Windows 11 is projected to land later this year, and as compared to Windows 10, which so far has been receiving two major feature updates every Twelve months, the brand new operating system appears to transition to some one-release-per-year approach.

This is based on Microsoft itself, because the software giant has confirmed that Windows 11 can get one era every year, though the timing of the launch could obviously vary.

But at this time, it appears as though the Redmond-based software giant really wants to use the fall of each year to introduce new Windows 11 versions. Most likely, new Windows 11 versions will go live alongside fall Windows 10 feature updates, although the current OS version could also get another update early in the year of every year.

Microsoft will support each form of Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Pro Education, Windows 11 Pro for Workstations, and Windows 10 Home for twenty-four months after their release. In other words, each form of Windows 11 that falls in these categories can get updates for 2 years, then users will be required to upgrade to carry on receiving security patches.

Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Education, and Windows 11 IoT Enterprise is going to be supported for Three years following the release.

The Windows 10 servicing timeline

In the case of Windows 10, Microsoft offers 1 . 5 years of support for Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro Education, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations, and Windows 10 Home as part of the updates that landed within the first 1 / 2 of the year.

In terms of Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Education, and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, the offered servicing timeline covered the first 1 . 5 years after the release for H1 updates and 30 months of updates for H2 feature updates.