The next “final” version of Windows 12 may already be in development

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https://www.ghacks.net/2022/02/21/the-next-final-version-of-windows-12-may-already-be-in-development/

This joke on Twitter made a lot of waves.

Ghacks hasn’t still updated his post.

When Microsoft unveiled the Windows 10 operating system, it stated that Windows 10 would be the last and final version of Windows. Last year, Microsoft released Windows 11 to the public, and rumors suggest that the company is already working on Windows 12..

Windows 12 will be a very different operating system according to the information that has been revealed so far.

Microsoft plans to drop part of the old foundation of Windows that is part of all versions of the operating system, including Windows 11.
Windows 12 will require a Microsoft Account for Home and Pro users.
The security chip Microsoft Pluton will be a requirement.
TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot will play a larger role.
Parts and bits of Windows 10X will be used…

Windows devices with Pluton will use the Pluton security processor to protect credentials, user identities, encryption keys, and personal data. None of this information can be removed from Pluton even if an attacker has installed malware or has complete physical possession of the PC…

Without an option to disable Pluton, the device’s hardware would be locked and users could not install other operating systems, e.g., a Linux distribution, on the device..

https://mobile.twitter.com/Daniel_Rubino/status/1495475040711761926

https://betanews.com/2022/02/21/you-may-have-just-installed-windows-11-but-microsoft-could-be-readying-windows-12/

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Who am I to trust Microsoft with my security keys like Yubikey and PGP-key encryption?

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This all plays into Microsoft’s ultimate goal of taking ‘Windows as a Service’ to the extreme — putting the O/S on the cloud instead of shipping it preinstalled on PC’s.  I often wonder if the Office365 concept was a precursor to all this.

"War is the remedy our enemies have chosen. And I say let us give them all they want" ----- William T. Sherman

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I heard Microsoft’s ultimate goal is to call it Windows NFT.

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Phil F, Alex5723

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The final version statement nonsense was said ONCE by a developer evangelist at a conference. It was never said again and never said by anyone in authority at Microsoft. Unfortunately, the statement was never clarified either. So, can we all get past this garbage?

Of course, Microsoft is developing the final version of Windows 12 or whatever it may be called. That is the Windows development cadence. The next version of Windows has always been in development while the current version is early in its life cycle.

--Joe

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IT Manager Geek, access-mdb

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