Windows 11

This article is about the operating system series developed since 2021. For the original operating system release called "Windows 11", see Windows 11 (original release).

Windows 11 is a series of Microsoft Windows operating systems that succeeded the Windows 10 series in 2021. It was originally announced in June 2021 and the initial version was released on 5 October 2021. As of October 2022, it runs on 15.44% of desktop and laptop computers.

Windows 11 drops the ability to upgrade from Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, requiring Windows 10.