Not all users and devices need the full breadth of app compatibility.

This could even extend to the app compatibility layer. Let’s pull those out and save valuable storage space on PCs where it makes sense. Does a low-cost education-focused PC need the Widgets Panel? Phone Link? Xbox integrations? Probably not. If you are running Windows 12 on a low-end Chromebook-compete device, it should scale to serve that hardware best. With Windows 12, we think Microsoft should start adjusting Windows as a product depending on the hardware you’re trying to run it on. The Windows ecosystem is vast with some of the best Windows laptops and PCs, so it makes no sense that currently, Windows serves a “one product fits all” strategy. Windows runs on all kinds of devices, from high-end workstations and gaming PCs down to low-cost and low-powered education PCs designed to be as affordable as possible at the cost of power and performance. But it could end up being called anything! Scalable functionality

For simplicity’s sake, we’re referring to it as Windows 12, as that would be the chronological next release after Windows 11. Not even Microsoft knows as we’re too far out for that kind of thing to be set in stone. Now, before we begin, we should point out that we don’t know the name of the next version of Windows.

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