Our master features list — every feature, organized by category, with a confidence label.
Architecture & Performance
- Modular NT kernel [Confirmed]
- Live patching ~60% [Confirmed]
- Smaller Core install [Likely]
- Prism 3 emulation [Confirmed] — 88-95% native
AI & Copilot
- AI Runtime Layer [Confirmed]
- Rebuilt Recall [Confirmed]
- Proactive Intelligence [Confirmed]
- Cocreator in Paint [Confirmed]
- Live Captions translation [Confirmed]
- Conversational Settings search [Confirmed]
- AI Bar in File Explorer [Confirmed]
Design (Fluent UI 3)
- Living Mica [Confirmed]
- Vanguard icons [Confirmed]
- MDL3 animations [Confirmed]
- Repositionable taskbar [Confirmed]
- Rebuilt Start Menu [Confirmed]
Security
- Secure Enclave 2.0 [Confirmed]
- Per-app AI permissions [Likely]
- WDDM 3.0 requirement [Confirmed]
Hardware
- 40+ TOPS NPU requirement [Confirmed]
- 8GB RAM minimum [Confirmed]
- ARM64-native first-party apps [Confirmed]
Rumored / Unconfirmed
- Vertical taskbar all 4 edges [Likely]
- Handheld gaming mode [Speculative]
- NPU game-upscaling API [Speculative]