Windows 11 launches on 5 October, Microsoft confirms

(Pocket-lint) - Microsoft has yet confirmed erstwhile Windows 11 is really launching, aft an extended play of beta investigating and rampant speculation astir its merchandise date.

• Windows 11 archetypal impressions: Our archetypal thoughts connected utilizing Microsoft's caller OS

The afloat mentation volition beryllium disposable to everyone arsenic a escaped upgrade arsenic portion of a roll-out commencing 5 October 2021, truthful there's not overmuch clip near to wait.

Like with erstwhile generations of Windows, though, there's somewhat much to it than that. At first, the caller OS volition vessel connected caller machines, portion the process of getting an update connected your Windows 10 PC oregon laptop could beryllium a small slower arsenic Microsoft rolls it out.

In presumption of a day erstwhile you tin expect immoderate eligible machine to beryllium capable to get the escaped upgrade, Microsoft is playing things safer and staking itself to a "mid-2022" clip frame, truthful it mightiness not beryllium excessively imminent.

That said, the alteration coming successful the signifier of a escaped update, and for astir radical via a elemental bundle update triggered by Windows Update, it's bully to bespeak connected the atrocious aged days erstwhile these upgrades were some mode much annoying and besides outgo an limb and a leg.

Windows 11 volition bring a beauteous important ocular redesign to the masses, alongside plentifulness much changes nether the hood, and you tin work the afloat item of Microsoft's plans for its merchandise connected the Windows Blog, here.

Writing by Max Freeman-Mills. Originally published connected 31 August 2021.