Windows 11 26H2 can now be tested in Release Preview ahead of its release later this year

We have already seen all the news that Microsoft has prepared for us regarding its operating system Windows 11, including version for Arm. The guys at Microsoft continue to move forward to offer another of their great updates, the 26H2which has already entered the channel Release Preview so that some users can try it. Microsoft plans to release this big update before the end of 2026.

Windows 11 26H2 is now available to try in Release Preview

This new version, which will presumably arrive at the end of 2026, It shares a branch with 24H2 and 25H2, but not with 26H1. The 26H1 was enabled for new hardware and replaced the system core, so these devices with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Series processors will not be able to receive this 26H2 updateand they will do so through a future update later.

Some of the new features are already activated in current versions of Windows, others are yet to be activated, although they have already been presented previously. Among them we find the ability to move the taskbarsomething that can already be done with the current versions, as a novelty you will be able to make a backup windows settings or new changes introduced in the file explorer.

How to test Windows 11 26H2 before its release

If you are on the channel Release Preview you can now install this new versionwhich has how to build the 26300.9278. You just have to enter Windows updates and search for it to begin the installation. Microsoft will soon put the ISO images available to Insider users on your website.