Prolific concept artist AR 4789 returns to the fray and presents us with what he imagines Windows 13 could be. A jump in numbers, certainly considering that Windows 12 planned for this year was canceled (for now) in benefit of Windows 11 24H2. It is not the first time that Microsoft abandons some nomenclature and it already happened with the jump from Windows 8 to Windows 10.

This designer has given us in the past amazing concepts such as its design for Windows 12, updates to unsupported systems that were extremely popular at the time, such as Windows XP 2024 Edition or the spectacular MiracleOS that offered an alternative to the current Windows.

Of course, the Windows 13 you imagine includes a lot functions that are supported by artificial intelligence. It shows how AI can be used to change visual aspects such as wallpaper or operating system controls, in a very similar way to what Apple is introducing in its new feature. Apple Intelligence. Of course, the copilot also appears in action in the video.

The concept isn’t just Windows 11 with artificial intelligence. It includes notifications on the lock screen that allow you to interact with them (like chatting on WhatsApp), as well as exposing an easily accessible list of recent items or a modular menu that allows you to change items on the screen and change them. appearance to adapt to user preferences.

The lock screen, which, like the other sections, reeks of Apple and its macOS, can be customized in many ways, as can the main panel. It even has multiple desktops for different purposes, including one with the visual design of Windows 7. The video ends with a funny blue screen of death. A sign that some things will never change, not even in the future.

As we always say about these concepts: They exist only in the minds of their creators. We might think it’s easy to convert to encoding zeros and ones, but nothing could be further from the truth. A video, no matter how great it may be, has little to do with a particular operating system that controls 1,000 million machines, many of which differ in hardware and software.

Yes, we would have to ask Microsoft, and we do it from the Insiders channel, that users want an easy-to-use system, but at the same time they can customize it as they see fit, without the rigidity of Windows 11 or 10. Therefore, in addition to eliminating advertising and bloatware, we are betting on the possibility of work without any AI or much needed performance improvements in Windows 11.