Microsoft finally confirms the release date for Windows 10’s major 2022 update

It’s not just Windows 11 receiving a 22H2 update

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In the midst ofWindows 11gaining its first major update,Microsoftalso confirmed that a 22H2 update forWindows 10is scheduled to arrive in October.

However, if you’re looking for huge features to further hold you off from upgrading toWindows 11, you’re out of luck. Microsoft has confirmed that it’s stopped working on new features for the previous release of Windows, with itsfull focus being on Windows 11.

For this 2022 update, expect a bunch of bug fixes and minor refinements that users have submitted to the company in recent months, but Microsoft is likely to confirm just what the upgrade will entail closer to its launch next month.

While it will be supportingWindows 10until 2025 asconfirmed in a blog post, it’s Microsoft’s signal that it could be time for you to look at upgrading yourPCto Windows 11.

Don’t wait until 2025 to upgrade

Granted, Windows 11 has had its fair share of criticisms,mainly at the Taskbarwhich brings one of the most significant changes to the Start menu in years. However there are apps that can let you customize it to your likingsuch as Start11, or you could change this back to the Windows 10 Taskbar you know and love, or toan even earlier versionif you wanted to.

Yet the improvements go further in the recentWindows 11 2022 update, with an improved Snap layout to better arrange your windows, and in another upcoming update, tabs to File Explorer are finally arriving, which will keep your desktop far less cluttered when you’re dragging and dropping files to different folders for example.

There’s also big improvements to accessibility, with live captions now being system-wide, so it’s not just limited to a few applications as it was before in Windows 10. By going toSettings > Accessibility > Live Captions, you’ll be able to enable these captions which will be at the top of the display.

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All of these add up to more justified reasons of whyaren’tyou upgrading to Windows 11 by now. With the upgrade approaching a year since its first release, there’s no better time to take advantage of what it offers, and what it could offer in future updates.

Daryl had been freelancing for 3 years before joining TechRadar, now reporting on everything software-related. In his spare time, he’s written a book, ‘The Making of Tomb Raider’. His second book, ‘50 Years of Boss Fights’, came out in 2024, with a third book coming in 2025. He also has a newsletter called ‘Springboard’. He’s usually found playing games old and new on his Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, and MacBook Pro. If you have a story about an updated app, one that’s about to launch, or just anything Software-related, drop him a line.

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