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• [1]50%
  blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/08/27/releasing-windows-11-version-26h2-to-the-release-preview-channel

  blogs.windows.com· Posted Sep 23, 2026· Starts Oct 31, 2026 ✓· 20% of score

  Microsoft^[4][6] only says 26H2 went to the Release Preview Channel on 27 August 2026 "ahead of general availability later this calendar year", and the Windows message center names no date as of 22 September 2026. PCWorld^[3] reports it "is coming in October 2026": 25H2 started rolling out on 30 September 2025, about a month after its own Release Preview, and 24H2 and 23H2 shipped in October. The pin takes the last day of October, estimated.

• [2]82%
  Microsoft finalizes Windows 11 version 26H2 for general availability

  windowscentral.com· Published Aug 27, 2026· 18% of score

  Windows^[1] Central^[5] reports 26H2 reaching the Release Preview Channel, the last phase of testing, and says general availability typically follows within a few weeks.

• [3]80%
  Windows 11 26H2 arrives in October. Here's why you shouldn't skip it

  pcworld.com· Published Aug 5, 2026· 17% of score

  PCWorld expects 26H2 in October 2026, noting 25H2 began rolling out on 30 September 2025 and 24H2 and 23H2 shipped in October, and explains the support extension it brings.

• [4]88%
  Windows settings backup becoming a new resilience baseline

  techcommunity.microsoft.com· Published Jul 6, 2026· 15% of score

  Microsoft's^[6] Windows^[1] IT Pro Blog says Windows settings backup turns on by default for eligible devices and becomes generally available starting with Windows 11, version 26H2, with restore still admin-controlled.

• [5]75%
  7 Windows 11 features you'll actually want to use in version 26H2

  windowscentral.com· Published Jul 5, 2026· 15% of score

  Windows^[1] Central^[2] lists features expected in 26H2 from Insider builds, including Ask Copilot in the taskbar search box and a taskbar that can be moved to any edge and made smaller.