Windows 10: No Windows 12 update in 2024? What we know

We do not know much about Microsoft's plans for 2024 and beyond when it comes to the Windows operating system. Rumors suggest that the company could release Windows 12 this year, but others suggest that this won't be the case after all.

Microsoft maintains two client operating systems at the time. There is Windows 10, released in 2015 and about to expire in 2025, and Windows 11, released in 2021.

Windows 10 customers may extend support for at least three years in 2025. This extends the lifetime of the operating system to at least the end of 2028, but may not be free.

Windows 11 is Microsoft's current client operating system. It has received two feature updates already, the latest, Windows 11 version 23H2, in late 2023.

We do know that Microsoft is pushing what it calls AI PCs in 2024. The first Surface devices of 2024 will be AI PCs and plenty of other manufacturers will also release AI PCs.

AI PCs will have Neural Processing Unit (NPU) chips, which help with the processing of data.

The first AI PCs will be released before the next major update release for Windows. At least some experts thought that these would be powered by the next version of Windows, which everyone calls Windows 12 because Microsoft has not confirmed it or its name yet.

Now, it looks as if things are again in flux. Windows 12 might not be released in this form after all. Instead, Microsoft may release a major update for Windows 11, which contains the improvements that would have made it into Windows 12.

All of this comes without confirmation from Microsoft at this point. If the rumors are true, the next Windows 11 feature update will focus on AI. While AI is the focus, sources close to Microsoft tell me that Microsoft plans to introduce a large number of non-AI improvements in the next release.

Windows Central lists features that may be in the next Windows 11 feature update. These include abilities to create 7-Zip and Tar archives, a new Energy Saver mode or the long-awaited suggestions feature for Snap Layouts.

This year's Windows 11 release


A report claims that Microsoft Windows AI PCs will require at least 16 GB of RAM. This is another puzzle piece that does not seem to fit well with what we know so far about Microsoft's plans. At least one AI PC, Dell's XPS 13, will have an 8 GB of RAM configuration option.

One explanation for this could be the following. Windows AI PCs will run Windows 11 just like any other PC. Certain AI functionality on these PCs, maybe those that have to do with local processing, may require 16 GB of RAM.

That's a lot of mays, but large language models clearly work better with NPUs and lots of RAM.

Regular Windows PCs, the majority of PCs that run Windows 11 right now, may not benefit from some of the AI features that Microsoft may introduce in the 2024 update for the operating system.

Will Microsoft release "just" a Windows 11 update in 2024? It is certainly a possibility. This update will infuse more AI into Windows, and some of these features may require a NPU and 16 GB of RAM. Another potential is that the 16 GB are recommendations, but not minimum requirements for AI functionality.

Closing Words

The next Windows release is expected in the second half of 2024. It could come preloaded on some Windows AI PCs, or they could get a priority upgrade to it once it is released.

Whether it is called Windows 11 version 24H2 or something else remains to be seen. The coming months will shed light on this.

Now You: are you looking forward to the next Windows release?

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Microsoft January 2024 Security Updates

January 2024 Security Updates

This release consists of the following 48 Microsoft CVEs:

Tag CVE Base Score CVSS Vector Exploitability FAQs? Workarounds? Mitigations?

SQL Server CVE-2024-0056

.NET and Visual Studio CVE-2024-0057

Windows Scripting CVE-2024-20652

Windows Common Log File System Driver CVE-2024-20653

Windows ODBC Driver CVE-2024-20654

Windows Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) SnapIn CVE-2024-20655

Visual Studio CVE-2024-20656

Windows Group Policy CVE-2024-20657

Microsoft Virtual Hard Drive CVE-2024-20658

Windows Message Queuing CVE-2024-20660

Windows Message Queuing CVE-2024-20661

Windows Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) SnapIn CVE-2024-20662

Windows Message Queuing CVE-2024-20663

Windows Message Queuing CVE-2024-20664

Windows BitLocker CVE-2024-20666

.NET Core & Visual Studio CVE-2024-20672

Windows Authentication Methods CVE-2024-20674

Azure Storage Mover CVE-2024-20676

Microsoft Office CVE-2024-20677

Windows Message Queuing CVE-2024-20680

Windows Subsystem for Linux CVE-2024-20681

Windows Cryptographic Services CVE-2024-20682

Windows Win32K CVE-2024-20683

Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem CVE-2024-20686

Windows AllJoyn API CVE-2024-20687

Windows Nearby Sharing CVE-2024-20690

Windows Themes CVE-2024-20691

Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) CVE-2024-20692

Windows Collaborative Translation Framework CVE-2024-20694

Windows Libarchive CVE-2024-20696

Windows Libarchive CVE-2024-20697

Windows Kernel CVE-2024-20698

Windows Hyper-V CVE-2024-20699

Windows Hyper-V CVE-2024-20700

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface CVE-2024-21305

Microsoft Bluetooth Driver CVE-2024-21306

Remote Desktop Client CVE-2024-21307

Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers CVE-2024-21309

Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver CVE-2024-21310

Windows Cryptographic Services CVE-2024-21311

.NET Framework CVE-2024-21312

Windows TCP/IP CVE-2024-21313

Windows Message Queuing CVE-2024-21314

Windows Server Key Distribution Service CVE-2024-21316

Microsoft Office SharePoint CVE-2024-21318

Microsoft Identity Services CVE-2024-21319

Windows Themes CVE-2024-21320

Microsoft Devices CVE-2024-21325

We are republishing 5 non-Microsoft CVEs:

CNA Tag CVE FAQs? Workarounds? Mitigations?

