Microsoft can switch to Microsoft might want to be making Windows 12 a subscription OS, suggests leak to the subscription distribution system of their OS with the release of Windows 12. It is assumed that this will work by analogy with the Microsoft 365 office suite.
Rumors about the subscription have repeatedly appeared on the Web. Now, journalists have found indirect confirmation of this. In the latest build of Windows 11 Canary, designed to fix and test new features, we noticed lines of code mentioning L_MsgSubscriptionEdition, L_MsgSubscriptionType, L_MsgSubscriptionStatus. This can be interpreted as "Subscription Edition", "Subscription Type" and "Subscription Status" respectively.
The company itself has not yet raised the topic of a subscription system for its operating systems. Moreover, the release date of Windows 12 is still unknown. But earlier, some sources reported Microsoft hints at Windows 12, explores a new floating taskbar design / Windows Latest that it is planned to be presented at the end of 2024, and released in 2025.