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This is the latest version of the Windows operating system, with a new interface and other new features such as the new Microsoft Store, a new AI-powered personalized feed and improved performance of the Microsoft Edge browser, integrated Microsoft Teams chat in the taskbar and much more!
What’s new in Windows 11:
– Windows 11 will have a completely new design. Microsoft clearly needs a good reason to reverse its past statements and get rid of Windows 10 anyway by introducing a new operating system number. And a completely new design is perfect for this. The Redmond giant has long been preparing a redesign for an update under the codename Sun Valley (“Sun Valley”) – apparently, under this name was Windows 11. The Sun Valley project has been appearing on the network for a long time. Microsoft has periodically revealed the details of the new interface style, industry insiders shared previously unknown information, and popular designers in their circles drew realistic concepts based on all this data.
– Start and system elements will float above the bottom bar. Start is the calling card and face of every recent version of Windows. It is not surprising that in Windows 11 the developers have once again transformed it, but not so much in functional terms as in visual terms: the Start window will float above the bottom bar. We have to admit that this small change makes the system look much cooler. Judging by the information on the network, Microsoft is not going to radically change the “internals” of this menu – the innovations will only affect the design of the window itself. The control panel will also float, and its design will be exactly the same as that of “Start”. The action center will be combined with control buttons – a similar one has long been used in other operating systems. Almost all mentions of this new menu indicate that it will be an island: control buttons will be located on a separate panel, notifications on another, and specific elements (such as a player) on a separate one.
– Right angles will disappear, they will be replaced by fillets. In truth, industry insiders and concept designers disagree on this point: some are sure that Microsoft will not change its traditions and will keep right angles, while others are convinced that in 2021 Microsoft will follow the fillet trend. The latter best fits the definition of “completely new Windows” – moving menus are simply not enough for a new design to be considered truly new. Threads are expected to affect virtually the entire system – from context menus and system panels to all application windows. True, on this issue, too, the opinions of concept designers differ: some draw lines on all possible interface elements, others combine them with right angles.
– There will be a translucent background with blur everywhere. There is disagreement on the web about the island style of the shop windows, the design of the corners, and the levitation effect of the menu, but almost everyone is unanimous about the transparency of the windows. The vast majority of leaks and design renders show transparency and blurriness in all windows, be it at least in the Start menu or Explorer. Moreover, such effects are also present in the build of the canceled Windows 10X operating system, which Microsoft was developing for dual-screen devices and weak devices in parallel with the Sun Valley project. The so-called acrylic transparency implies the use of new effects when hovering over elements, as well as increased spacing between elements – those areas of the interface with which the user interacts will surely become larger, and page titles will thicken.
– New font that has already been shown. Most likely, Windows 11 will use the default Segoe responsive UI variable font, which already appeared in Windows 10 Build 21376 for Insiders. Its advantage is that it is suitable for both small texts and large inscriptions.