Windows 11’s roadmap for 2026 is starting to take shape: Microsoft has split this year’s work into a narrow, hardware-focused spring release that primes the OS for next‑generation Arm chips and a bigger, user‑facing feature wave planned for the second half of the year. What that means in practice is a short, OEM‑only “platform” build arriving with Snapdragon X2‑powered laptops in early April 2026 and a broader Windows 11 26H2 feature update later in H2 2026 that will carry the headline user features most people will notice. Both moves are deliberate: one solves silicon integration logistics, the other continues the annual feature cadence users expect. ](]) [HEADING=1]Background / Overview...B] YouTube [MEDIA=youtube]JyIW5EwnWS8[/MEDIA]
