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Huawei might get back to developing its own operating system for PCs later this year.

It’s unclear when the company plans to ship it to its products.

HarmonyOS Next for PC

HarmonyOS Next for PC looks like Apple’s macOS

HarmonyOS is open-source, which potentially leads to widespread adoption.

In a perfect world, the apparent option for most users would be to upgrade to Windows 11.

For instance, users have openly hatedthe Start menu, includingformer Windows experiences lead.

HarmonyOS Next for PC by Huawei

Image leak for Huawei’s HarmonyOS Next for PC

For some, this has further widened the system requirements for Windows 11, ultimately making upgrading even harder.

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Windows 11 update in Settings app

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