According to reports, before the arrival of the tide of AI PCS, Microsoft is preparing to release a “breakthrough” new generation of Windows versions centered on artificial intelligence.
It is reported that the new generation of Windows internal code name “Hudson Valley” (Hudson River Valley), the current Windows 11 system internal code name “Sun Valley”.
The Hudson Valley is a river valley formed around the Hudson River in the state of New York, United States, from Albany and Troy in the north to Yonkers in the south.
The latest news shows that “Hudson Valley” is focused on the next generation of AI experiences, and it’s all about AI. AI will be “woven and integrated” throughout the operating system, with much of the experience requiring new NPU hardware to run.
“Hudson Valley” will introduce AI-driven Windows Shell core components and be enhanced by an “advanced co-driver” Copilot AI assistant that can continuously run in the background to enhance search, quickly launch applications or workflows, understand context, and more.
These AI features will be “groundbreaking,” the source said.
Microsoft is working on a new history/timeline feature that will allow users to scroll through all the apps and websites Copilot remembers in a timely manner, filtered based on user-specific search criteria.
For example, you can type in “fiscal year 2024 earnings” and an example of that term will appear on the screen for you to view and open.
In addition, AI will enhance the search function of the next generation of Windows, allowing users to use natural language to find what you previously opened or saw on your PC, even if you can’t remember the name of the document. For example, the system can understand “find the document Bob sent me on WhatsApp a few days ago” and perform a search lookup.
Not only that, there is also an AI function called “super resolution”, which can use NPU hardware to improve the quality of video and games.
In addition, an enhanced version of “live captioning” is also being developed, which can translate many different kinds of speech in real time, whether it is audio in video or live calls.
There are even AI-powered wallpapers that recognize image layers through machine learning and can interact with the user via a mouse cursor or a built-in gyroscope (if on a handheld device).
Of course, these new features are just the tip of the iceberg, and more details have yet to be confirmed.
As for whether “Hudson Valley” will be marketed as Windows 12, Microsoft has not made a final decision. But there is no doubt that it will change drastically compared to Windows 11.