Microsoft announces Windows 10 version 21H2 coming this fall
Windows 10’s next minor feature update is official, and it’s coming this fall.
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What you need to know
Microsoft hasannouncedthat the nextWindows 10feature update, known as “version 21H2” will ship later this year and include a handful of new changes and enhancements, most of which are aimed at enterprise and business customers. Just like version 21H1 and 20H2 before it, version 21H2 will be delivered via a cumulative update which is much smaller and quicker to install.
Version 21H2 for Windows 10 is now available for testing in the Windows Insider Release Preview channel. 21H2 will include the following new features:
Microsoft says that the features noted above will show up over the summer for Insiders testing Windows 10 version 21H2. This release is for customers who won’t or can’t update toWindows 11when it ships this fall. Windows 11’s first release is also confusingly branded “version 21H2,” even though the OS and platform release is completely different.
While Windows 11 version 21H2 is based on the much newer “Cobalt” platform release, Windows 10 version 21H2 is based on the Vibranium platform release, the same one that powers Windows 10 version 2004, 20H2, and 21H1. This is what enables Microsoft to deliver Windows 10 version 21H2 as a cumulative update, as the platform release isn’t changing, and therefore doesn’t require a full build upgrade to install.
Windows 10 version 21H2 will be supported for 18 months for Windows 10 Home and Pro users, and 30 months for Enterprise and Education customers. It’s currently not clear if Microsoft plans to ship more feature updates for Windows 10 once Windows 11 ships, so we’ll have to wait and see.
Windows 10 version 21H2 also includes the following fixes:
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