MITRE Corporation SQLite CVE-2022-35737

Chrome Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) CVE-2024-0222

Chrome Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) CVE-2024-0223

Chrome Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) CVE-2024-0224

Chrome Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) CVE-2024-0225

Security Update Guide Blog Posts

Date Blog Post

January 11, 2022 Coming Soon: New Security Update Guide Notification System

February 9, 2021 Continuing to Listen: Good News about the Security Update Guide API

January 13, 2021 Security Update Guide Supports CVEs Assigned by Industry Partners

December 8, 2020 Security Update Guide: Let’s keep the conversation going

November 9, 2020 Vulnerability Descriptions in the New Version of the Security Update Guide

Relevant Resources

• The new Hotpatching feature is now generally available. Please see Hotpatching feature for Windows Server Azure Edition virtual machines (VMs) for more information.
  
• Windows 10 updates are cumulative. The monthly security release includes all security fixes for vulnerabilities that affect Windows 10, in addition to non-security updates. The updates are available via the Microsoft Update Catalog. For information on lifecycle and support dates for Windows 10 operating systems, please see Windows Lifecycle Facts Sheet.
  
• Microsoft is improving Windows Release Notes. For more information, please see What's next for Windows release notes.
  
• A list of the latest servicing stack updates for each operating system can be found in ADV990001. This list will be updated whenever a new servicing stack update is released. It is important to install the latest servicing stack update.
  
• In addition to security changes for the vulnerabilities, updates include defense-in-depth updates to help improve security-related features.
  
• Customers running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008 need to purchase the Extended Security Update to continue receiving security updates. See 4522133 for more information.
  

Known Issues

You can see these in more detail from the Deployments tab by selecting Known Issues column in the Edit Columns panel.

For more information about Windows Known Issues, please see Windows message center (links to currently-supported versions of Windows are in the left pane).

KB Article Applies To

nstalls KB Article Title

5034121 Windows 11, version 21H2

5034122 Windows 10, version 21H2, Windows 10, version 22H2

5034123 Windows 11, version 22H2, Windows 11, version 23H2

5034127 Windows 10, version 1809, Windows Server 2019

5034167 Windows Server 2008 R2 (Security-only update)

5034169 Windows Server 2008 R2 (Monthly Rollup)

5034173 Windows Server 2008 (Monthly Rollup)

5034176 Windows Server 2008 (Security-only update)

Released: Jan 9, 2024

January 2024 Security Updates - Release Notes - Security Update Guide - Microsoft

 

Windows Updates failed to instal

I'm not sure how differant XP media center Edition is but you could clear the history \ cache if these folders are there.

Step 1 Register DLL files.

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By trying this step, we can check if the update engines are working properly.



1. Close all instances of Internet Explorer.

2. Click Start and Run, type "Regsvr32 atl.dll" (without quotes) in the Open box and click OK.



Note: There is a space between regsvr32 and atl.dll



3. Similarly, one by one, register the files listed below:



Regsvr32 msxml3.dll

Regsvr32 wuapi.dll

Regsvr32 wuaueng.dll

Regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll

Regsvr32 wups2.dll

Regsvr32 wucltui.dll

Regsvr32 wups.dll

Regsvr32 wuweb.dll

Regsvr32 qmgr.dll

Regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll

Regsvr32 jscript.dll



Note: If you encounter errors while registering any of these files then skip that file and continue with the next one.



If the issue persists, let's move on to the steps below to verify Windows Update services and temporary folders.



Step 2 Verify the relevant Windows Update services.

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1. Click Start->Run, type "services.msc" (without quotation marks) in the open box and click OK.

2. Double click the service "Automatic Updates".

3. Click on the Log On tab, please ensure the option "Local System account" is selected and the option "Allow service to interact with desktop" is unchecked.

4. Check if this service has been enabled on the listed Hardware Profile. If not, please click the Enable button to enable it.

5. Click on the tab "General "; make sure the "Startup Type" is "Automatic" or "Manual". Then please click the button "Stop" under "Service Status" to stop the service.

6. Then please click the button "Start" under "Service Status" to start the service.

7. Please repeat the above steps with the other services:



Background Intelligent Transfer Service

Event Log

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)



Note: Event log service is enabled on all of the hardware profiles; this service does not have an option to enable or disable on certain hardware profile.



If it still does not help, let's proceed to step 3.



Step 3 Reload the Update temporary folders.

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One possible cause is that the temporary folder for Windows Update is containing corrupted files. Let's erase all the files there to get the system clean.



1. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following command in the opened window.



Net stop WuAuServ



2. Click Start, Run, type: %windir% and press Enter.

3. In the opened folder, rename the folder SoftwareDistribution to Sdold.

4. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following command in the opened window.



Net start WuAuServ



Please test the Windows Update website and let me know the result. If the issue persists, to clarify the issue and provide more accurate troubleshooting steps, please assist me in collecting the following information.