Microsoft is expected to launch it in the summer

Jan 24, 2022 22:36 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft is working around the clock on the first major Windows 11 feature update, and according to people familiar with the matter, its launch should take place in the summer.

This is because unlike Windows 10, Windows 11 will only get a single feature update every year.

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 11 update is believed to be codenamed Nickel, and according to Deskmodder, references of its deadlines have recently been spotted online.

Feature-complete in February 2022

More specifically, it looks like Microsoft wants this update to be feature-complete by February 4, 2022. This means the company would no longer add any new features after this date, and all the work happening after this deadline will be entirely supposed to fix bugs and polish the overall experience with the OS.

Then, the config completion is scheduled for March 4. The actual launch date hasn’t been discovered, but on the other hand, there’s a chance the update goes live for production devices in June or July.

In the meantime, Windows 11 is still gradually rolling out to devices out there, so the update isn’t yet available for all eligible devices.

“The free upgrade to Windows 11 starts on October 5 and will be phased and measured with a focus on quality. Following the tremendous learnings from Windows 10, we want to make sure we’re providing you with the best possible experience. That means new eligible devices will be offered the upgrade first. The upgrade will then roll out over time to in-market devices based on intelligence models that consider hardware eligibility, reliability metrics, age of device and other factors that impact the upgrade experience,” Microsoft said in its original Windows 11 announcement.

If everything goes according to the plan, the rollout should be completed by the summer of this year.