Security News > 2021 > June > Not Windows 11? New Windows 10 name scheme hinted in Microsoft docs
Microsoft may have mistakenly leaked that the upcoming next generation of Windows 10 will move away from its current naming scheme and switch to a macOS scheme using geographic locations or development names.
"Learn about managing applications in Windows 10 and Windows Sun Valley."
The way it was written also indicates that Microsoft considers Windows 10 and Windows Sun Valley to be significantly different, rather than just an update to Windows 10.
It may also indicate that Microsoft is moving to a new naming scheme for the Windows operating system similar to macOS. For example, macOS Catalina > macOS Big Sur > macOS Monterey.
As they previously stated, Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, they could continue utilizing the current code base and switch to a new naming scheme.
Microsoft's continued use of Windows 10 as the codebase for Windows 10 Sun Valley is also indicated by existing enablement packages that allow you to change the version number to Windows 10 build 19044, aka Windows 10 21H2 or Windows Sun Valley.
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