Microsoft have just announced the release date for Windows 11, and that date will be October the 5th 2021. Further details on the latest version of Windows are available at https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/08/31/windows-11-available-on-october-5/.

I have been playing around with it for last couple of months in virtualised environments, and it does seem to be little more than a reskin of Windows 10, but I guess time will tell.

The free upgrade to Windows 11 apparently starts on October 5 and will be a phased introduction, but new eligible devices will be offered the upgrade first. However you can bump your place in the "rollout list" by joining the insiders program now.