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Microsoft is about to announce its first new version of Windows in six years — follow along for live updates

Microsoft is unveiling the successor to Windows 10, likely called Windows 11, during a live-streamed event that kicks off at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday. Follow along here for live updates.

Microsoft executives will reveal the next version of Windows at an online event on Thursday. The announcement comes almost six years after the introduction of Windows 10, which is the world's most widely used PC operating system, with over 1.3 billion devices using it.

Windows, which represents over 10% of Microsoft's revenue even as the company has grown by selling cloud services, became more critical in the pandemic as people stayed home and spent more time with Windows 10 for class, work and gaming. Microsoft reported higher Windows revenue from consumer PCs -- but Apple's Mac revenue also rose, and shipments of PCs running Google's Chrome OS skyrocketed.

Now Microsoft wants to show off Windows innovation while the market is still in growth mode.