Microsoft will release the very first Windows 11 feature update this year. Named Sun Valley 2 or 22H2, it will roll out over the next few months.
The best way to follow this evolution of the operating system is to be part of the Windows Insider program. A presence on the DEV channel is the solution to discover in preview the novelties and the evolutions. However, Microsoft insists that this DEV channel is also a testing ground. Clearly, it is not certain that all its content will automatically find its way to a “consumer” version of Windows 11.
Windows 11 et Sun Valley 2
This year we have a big date. Microsoft will announce a major OS update. This is not a surprise because since its launch the firm has been aiming for a single major annual update. Internally baptized Sun Valley 2 it is also called Windows 22H2. 22H2 refers to a period, 22 being the year 2022 and H2 the second half.
According to an intervention on Twitter this highly anticipated update is expected to reach the RTM phase as early as this month. Clearly the final version would be recorded in the coming weeks, thus leaving time for the teams to tackle exclusively the correction of bugs.
It is important to remember that while a major update is expected in the coming months, Windows 11 is still being deployed. This means that not all eligible computers have access to the free update yet. Microsoft has set itself the goal of offering it to all affected devices by the start of the summer. We are therefore in the very last straight line.
If Microsoft wants to be reassuring by indicating that the final phase has started earlier than expected, the popularity of Windows 11 is running out of steam. For two months its market share has not increased. It remains for the moment below the 20% mark.
Last January the firm declared
“The Windows 11 upgrade offer is entering its final phase of availability. It is intended for large-scale deployment for eligible devices. Since the launch of Windows 11 in October, we’ve seen strong demand and strong preference for Windows 11. People are upgrading their eligible PCs at twice the rate we’ve seen for Windows 10.”
