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Microsoft may have just accidentally revealed a alter in management in the naming convention of its next-generation version of Windows ten. If the leak holds to be true, the expected Windows 11 moniker could be dropped in exchange for something alike to macOS, with its use of geographic locations equally names for its updates.

Such a modify in tack would mean farewell to the sequential naming of previous versions of Windows. Historically, Windows updates accept more or less ran in lodge, with Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Windows ten spanning the length of the concluding dozen years.

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With a large Microsoft consequence lined up for June 24, which is set up to unveil the future of Windows OS, Microsoft's Panos Panay recently tweeted (opens in new tab) a teaser video featuring sunlight bursting through the Windows logo to form a number eleven underneath information technology — a strong indicator, perchance, of Windows 11 and its name.

However, as reported by Windows Latest (opens in new tab), Windows may have mistakenly added 'Windows Sun Valley' to the publically visible HTML meta description for the 'Windows application management (opens in new tab)' webpage. For a brusk while, it read as follows: "Learn most managing applications in Windows ten and Windows Sun Valley."

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Windows 11 equally Windows Sun Valley

Of class, there's been a whole bunch of rumors and leaks in the pb-up to Microsoft'due south June reveal event: most of these point to a revamped user interface. This metadata upshot is different, though: most of usa thought we understood 'Sun Valley' to be the codename for a major Windows ten revamp, including updated UI and modern features.

But the accidental addition of the 'Sunday Valley' proper noun to the page'due south metadata potentially indicates two things: first, it was definitely not supposed to be there every bit Microsoft quickly amended the copy by removing the ending; second, the way the text is written could hint that Microsoft sees Windows 10 and Windows Dominicus Valley as standalone things, rather than just a major update to Windows 10.

At this point, it'south all speculation until June 24. However, it's interesting that Microsoft sought to quickly correct the text. It feels very viable that Microsoft could opt for a macOS-fashion naming convention for future versions of its software. Using a geographic tag like Sun Valley could let Microsoft interruption free of any past negativity around Windows 10 (peculiarly updates) and communicate to users that this is a big and bold update.

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Luke is a Trainee News Writer at T3 and contributor to Tom's Guide, having graduated from the DMU/Channel 4 Journalism School with an MA in Investigative Journalism. Before switching careers, he worked for Mindshare WW. When non indoors messing around with gadgets, he's a disc golf enthusiast, keen jogger, and fond of all things outdoors.