According to the latest news, an Intel support file suggested the Windows 11’s release date. As the screenshot below shows, Intel lists Windows 11 as Microsoft’s ‘October 2021 Update, which follows the May 2021 Update (21H1). Microsoft has already confirmed that Windows 10 devices will not receive Windows 11 until 2022, as we reported previously.
Thus, October is probably the month when Microsoft releases Windows 11 to manufacturing (RTM). While Windows 11 is still new, it is already remarkably stable.
Incidentally, Microsoft has rolled out another Windows 11 Insider Preview, the third in the new programme. The latest Insider Preview is Build 22000.71, and it should have already started reaching eligible devices. The Windows 11 Insider Preview remains on the Dev channel of the Windows Insider Programme.
Build 22000.71 makes numerous changes from build 22000.65, including updating context menus and right-click menus to use Microsoft’s acrylic material standard. Taskbar previews now have rounded corners too, in keeping with Windows 11 design changes.
Whereas, the latest build does contain several known problems, including the following:
1.Explorer.exe will crash when the date and time button on the Taskbar is clicked to access new notifications with Focus Assist turned off.
2.The button to rename your PC doesn’t work in this build. If needed, this can be done using sysdm.cpl.
3.Settings will crash when clicking ‘Facial recognition (Windows Hello)’ under Sign-in Settings if Windows Hello is already set up.
4.Reset this PC and Go back buttons in Settings do not function. Reset and rollback can be accessed from the Windows Recovery Environment.