This is no great surprise, given the rapid evolution of Windows for ARM.
For several months now, Windows 11 has been scheduled to be updated "once a year". However, this pace is unlikely to last long, as the first rumors of a Windows 11 26H1 - which appeared a few days ago - are now supported by a small typo from Microsoft's development teams. So it's not official information, but it's just the same.
As the Neowin site explains, the information comes from patch KB5066791, which has been deployed by Microsoft to correct the erroneous Windows 10 end-of-support display. While the patch does the job in this respect, it also contains an indication that should never have been there in the first place. This indication was spotted by a few smart guys who spotted this sentence, which couldn't be clearer: " SUPPORTED_Windows_11_0_26H1_Only " Windows 11, version 26H1 ".
A sentence that doesn't say much, of course, but enough to confirm that Microsoft is indeed going to change its update rhythm... at least as far as ARM-based machines are concerned. Indeed, Microsoft has forged a strong partnership with Qualcomm so that the latter's ARM chips can run Windows 11. It just so happens that Qualcomm is planning to launch its Snapdragon X2 Elite, and the first ARM-equipped machines are due to arrive early next year. It was hard to see Microsoft waiting for the roll-out of Windows 11 26H2 to take proper account of these new processors. Now we have confirmation.
