Windows 12 is on the horizon, and this year we had it confirmed by information that was “accidentally” leaked at the Ignite conference. Also because of the change (yes, another) to the engineering plan for Windows that the company would make resume the three-year release cycle for older versions in a throwback to the days of Windows 7.

At the same time, Microsoft would increase the release of new features by four releases per year to compensate and better update the latest released version. This engineering plan is internally called “Moments” and would allow the system to be updated with faster feature delivery. If all this is confirmed, Windows 11 will receive its last major update with the ‘Sun Valley 3’ version in 2023 and Windows 12 will arrive in 2024. The version is in the early stages of planning and construction and is codenamed ‘Next Valley’.

What will Windows 12 be like?

In the absence of the promised “revolution” that will not come with Windows 12 and that would pass uninstall all legacy Windows components, the news we’ve seen so far has undergone UI changes with a new floating taskbar at the bottom, system icons at the top right, a floating search box at the top center, and a weather widget at the top left. A small but finishing implementation of the design language Fluent Design and achieving greater coherence throughout the visual part that is missing in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

If Microsoft is working quietly, concept creators are trying to add their point of view and publish designs for new Windows. This one comes from Kamera designer Kaan Avdan, who previously designed updated versions of Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows 7, as well as Apple’s version of Windows 10.

While the concept has a number of strengths, including collections in File Explorer, the ability to multitask in a split screen, or a redesigned taskbar, the real innovation comes in the form of what it essentially calls “scenes.” wallpapers that adapt to the desktop and its widgets.

In a newly released video, Avdan shows more examples of this idea in action. It looks very good, although as we always say: it is not easy to transfer a visual concept to the programming of a system that has to control hundreds of millions of machines.