Windows 11 25H2 is here, well almost. While the next big update to Microsoft's operating system is expected in October, the first clues about the 25H2 update are starting to appear in Insider builds of Windows 11. And, unlike the 24H2 update, Windows 11 25H2 may only be a minor update.
Windows 11 25H2, a step towards greater stability?
By rolling out build 26200 to Insiders a few weeks ago, Microsoft had left It was reported that it was starting to work behind the scenes on platform changes, without mentioning the 25H2 update. However, everything suggests that this build, which is supposedly based on 24H2, includes a number of elements closely linked to the next Windows 11 update.
On BlueSky, Xeno, an Insider member known for dissecting Windows builds, made a rather interesting discovery. By looking at the appraiserres.dll file, a system file generally created by Windows when downloading an update, it was able to find several references to the 25H2 update. And the particularity of this file is that it is used to check if a PC is compatible with an update, in this case, 25H2.
This system file indeed contains a line mentioning GE25H2, a reference which means "Greater than or equal to Windows 11 25H2" associated with the build number 26200 that Microsoft deployed a few weeks ago. If this build is based on Windows 11 24H2, then it appears to be directly related to the upcoming 25H2 update. An element that our colleagues from WindowsLatest, who report the story, were themselves able to verify.
Furthermore, based on the build number mentioning the 25H2 update, it seems quite likely that Windows 11 25H2 is only a minor update. Because 25H2 would be based on build 26200, a minor increment compared to build 26100 on which 24H2 is itself based. Microsoft had already adopted a similar approach for the previous 23H2 update of Windows 11, which only enabled hidden functions already present in 22H2.
While we currently know very few details about the possible new features to come in the update Update 25H2, we know that it will introduce at least one brand new Start menu.
Source: WindowsLatest
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