I started seeing some news about this last Friday — most notably at Eleven Forum. The specific item was labeled “Get ready for Windows 11 25H2.” Shoot! I’ve been ready for months. What I needed to do was figure out how to get in on that act. Turns out it’s just an enablement package for Insiders in the Dev Channel. That’s how I got mine on Saturday, once I understood what was what. You can see, in fact, that Dev Channel gets 25H2 in the lead-in screencap.

After Dev Channel Gets 25H2, Then What?

Thanks to the afore-linked Eleven Forum post, I also learned that while I couldn’t see the enablement package in Update History directly, I could see it another way. By clicking through Settings > Windows Update > Update history > Uninstall updates, I saw “Feature Enablement for Dev Channel Preview Update (KB5054156)” as you, too, can see here (at bottom):

Given that it’s an enablement package, not a full-blown OS install it’s also speedy to download and run. The whole thing took less than three minutes on the brand-new dynabook X40M2 laptop I ran it on.

I expect this release to get banged on and patched for the next three-four months. That takes us to September or October, which is when it’s highly likely that 25H2 will make it into more widespread distribution — barring unforeseen hurdles or noxious gotchas.

But hey, this is Windows-World. While we THINK we know what may happen, anything and everything remains possible. Let’s just wait and see what unfolds next. In the meantime, I’ll be exploring the newest avatar for Windows 11 — 25H2, Build 26200.5670. Cheers!