14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft announced Windows 11 on June 24 and the first preview build is already available for Windows Insiders, so the company is now ready to kick off the very first bug bash for the upcoming operating system.
The Redmond-based software giant started the bug hunting program earlier this week, explaining that users can find bugs, send feedback, and complete quests by July 14 to earn an achievement badge.
While many people expected a new Windows 11 preview build to go live this week, Microsoft so far hasn’t shipped it, and now users are wondering whether such a release is supposed to land by the time the bug bash comes to an end.
This wouldn’t be the first time when Microsoft releases a new Windows preview build during a bug bash, but for now, the company has remained tight-lipped on its release schedule for Windows 11 builds.
Windows 11 coming in the fall
Microsoft has plenty of big things to bring to Windows insiders, including support for Android apps and the taskbar integration for Microsoft Teams in Windows 11.
The company hasn’t shared an ETA as to when these features are supposed to become available for testing, but given Windows 11 is projected to be released to the first production devices in the fall of the year, it shouldn’t take too long before users are allowed to try them out.
According to Microsoft itself, Windows 11 should land as a free upgrade for certain Windows 10 devices in late 2021, and given the company’s typical Windows 10 feature update calendar, there’s a chance this happens in October or November.
The free upgrade campaign will continue into 2022, Microsoft says, but additional information in this regard will be provided when Windows 11 is finalized and ready to go live as a free upgrade.