Winsage
March 28, 2025
In 2025, concerns arose regarding the difficulty of tracking new features in Windows 11 during their testing and deployment phases. The Windows Insider Program faced criticism for its lack of clarity, as features sometimes bypassed experimental channels and appeared without connection to the program. Announcements about feature availability were typically made only with non-security Windows updates, complicating monitoring for IT professionals. In response, Microsoft introduced a new Windows roadmap website to enhance transparency for IT managers. This roadmap serves as a centralized hub for information on features in testing, gradual rollout, and general availability, including target release windows. However, Microsoft warned that features listed could change, and the roadmap currently focuses only on the client version of Windows 11.