Microsoft has made Windows 11 25H2 available to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview channel, as market share figures show the company's flagship operating system continues to enjoy a lead over its doomed predecessor, Windows 10.

Microsoft made the Windows 11 25H2 announcement at the end of last week, noting that general availability would come "later this year."

The operating system shares the same servicing branch as the existing Windows 11 24H2, thus the installation is little more than an enablement package, which will activate new features that are already downloaded but inactive. Microsoft took the same approach with Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2.

Some features will be going away with Windows 11 25H2, notably PowerShell 2.0. However, admins will also be able to remove pre-installed

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