Speculation surrounding a potential 'Windows 11' soon went into overdrive, especially once Microsoft announced an event for 24 June. That remained the case until late May, when CEO Satya Nadella began openly discussing 'the next generation of Windows'. Will my current PC / laptop run Windows 11?Īt the beginning of 2021, the likelihood of Microsoft releasing a successor to Windows 10 anytime soon seemed extremely low. Wasn't Windows 10 the 'last ever' version of Windows?