2023 is approaching and the new year will usher in a new cycle of Windows 11, which could get a pretty significant update next year as Microsoft is said to be working on improvements specifically for foldable PCs.
According to Windows Central’s Zac Bowden, these improvements will be part of the “Moment 3” update in late May or early summer, and they’ll apply to both single- and dual-screen devices. There are indeed some single-screen foldable devices on the market right now, such as the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 and the Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED. however, there aren’t many dual-screen Windows PCs yet, especially not foldable ones. Microsoft announced the Surface Neo in 2019, but the product never really came out and the company has stopped mentioning it.
Bowden didn’t elaborate on exactly what improvements would be made, but called them “initial improvements,” so you probably shouldn’t expect too many changes. Right now Microsoft’s development cycle is focused on the “Moment 2” update, which will arrive in early 2023 with a taskbar optimized for tablets and other smaller improvements.
However, Bowden mentioned some additional features that may come with the “Moment 3” update, including updates to the Windows search interface, as well as updates to more built-in applications, possibly to modernize them further. The company also expects many legacy dialogs, such as USB autoplay, to be modernized in 2023 to align with the Windows 11 design language.
A 23H2 version of Windows 11 may be released later next year, but it won’t be as significant as the 22H2 version (Windows 11 2022 update), as Microsoft is now adding new features primarily through Moment updates.
