{"id":97073,"date":"2022-10-14T16:31:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T16:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/oops-microsoft-may-have-accidentally-given-us-a-peek-at-windows-12\/"},"modified":"2022-10-14T16:31:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T16:31:10","slug":"oops-microsoft-may-have-accidentally-given-us-a-peek-at-windows-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/oops-microsoft-may-have-accidentally-given-us-a-peek-at-windows-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Oops!  Microsoft may have accidentally given us a peek at Windows 12."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"-_-e\">\n<div class=\"-_-Ak\" style=\"max-width:1200px\"><picture class=\"-_-uf\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;aspect-ratio:1200 \/ 675\"><source sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/teZoAqPLSfDkMLEQfoeJwF-1200-80.png.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/teZoAqPLSfDkMLEQfoeJwF-1200-80.png-300w-170h.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/teZoAqPLSfDkMLEQfoeJwF-1200-80.png-768w-432h.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/teZoAqPLSfDkMLEQfoeJwF-1200-80.png-16w-9h.jpg.webp 16w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/teZoAqPLSfDkMLEQfoeJwF-1200-80.png-32w-18h.jpg.webp 32w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/teZoAqPLSfDkMLEQfoeJwF-1200-80.png-28w-16h.jpg.webp 28w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/teZoAqPLSfDkMLEQfoeJwF-1200-80.png-56w-32h.jpg.webp 56w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/teZoAqPLSfDkMLEQfoeJwF-1200-80.png-64w-36h.jpg.webp 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/teZoAqPLSfDkMLEQfoeJwF-1200-80.png-712w-400h.jpg.webp 712w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/teZoAqPLSfDkMLEQfoeJwF-1200-80.png-1000w-563h.jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/teZoAqPLSfDkMLEQfoeJwF-1200-80.png-792w-446h.jpg.webp 792w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/teZoAqPLSfDkMLEQfoeJwF-1200-80.png-840w-472h.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/teZoAqPLSfDkMLEQfoeJwF-1200-80.png-770w-433h.jpg.webp 770w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/teZoAqPLSfDkMLEQfoeJwF-1200-80.png-356w-200h.jpg.webp 356w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/teZoAqPLSfDkMLEQfoeJwF-1200-80.png-675w-380h.jpg.webp 675w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"-_-yg -_-d -_-J\">\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>During Microsoft&#8217;s Ignite 2022 conference, it showed off a screenshot of a desktop running Microsoft Teams.<\/li>\n<li>The screenshot appeared to show a different version of Windows than we&#8217;re familiar with.<\/li>\n<li>What was shown may be a prototype of Microsoft&#8217;s next operating system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"-_-d -_-J\">\n<p>Microsoft may have shown us a little more than it meant to at its Ignite 2022 event.  A screenshot the company shared with the audience may have given us a peek at a prototype of Windows 11&#8217;s successor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"-_-d -_-J\">\n<p>This year&#8217;s Ignite keynote was mostly about Microsoft 365. According to <em>Windows Central<\/em>, at one point during the conference, Microsoft put up an image of a Windows desktop running Microsoft Teams.  At a quick glance, nothing remarkable is going on in the image.  But upon further inspection, some noticed that the desktop looked a little different from previous iterations of Windows we&#8217;ve seen to date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"-_-d -_-J\">\n<p>It&#8217;s possible that what was shown in that screenshot was a prototype of Windows 12. Backing up this hypothesis, Zac Bowden of <em>Windows Central<\/em> confirmed that the design seen in the picture was something that was being shown internally at Microsoft a few months ago.  And apparently, there are a few other variations of this prototype with one having the UI elements sitting on a translucent bar, as Bowden states.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"-_-d -_-J\">\n<p>Based on the image, we can see a floating taskbar at the bottom of the screen.  We can also see an icon for the Wi-Fi and a battery power indicator in the top right corner.  There&#8217;s also a search bar at the top center and weather details presented in the top left corner.  Altogether, one could draw comparisons to UI&#8217;s we&#8217;ve seen from macOS and Linux.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"-_-d -_-J\">\n<p>Since the image wasn&#8217;t 100% clear, Bowden created a mock-up of what the prototype is supposed to look like.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"-_-e\">\n<div class=\"-_-Ak\" style=\"max-width:1013px\"><picture class=\"-_-uf\" style=\"padding-top:66.63%;aspect-ratio:1013 \/ 675\"><source sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-300w-200h.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-1013w-675h.jpg.webp 1013w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-768w-512h.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-16w-11h.jpg.webp 16w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-32w-21h.jpg.webp 32w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-28w-19h.jpg.webp 28w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-56w-37h.jpg.webp 56w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-64w-43h.jpg.webp 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-1000w-667h.jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-675w-450h.jpg.webp 675w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"-_-vf\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" title=\"Windows 12 prototype\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80.jpg?ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-300w-200h.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-1013w-675h.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-768w-512h.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-16w-11h.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-32w-21h.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-28w-19h.jpg 28w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-56w-37h.jpg 56w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-64w-43h.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-1000w-667h.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80-675w-450h.jpg 675w\" alt=\"desktop screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kJAvBA8To55X5UQ3jcC5oA-1200-80.jpg?ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"-_-d -_-J\">\n<p>The next version of Windows is codenamed \u201cNext Valley\u201d internally and is expected to release in 2024. The prototype shown yesterday is representative of the design goals Microsoft is trying to achieve according to Bowden&#8217;s sources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"-_-d -_-J\">\n<p>After Windows 11 launched, the update left a lot of people feeling like it was closer to being Windows 10.5 than a generational leap.  If this screenshot is anything to go by, it looks like Windows 12 could provide the generational leap we&#8217;ve been looking for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"-_-ei -_-r -_-s\">Comments<svg class=\"-_-Bc\" viewbox=\"0 0 1780 1017.4\"><path d=\"M1742.9 37.2l-.3-.3c-49.6-49.4-129.8-49.2-179.2.3L890.5 710.4v.2L216.7 37.4C193 13.9 160.9.7 127.5.6 57.3.4.2 57.2 0 127.5c-.1 33.8 13.2 66.3 37.1 90.2l768 766.3c50.1 45.8 127.3 44.2 175.4-3.7l762.4-763c49.5-49.8 49.5-130.3 0-180.1z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR During Microsoft&#8217;s Ignite 2022 conference, it showed off a screenshot of a desktop running Microsoft Teams. The screenshot appeared to show a different version of Windows than we&#8217;re familiar with. What was shown may be a prototype of Microsoft&#8217;s next operating system. Microsoft may have shown us a little more than it meant to &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/oops-microsoft-may-have-accidentally-given-us-a-peek-at-windows-12\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Oops!  Microsoft may have accidentally given us a peek at Windows 12.<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53807,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/oops-sega-accidentally-shared-a-new-advert-and-release-date-for-sonic-frontiers\/","url_meta":{"origin":97073,"position":0},"title":"Oops, Sega Accidentally Shared A New Advert And Release Date For Sonic Frontiers","date":"August 23, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Image: SEGASomeone should pop some Duct tape on Sega and Sonic Frontiers! 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