A security expert’s tweet about Windows 12 has upset the boss of Microsoft. We clarify what’s behind it.
Rumors are currently circulating about the start of Windows 12 development, partly due to a supposed joke on the Twitter account SwiftOnSecurity. While many wonder how much truth there is behind it, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella obviously doesn’t take a joke in this case.
What exactly happened? The now-deleted tweet from the security expert behind the said Twitter account translated the content According to a source at Microsoft, Windows 12 is already in development and will require two TPM modules
.
in one later post SwiftOnSecurity explains the deletion of this tweet by saying that it was just a joke and he apologizes for the confusion caused. The joke is based on the much disputed fact that Windows 11 requires a TPM module in version 2.0. You can find out more about the background in this article:
Windows 11
What is TPM 2.0 and what do you need it for?
SwiftOnSecurity also states that it is not aware of any technically valid reason for using more than one TPM module or a system that would allow the display of more than one such module.
Spooky – Message from Satya
As other tweets from him show, pressure from the top at Microsoft also led to him deleting the message again. A message says Microsoft is calling on senior management to correct my joke about Windows 12
. A short message from Microsoft boss Satya Nadella himself serves as proof:
link to Twitter content
For what wtf
stands should be common knowledge. Hand
refers to the name Taylor. While that’s not the security expert’s real name, he’s referring to his Twitter account. SwiftOnSecurity
was created because of the well-known singer Taylor Swift, who is considered to be very careful when it comes to data protection.
Why is Microsoft getting involved here?
Even if it sounds unlikely at first glance that the Microsoft CEO would send private messages in such a case, it is quite plausible here. The reason: SwiftOnSecurity belongs to the so-called Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals
or MVPs.
Behind it hides a official program from Microsoftwhich recognizes experts in various fields for their knowledge and contributions to the community.
The fact that an MVP expert of all people made a joke about the possibly upcoming Windows 12 in connection with the much-discussed TPM security module certainly does not appear optimal to the outside world. We also discuss the topic of TPM and other important questions about Windows 11 in more detail in the following video about the release of the new operating system:
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Windows 11 for gamers – the most important questions answered
What’s up with Windows 12?
Deleting the tweet and backtracking on SwiftOnSecurity doesn’t necessarily mean all of the content was a joke. This may only apply to the use of two TPM modules, but not to the development of Windows 12.
There are at least further indications that Microsoft is already working on Windows 12 or will do so very soon. how computer base reported, the website Deskmodder claims to have heard about it from its own sources.
Accordingly, Microsoft is doing a lot differently with Windows 12 in contrast to Windows 11, also in terms of the technical substructure. While Windows 11 is essentially an optically adapted Windows 10, Windows 12 is said to be based on Windows 10X according to current rumours.
What is Windows 10X? Windows 10X is a now-defunct project by Microsoft that was originally designed for dual-screen devices and was intended to be slimmer than Windows 10.
As always at such an early stage without official information, however, the current rumors should still be treated with caution – even if one considers Microsoft’s intervention in the case of the said jokes
could certainly be interpreted in such a way that he at least uses the keyword Windows 12 struck a nerve that was already active.
