Build 29704.1000 for Windows 11 improves app privacy – Future Platforms
Your desktop apps are getting less freedom to access your camera, microphone, and location without your permission.
Windows 11, officially released on October 5, 2021, represents a significant evolution from its predecessor, Windows 10. It introduces a refreshed user interface with rounded corners, updated fonts, and a consistent design across elements such as the Start menu, Taskbar, Notifications, Settings, and File Explorer.
Aside from the initial 21H2 version, the operating system has undergone several major updates:
- Version 26H2: Launched on September 29, 2026, with build 26300.
- Version 25H2: Launched on September 30, 2025, with build 26200.
- Version 24H2: Launched on October 1, 2024, with build 26100.
- Version 23H2: Released in 2023.
- Version 22H2: Rolled out in 2022.
This section will contain all Windows 11-related articles, including news, tutorials, editorials, and reviews.
Current version
- OS: Windows 11
- Current version: 26H2
- Build: 26300
- Release date: September 29, 2026
- End of support: October 10, 2028
System requirements
- Processor: 1GHz or faster CPU or System on a Chip (SoC) with two or more cores.
- RAM: 4GB.
- Hard drive: 64GB or larger.
- System firmware: UEFI, Secure Boot capable.
- TPM: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0.
- Graphics: Compatible with DirectX 12 or later with WDDM 2.0 driver.
- Display resolution: High-definition (720p) display greater than 9” diagonally, 8 bits per color channel.
- Networking: Microsoft account and internet connection.
While these are the standard requirements, you can still upgrade a computer with unsupported hardware to Windows 11. However, the device must meet some basic hardware criteria, including a 64-bit processor with at least two cores and the POPCNT instruction, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and TPM 1.2.
Resources
Builds 28020.3445 and 28120.3454 for Windows 11 26H1 give Search a major upgrade – Beta, Experimental
Windows Search is getting more useful, but the biggest surprise in these previews is what Microsoft is doing with Magnifier.
Build 26320.9876 for Windows 11 brings redesigned Search and switches PCs to version 26H2 – Beta
The latest Beta release brings useful changes to Windows Search, Live Captions, XBOX mode, Windows Hello, and File Explorer.
Build 26340.9882 for Windows 11 26H2 makes sign-in easier – Experimental
You no longer have to wait for facial recognition before entering your PIN, and Windows 11 is making math more accessible through Braille.
WinPOPBit lets old PCs run Windows 11 despite CPU restrictions
Microsoft's Windows 11 hardware requirements leave many older PCs behind, but this experimental project has found another way around them.
Tiny11 doesn’t necessarily make Windows 11 faster, and that’s the problem
A stripped-down Windows installation sounds like the perfect solution, but removing more components doesn't guarantee a faster computer.
Windows 12 may have to wait as Microsoft plans a major Windows 11 upgrade
Windows 12 may have to wait as Microsoft prepares a major upgrade focused on quality and reliability.
Microsoft is making the XBOX app up to 60 percent faster on Windows 11
The XBOX app is getting faster, while Microsoft's cloud gaming experience is becoming more consistent across PCs, TVs, and VR headsets.
Microsoft, Discord, and others are finally paying attention to RAM, and rising costs could accelerate the change
For years, software companies expected consumers to buy more RAM. Now, they're finally being forced to ask a different question.
Windows 11 26H2 runs on 128MB of RAM, 32 times below official requirement
Windows 11 can reach the desktop with less memory than some older computers used for a single application, but there's a significant catch.