team off the second you've released something, and have them spend 3 years writing the new OS. So Windows 10 has had constant development for a decade. It has had dozens of major upgrades and it is the equivalent of about 4 or 5 traditional Microsoft releases in terms of work/effort - Its like Windows XP, 7 and 8 but we saw these as feature updates. However Microsoft cant reasonably be expected to continue testing and support the improvements they want to make - on PCs with 800x600 screens, or 2GB or memory. So Windows 11 is a marketing ruse - to raise the minimum specs of Windows. It requires a higher bar for computer, memory and graphics, and better security in the BIOS. None of these things are actually needed - but it helps Microsoft commit to another ten years of support for Windows. Internally Windows 11 reports itself as Windows 10 - and there is no separate dev team because they are both in line and will stay in line until Windows 10 (in name at least) is retired. Then Microsoft will spend the next ten years improving Windows 11 (cough 10) - with capacity to make improvements with the bigger memory foot print, higher CPU floor, more secure and safe BIOS etc.
BetaWiki
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Windows 11 - BetaWiki
Windows 11 is a series of Microsoft Windows operating systems that succeeded the Windows 10 series in 2021. It was first announced on 24 June 2021, and the initial version was released on 5 October 2021.
Windows Central
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Windows 11 version 26H1: Everything we know so far about Microsoft's special OS release for next-gen silicon | Windows Central
November 7, 2025 - Microsoft looks to be preparing a new version of Windows 11 for release in the first half of 2026, based on a newer version of the Windows platform codenamed Bromine. Here's what we know.
PC Gamer
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Windows 11 release date, new features, and compatibility | PC Gamer
October 5, 2021 - Microsoft has officially announced Windows 11 and its release date, so here's everything we know about its next OS.
Pocket-lint
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Microsoft Windows 11: What's new?
January 31, 2023 - A lot of the screenshots Microsoft has put out around the release have a date of 20 October on the taskbar, with the time set to 11.11. Microsoft has officially revealed Windows 11 and it's broadly similar to the leaked build.
Tom's Guide
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Windows 11 review | Tom's Guide
Windows 11 review
Windows 11 launched on October 5th, 2021. Almost all laptops released in 2022 have Windows 11 pre-installed. Windows 11 is simpler and more streamlined, but it's also unfinished
CNET
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Windows 11 has arrived, but here's why not everyone will get the upgrade yet - CNET
October 24, 2021 - The Windows 11 operating system was released Oct.
Fandom
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Windows 11 | Microsoft Wiki | Fandom
1 month ago - Windows 11 (codenamed Sun Valley) is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft and is the latest major release of the Windows NT family, succeeding Windows 10.[2] It was formally announced at 11 a.m. Eastern Time on June 24, 2021....
Computerworld
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Windows 11: A guide to the updates – Computerworld
March 13, 2024 - Here’s what you need to know about the latest updates to Windows 11 as they’re released from Microsoft. Now updated for KB5072033, released on Dec. 9, 2025.
XDA Developers
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Windows 11: Everything you need to know | XDA
It first came out in late 2021, but it's been constantly evolving ever since. Compared to Windows 10, it comes with an all-new look and feel, along with a lot of new features. Since its original release, Windows 11 itself has seen a fair number ...
Microsoft
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Meet Windows 11: Features, Look, Benefits & More | Microsoft
Meet Windows 11, the newest Windows version from Microsoft. Upgrade your PC to Windows 11, or explore which devices come equipped with Windows 11 features.
ERGOS
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Microsoft Windows 11 Finally Has A Release Date | ERGOS
March 14, 2023 - Microsoft had this to say about the release date in a recent blog post: “The free upgrade to Windows 11 starts on October 5 and will be phased and measured with a focus on quality.