Windows 10 21H1 is codenamed Iron (Fe)

Posted on Monday, May 25 2020 @ 12:00 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

In a recent blog post on the DirectX blog, Microsoft accidentally revealed that Windows 10 21H1 is codenamed Iron (Fe):

Support for DxCore, D3D12, DirectML and NVIDIA CUDA is coming to a Windows Insider Fast build soon. The Fast ring is currently on our Manganese (Mn) OS branch. We expect the Fast ring to switch over to our Iron (Fe) branch toward the later part of June which will expose this new functionality to Insiders. The preview of TensorFlow will become available at about the same time as an installable PyPI package alongside the existing TensorFlow packages in PyPI.org. At that point you’ll be able to replicate all of those cool //build demos. For preview availability stay tuned to aka.ms/gpuinwsl and if you’re interested in refining our future investments in ML, take a moment and complete our survey.

This is the third time Microsoft names a Windows 10 release after an element. The 20H1 update is codenamed "Vibranium", a fictional element from the Marvel universe, while 20H2 is codenamed "Manganese (Mn)"

The Windows 10 May 2020 Update will be rolled out very soon.

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