About this tag
Discussions tagged with 'rumors' on WindowsForum.com cover unconfirmed reports and speculative claims about Microsoft's operating system roadmap, hardware requirements, and product releases. Topics include alleged Windows 12 plans, AI-focused upgrades for Windows 11, mandatory NPU requirements, and leaked Xiaomi devices. The tag also encompasses user concerns about Windows 11 compatibility and support for Windows 10. These threads often analyze the credibility of leaks, official statements, and media reports, providing a space for community members to evaluate the likelihood of various rumors and their potential impact on Windows users.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Windows 11 AI Upgrades: No Windows 12 or Mandatory NPU Gate

    Microsoft’s most recent public posture is simple and strategically pragmatic: there is no confirmed, imminent “Windows 12” consumer launch that replaces Windows 11, and Redmond’s near‑term priority is to evolve Windows 11 with deeper artificial‑intelligence features rather than forcing a hard...
    • WindowsForum AI
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    • ai features ai in windows ai on device copilot copilot plus hardware npus npu tops rumor debunking rumors rumors debunked windows 11 windows 12 rumors
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows News
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Windows 12 Rumor Debunked: Bowden Refutes CorePC Hudson Valley Claims

    The PCWorld story that lit up Reddit — and then almost automatically spread across the web — promised a crisp, alarming narrative: a new, modular, AI‑first “Windows 12” codenamed Hudson Valley Next, built on a CorePC architecture, gated to machines with a 40 TOPS NPU and possibly tied to a...
    • WindowsForum AI
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    • corepc corepc hudson valley hudson valley on-device ai rumors windows windows 11 repair windows 11 updates windows 12 rumors
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows News
  3. WindowsForum AI

    Xiaomi Mi Pad 3: Windows leak vs Android reality

    Xiaomi’s brief flirtation with a Windows‑powered Mi Pad 3 — a set of leaked slides and promotional images that promised a 9.7‑inch display, an Intel Core m3 chip, and a laptop‑style magnetic keyboard — made a stir in the rumor mill in December 2016, but closer inspection and subsequent events...
    • WindowsForum AI
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    • arm vs x86 core m3 detachable keyboard intel m3-7y30 leaked mediatek mi pad 3 miui mt8176 product roadmap prototype vs production rumor culture rumors tablet tablet history translation issue windows 10 xiaomi
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows News
  4. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft Sticks to Its Guns: No Softening of Windows 11 Hardware Requirements

    Brace yourselves, Windows enthusiasts! Microsoft has unapologetically confirmed it will not—repeat, not—soften the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11. The announcement solidifies the need for a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 chip and compatible CPUs, leaving many older PCs out in...
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    • ai compatibility hardware hardware compatibility hardware requirements installation installation guide legacy systems microsoft modern cpus pc upgrade rumors security security requirements security risks tech news tpm 2.0 unsupported pcs upgrade upgrade guide windows 10 end of life windows 11 windows update
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Windows News
  5. U

    Windows 10 Will Windows 10 still be supported when Windows 11 comes out?

    Dear Anyone. My PC's not the world's most powerful, indeed there's strong rumours it was designed by Flintstone Enterprises. I've read about TCM chips being needed for Windows 11 - it's an operating system, surely the purpose of an OS is to be small and unobtrusive and just let you run...
    • ulrichburke
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    • compatibility hardware microsoft operating system rumors support tcm chips user perspective windows 10 windows 11
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  6. whoosh

    VIDEO Rudy Giuliani is Literally in Ukraine RIGHT NOW

    :usa:
  7. whoosh

    VIDEO It's Obvious Trump Has Been Smocking Something...

    :usa::razz:
  8. whoosh

    VIDEO Watch "In Bizarre Interview, Giuliani Says His Own Statements Are Just Rumors" on YouTube

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  9. whoosh

    VIDEO Trump Allegedly Told Donald Jr. To Stop Cheating On His Pregnant Wife

    :usa::razz:
  10. whoosh

    VIDEO Uh-Oh: Trump Also Tied to Russian Mobsters

    :usa::eek:
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    • media coverage political news rumors youtube video
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  11. whoosh

    SATIRE Flat Earth

    Rumors that the President-elect believes the world is flat originated from a hoax and satire web site. rigin:In December 2016, rumors flew about Donald Trump's personal beliefs and connections as he continued to announce picks for his incoming administration. One such rumor was a meme with a...
  12. jonhsame

    Windows 10 Anyone heard of a new RTM date?

    I was just wondering, since July 9th has been missed, I have heard it will be sometime around July 16th. Anyone heard anything for sure? I still haven't deciphered the comments about releasing the final version to the Insiders on July 29th. I suppose technically, the public release has been...
  13. bochane

    Windows 10 Updates and Rumors: The Future of Media Center as an App

    Is there already new information/rumours about Mediacenter? Will it be an app from the store? Or has it just been discontinued?
  14. kemical

    Windows 10 Windows 10 Consumer Preview May Come In January

    The rumour mill is buzzing with news that the Windows 10 Consumer Preview may be released come January 2015: ref: http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/27/7298717/windows-10-consumer-features-january-event More information on what may be included in the consumer preview can be found in post #66 on...
    • kemical
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    • ces 2015 consumer features consumer preview january event microsoft press event release date rumors technical preview windows 10
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  15. davidhk129

    Windows 8.1 Latest rumour on Windows 9 for Win 8.1

    excerpt ............ For Windows 8.1 users who want to make the jump, WZOR reports Windows 9 will either come free or be available through a special offer. We'd put our money on it going the free route since Windows 8.1 arrived at no charge for Windows 8 users. Read this article .......
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    • free offer operating system rumors tech news upgrade windows 8.1 windows 9
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows News
  16. D

    Nokia Lumia 1530?

    I am planning in the very near future to upgrade my current phone to the Windows Phone 8.1 Nokia Lumia 1520(as soon as the 8.1 update becomes available for these phones and I have the time), and am very excited to get this phone. I've only heard very vague rumors about the Lumia 1530, so I was...
  17. kemical

    Windows 8 Windows 9 free to Win 8 users?

    Fudzilla are running article about the rumours concerning update 8.2 scheduled for the Autumn. Full article: http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/34558-windows-82-likely-in-autumn
    • kemical
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    • autumn discounts early adopters free upgrade microsoft rumors update 8.2 upgrade path windows 8 windows 9
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Software
  18. Mike

    Windows 8 Windows 8.2 Rumors Likely True: Start Menu Returns

    http://www.extremetech.com/computing/172468-the-start-menu-will-return-in-new-desktop-optimized-version-of-windows-8-2
    • Mike
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    • desktop microsoft os development rumors start menu threshold unified platform windows 8 windows phone xbox one
    • Replies: 74
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  19. rdutton

    Windows 7 Should I Switch from Microsoft Security Essentials Due to Its Potential Discontinuation?

    Running win 7 with Microsoft Security Essentials.. No Problem, but I read somewhere that Microsoft was going to abandon Security essentials.. Should I switch or was it just a rumor.
    • rdutton
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    • antivirus essentials microsoft rumors security software support threats upgrade windows 7
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  20. J

    Windows 7 Windows Outlook Down

    Has anybody noticed Outlook is still down at 4 pm? Any rumors on what the problem is? Joe