Microsoft bucks history, pegs Windows 10 21H1 as 'minor' upgrade
Microsoft will release a spring update for Windows 10, contrary to earlier reports that claimed the company would omit a first-half refresh of the operating system.
In a Feb. 15 post to the WinHEC blog — a message center used to keep Microsoft's hardware partners informed — the Redmond, Wash. developer said that the next upgrade, designated 21H1, will "follow the same [hardware compatibility] guidelines as 20H2," referring to the feature upgrade released last October.