YouTuber discovers old logo on Windows 11 flash drives

May 22, 2022 10:55 GMT  ·  By

If you’ve already installed Windows 11, you probably know that in many ways, the operating system feels like a work-in-progress.

And at some level, this makes sense, especially given Microsoft’s famous concept of Windows as a Service. But on the other hand, there are parts of the OS that feel unfinished or outdated, though the company is working as we speak on overhauling every little corner of Windows 11 and giving it the modern facelift it needs.

But as it turns out, the operating system itself isn’t the only one that occasionally comes with Windows 10 remnants.

It might sound like a big surprise for many, but Microsoft is also selling physical copies of Windows 11. Of course, it’s much more convenient to buy Windows 11 online, but if you really need to install the OS on a computer without Internet access and you don’t want to mess with media creation, maybe this option comes in handy.

Windows 11 now in the broad availability stage

YouTuber Michael MJD recently purchased a physical copy of Windows 11, which itself comes with USB flash drive in the box.

But surprisingly, the Redmond-based software giant doesn’t look like it has spent too much time preparing these physical copies of Windows 11, as the flash drive itself shows the logo of… Windows 10.

Obviously, this isn’t necessarily something big, but in many ways, it kind of shows that Windows 11 is indeed a work in progress. Also, the demand for physical copies of Windows 11 is likely very low, so there’s a chance Microsoft didn’t think that repackaging would make sense from a cost perspective.

Windows 11 has recently reached broad availability, so in theory, all computers that are eligible for the upgrade should be able to install it from Windows Update.