Windows 11's next major update is only coming to a few laptops – but that could be a blessing in disguise

• Windows 11 26H1 is confirmed as being for Snapdragon X2 laptops only
• That was always the likelihood, and Asus has let the truth slip, although we didn't get word directly from Microsoft
• Version 26H1 won't have any new features – it will just work under the hood to pave the way for the X2 SoC – but one worry is bugs creeping in

Windows 11 26H1 has been confirmed to be exclusively for PCs with Arm processors – specifically Qualcomm Snapdragon chips – by a laptop manufacturer.

Windows Central reports that Asus has said its ZenBook A14 and A16 laptops, which have the new Snapdragon X2 inside, will ship with version 26H1 of Windows 11 installed around March or April. However, the ZenBook S14 and S16 notebooks emerging at around the same time which have AMD and Intel CPUs will run with Windows 11 25H2 (the current version of ...