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It is the latest version of the Windows operating system with a new user interface and other new features such as the new Microsoft Store, a new AI-powered personalized feed and top-notch Microsoft Edge performance, Microsoft Teams chat integrated into the taskbar and more!
What’s new in Windows 11:
– Windows 11 gets a completely new look. Microsoft clearly needs a good reason to move away from its previous claims and continue to ditch Windows 10 with a new operating system number. And the brand new look is great for that. The Redmond giant has long been preparing a new look update codenamed Sun Valley (“Sun Valley”) – under this name, apparently, Windows 11 was supposed to be. The Sun Valley project has been flickering on the net for a long time – Microsoft regularly revealed details about the new interface style, insiders shared previously unknown information, and popular designers in their circles drew realistic concepts based on all this data.
– Start and system items float above the bottom bar. Start is the calling card and face of every latest version of Windows. No wonder the developers are going to redesign it again in Windows 11, but not so much in terms of functionality as visually – the Start window will float above the bottom bar. Admittedly, this small change makes the system look much fresher. Judging by the information from the Internet, Microsoft is not going to radically change the “inner workings” of this menu – the innovations will only affect the design of the window itself. The control panel will also float and its design will exactly match the “Start”. The Action Center will be combined with control buttons – something similar has long been available in some other operating systems. Almost all mentions of this new menu indicate that it will be island-like – control buttons will be on a separate panel, notifications on another, and certain elements (for example, player) on another separate panel.
– Right angles will disappear and be replaced by rounded corners. The truth is that insiders and concept designers disagree on this issue – some are convinced that Microsoft will not change its traditions and maintain the right angle, while others are convinced that in 2021 Microsoft will jump on the round trend. The latter fits the definition of “completely new Windows” better – menus floating above the screen alone are not enough to consider a new design as truly new. Rounding is supposed to affect practically everything in the system, from context menus and system windows to all application windows. True, the opinions of concept developers also differ on this issue – some draw curves in all possible interface elements, others combine them with right angles.
– A transparent background with blur is displayed everywhere. There are disagreements on the Internet about the island style of window presentation, the corner design and the levitation effect of the menu, but almost everyone agrees on window transparency. The vast majority of leaks and design renders show transparency and blurring in all windows, be it at least the Start menu or Explorer. Moreover, these effects are even in the compilation of the discontinued Windows 10X operating system, which Microsoft developed in parallel with the Sun Valley project for dual-screen devices and weak gadgets. The so-called acrylic transparency means the use of new effects when hovering over elements, as well as a larger spacing between elements – the areas of the interface with which the user interacts will certainly become larger, and page titles will become bolder.
– New font that has already been shown. Windows 11 will most likely use the standard responsive Segoe UI Variable font, which is already included in Windows 10 Build 21376 for Insiders. Its advantage is that it is equally suitable for small texts and large inscriptions.