Microsoft uses artificial intelligence to gauge machine readiness for feature updates, and also tracks a user's active hours to optimize update deliveries. The once-per-year Windows 11 feature updates also promise to be less disruptive for end users. In making that change with Windows 11, Microsoft acknowledged some IT pros' grumblings that biannual Windows 10 feature update releases were just too frequent. These once-a-year feature update releases will have '24 months of support for Home or Pro editions, and 36 months of support for Enterprise and Education editions,' according to Microsoft. In a departure, Microsoft's current flagship client OS will only receive one feature update per year (called the 'General Availability Channel'), instead of the twice-yearly updates normalized by Windows 10. 6: Windows 11 preview build 22526 is released. 12: Windows 11 preview build 22533 is released. 18: Microsoft launches Windows 11 devices for education. 24: The next major Windows 11 feature update is reportedly nearing the end of the testing phase, according to Neowin.

A preview of Android apps on Windows 11 is released, with a public preview expected in February.

26: Microsoft hints that the Windows 11 free upgrade offer may end sooner than expected.

27: Windows 11 Insider preview build 22543 is released. March 9: Windows 11 test build 22572 is released to Insiders. March 18: Test build 22579 of Windows 11 is released to Insiders. May 11: Preview build 25115 of Windows 11 is released to Insiders. June 7: Microsoft issues a preview of Windows 11, version 22H2. July 6: Microsoft says it has created two distinct testing paths for its next preview versions of Windows 11. July 14: The next major Windows 11 release will arrive in 2024 as part of a new three-year release cadence according to a Windows Central report. July 28: The first preview build of Windows 10 version 22H2 is now available.

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