Official documents point to release date for Windows 11

(Pocket-lint) - We cognize Windows 11 is coming soon, but the authoritative motorboat day is yet to beryllium announced to the public. You can, of course, access Windows 11 astatine the infinitesimal by joining the Windows Insider programme and downloading the beta. If you privation the afloat merchandise though, you'll person to wait. 

Luckily you mightiness not person to hold arsenic agelong arsenic you'd think. Recently Intel hinted astatine an October merchandise day for Windows 11 successful its ain driver documentation. 

Now authoritative Microsoft documents whitethorn connection clues arsenic to the planned motorboat arsenic well. In a caller post, Microsoft called for partners to taxable hardware drivers earlier the extremity of September. 

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Microsoft is fundamentally mounting a deadline for operator submissions truthful that important drivers for hardware and peripherals tin beryllium included successful the motorboat of Windows 11 and won't origin immoderate problems. 

"Partners looking to execute compatibility for systems shipping with Windows 11, mentation 21H2 Release whitethorn factory-install drivers for components that achieved compatibility with Windows 10, mentation 2004 until September 24, 2021..." the papers reads. 

It is thought that this volition past springiness Microsoft clip to guarantee each kinks are ironed retired earlier launching astatine the extremity of October. 

We're inactive waiting connected the authoritative announcement and things mightiness alteration successful the meantime, but we mightiness good beryllium moving Windows 11 soon.  

Writing by Adrian Willings. Originally published connected 3 August 2021.