With the Creators Update on the verge of candy... what do we expect from Microsoft for 2017?

With the year about to end, all eyes in the Windows ecosystem point to 2017 and they do so with a name in everyone's mind: Redstone 2. Either with this name, or with which also known, Creators Update, look forward to the next big Windows update.

And it is that for the remaining days of 2016 we already know that we will not see any _update_ arrive in the form of a Build, not even within the Windows Insider Program , something that Dona Sarkar has already made clear on her Twitter account.Christmas is to disconnect, at least a little, and that seems to be the intention from Redmond.

Creators Update, all prominence

The fact is that after this pause we will all be watching Redstone 2, since some of its functions have already been slipping in shape small additions in some released Builds. But _what is the real state, the state of development that the next Windows update has right now?_. What can we expect from Microsoft in 2017?_.

The Creators Update (or Redstone 2) for Windows 10 appears to be in a very advanced stage of development, so much so so apparently it would be very close to be released on the general market, surely in spring (the month of March is targeted). Before and as usual, it will progressively reach the different rings that make up the Windows Insider Program, something that could happen from the same month of January.

A pre-launch as a test to check for possible bugs and generate _feedback_ so that when the public version comes out it does so so that it arrives as polished as possible.

Surface Phone, keep waiting

It is the most imminent movement of more depth in time. Then we can think about the expected Surface Phone (and by the way dream about seeing new phones under the sky with Windows 10 Mobile), if it will arrive or not, as well as how to start to talk about Redstone 3 (or the name they finally give it) and the improvements it will add in a process that will be similar to that experienced by Redstone 2.

It remains to be seen above all how Microsoft will treat its mobile ecosystem, a world that for many users (and some companies) is practically dead and requires a great effort not only to maintain it, but also to revive it.It seems that they can take a first step with the compatibility of ARM-based processors and X86 applications but new _smartphones_ are required and they are required now if they don't want to die along the way.

There are some movements that we can expect in this 2017 that we are about to start. And in your case, _what do you think Microsoft will bring us next year?_.

Via | Softpedia In Xataka | Here's what's new in Windows 10 Creators Update, next spring's big update