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Windows 12 release date in 2026 possible, with AI features that may force CPU upgrades
(www.notebookcheck.net)
They really want to lose users.
this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2026
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Having OS releases like this is just to appease computer manufacturing company's. And to force Microsoft's new AI trash.
Y'know, if that's true… I can't afford a new computer. I just got one last year after almost a decade of using my last box. I was lucky that this one runs 11 - I'm not anti-Microsoft - I like Linux and Windows...... but I've been perfectly happy with 11 (maybe just lucky, but none of the problems I've heard others having).
But yeah, if this box won't run 12, I will be staying on 11 until I can't, and then that'll push me to Linux. I could switch now, jsut about, but a few little things that run better with Windows for me. But I could survive under Linux if I needed to.
Basically, I've never been a big Microsoft apologist, but man… that would kill it for me.
Not that they care. They care about corporate uses, not home users. Which is why you can find any number of ways to get your Windows for free these days. They gave up on the consumer market.
Oh goodie! I mean, Windows 11 was hand-coded. Disgusting! Windows 12 will bring the vibes! It'll be the most vibe coded OS! (And probably the last when it tanks.) Think about it, AI is monitoring every action you do! Reporting to all it's masters and their business partners everything you do! Oh all the ads they'll send you, all the subscriptions they'll sell! Of course, it'll be always online else it can't fully use the datacenters.
I'm being mostly sarcastic (any "excitement" for it). I mean, it's probably going to have the worst performance since AI will be monitoring EVERYTHING and I really do expect it to be coded via prompts instead of talent. Microsoft and NVIDIA are already having massive issues with everything due to "AI" being used and they started with a working based code. 11 adoption was already bad and they made sure people knew 10 was dying so they could push the numbers... I don't recall any previous version of Windows getting that treatment.
Because the previous versions of windows were for the customer (you), and the current version of windows is for the product (also you).
This is making it pretty obvious that they are literally trying to kill the PC as a concept.
bs. it will accept non npu pcs,bec if they didnt they would lose all users in all of the world.
and it will be a great os and i will upgrade to it
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