The end of Windows 10 will mark a big change in Microsoft’s software ecosystem. Only a few months remain (October 2025) until it stops receiving support, and when it does, the Redmond giant will have a much more favorable scenario to launch the new operating system that we all know at this point as Windows 12.

This name isn’t official as Microsoft hasn’t specified anything yet, but we know from comments made by some of its executives at previous events that they are preparing somethingand that sooner or later the company will end up releasing a new operating system regardless of what it ends up being called.

Windows 12 will become a reality sooner or later, with this name or another, but the important thing is not when it arrives or under what name it will do it, but rather what things should i have become a real success. That is exactly what we will find out in this article, where we will look at five things that will be essential to prevent this operating system from becoming a fiasco.

1.- Windows 12 should have low requirements

And I don’t just mean the hardware components needed to make it work, but also secondary components and technology which will also form these requirements. Taking the case of Windows 11 as an example, on paper it is not a very demanding operating system as it only needs a 1GHz dual-core CPU, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage and a DirectX 12 compatible GPU.

However, In practice, it is very difficult because it only supports specific processors (Core Gen 8 and Ryzen 2000 or higher) and because it also requires a TMP 2.0 chip or Intel PTT or AMD fTPM technology for full compatibility. For example, if we exceed all requirements except for a compatible processor, our device will not be supported.

Something very similar could happen with Windows 12. Your requirements may seem low, but eventually you will need some type of component or specific technology. which is present only in more modern and powerful devices, and this ends up leaving a large number of computers that are still perfectly functional without support.

This is exactly what Microsoft should avoid if it wants Windows 12 to be a huge success. The listed operating system should have requirements same or very similar to Windows 11and to offer full compatibility, it should not require any component or technology that is not present in computers released in the last seven years.

2.- AI features that really make a difference

These features have to go beyond what we saw in Copilot+ and of course Must work locallyeither through an NPU that meets certain power requirements, or through specialized hardware that most GPUs currently in use have.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 already had tensor cores and was released in 2018. Integrated GPUs mounted with Intel Lunar Lake have field blocks and NPU up to 48 TOPand AMD’s Ryzen HX APUs have NPUs with up to 50 TOP performance. On the hardware side, this problem is quite simple.

The tricky thing is that Microsoft has decided to end its half-hearted bet on AI done locally. Copilot+ is a first step in the right direction, but must evolve to become a truly attractive platform that is able to motivate the average user so much that he is willing to change operating systems.

I know you’re thinking that these types of features would increase the requirements of Windows 12, but they really don’t have to. Microsoft could come up with this operating system based on two versionsa standard or basic version without advanced AI features, which would have very low requirements, and a superior version with said AI features, which would have higher requirements.

This would not imply any type of fragmentation because eventually Windows 12 base would be the same, Only those advanced AI features that would only be available in one of the two versions and that would increase the minimum requirements will change.

3.- Improved updates without major bugs

One of the big problems that Microsoft has had since Windows made the jump to the services model is the issue of faulty updates. With Windows 11 24H2, the Redmond company demonstrated it again has a large bill pending with the quality of the updates because it arrived loaded with problems and bugs.

With Windows 12, the company has a unique opportunity to solve this problem, but it should not limit itself to releasing well-polished, reviewed and error-free updates, but must also strive improve the way they are introduced and implemented; and you need to find a way to reduce failures and incompatibilities.

To achieve this, Microsoft could start from the ground up that we saw with the new model of checkpoint-based updates, but revised and improved. A specific and organized registry of what we have and what we don’t have installed should be created in the system so that when a new update is released it can start from this list as a checkpoint know what you need to install and what you don’t because it is already present.

This system can be improved by intelligently using information from the do system avoid possible incompatibilities and conflicts. Delving into this type of analysis before allowing updates to install will help avoid many problems and headaches and help you manage your Windows 12 update deployment more intelligently.

4.- Improved and more attractive interface

The Windows 11 interface was an evolution of the Windows 10 interface, but not everyone liked it for that reason discrepancies that it presented visually and because of the shortcomings it presented in the user experience, because it unnecessarily complicated things and basic actions that were much more intuitive in Windows 10.

I already told you about this topic in this article where I told you five things I like about Windows 11 and three things I didn’t like. A lot has happened since then, today Microsoft has fixed and improved the interface of Windows 11 and this confirms it learned from mistakes which he committed at the time of his release.

This means that with Windows 12, you should not make these mistakes again, and that the interface of the said operating system should be more attractive and better designed than the interface of Windows 11. This issue is very important because in the end the operating system enters first with the eyes, and if the user doesn’t like what they see, it will be difficult for them to consider switching to said operating system.

Please be clear that Windows 12 It will not be a radical change. compared to Windows 11 at the interface level and that in terms of design and aesthetics both operating systems will have the same foundation. It’s not bad, but it’s necessary that Microsoft knows how to maintain good consistency and consider implementing the changes we’ve seen in this article.

5.- Windows 12 should be the end of bloatware

This would be a very important improvement, although it would be ideal if this change were implemented in an optional way, i.e. giving the user the option choose from several types of installations of the mentioned operating system. I’ll give you an example:

• Option 1: clean installation of Windows 12, without added applications.
• Option 2: A simple installation of Windows 12 accompanied by only essential applications.
• Option 3: Full installation of Windows 12 with all classic applications.

Clean installation It will consume less resources and be faster. Users who choose this type of installation will be able to use their own applications. Microsoft may also start offering its individually rejected apps and bloatware through its app store.

I don’t have high hopes that Microsoft will decide to do away with bloatware permanently with Windows 12, but I think this installation model with different options will work.It would be a very smart option to satisfy both users who want a completely clean operating system, who tend to be the most advanced, and lower-level users who prefer a more automated and controlled environment.

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