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This is the latest edition of the Windows operating system with a new interface and other new features, such as the new Microsoft Store, a new AI-powered personal channel, and best-in-class performance for the Microsoft Edge browser, an integrated taskbar, Chat in Microsoft Teams, and much more!
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What’s new in Windows 11:
– Windows 11 will receive a completely new look. It is obvious that Microsoft needs a good reason to back down from its previous claims and still abandon Windows 10 by introducing a new operating system number. And the new design is perfect for this. The Redmond giant has long been preparing an update project codenamed Sun Valley (“Sun Valley”) – this is what Windows 11 was supposedly called. The Sun Valley project has been flickering on the network for a long time – Microsoft regularly revealed details of the new interface style, insiders shared previously unknown information, and popular designers in their circles drew realistic concepts based on all this data.
– Startup and system items 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 the Windows 11 operating system, developers will transform it again, but not so much functionally, as visually – the Start window will hang above the bottom bar. It must be admitted that this small change makes the system look much fresher. Judging by the information from the network, Microsoft will not radically change the “inside” of this menu – innovations will only affect the appearance of the window itself. The control panel will also float and will have exactly the same appearance as Start. The action center will be combined with control buttons, similar to what some other operating systems have long used. Almost all mentions of this new menu indicate that it will be an island with controls in one separate panel, notifications in another, and specific elements (for example, the player) in another separate panel.
– Rectangles will disappear and will be replaced by rounded ones. In fact, insiders and concept creators are divided on this issue – some are convinced that Microsoft will stick to its tradition and right angles, while others believe that in 2021 Microsoft will follow the purple fashion. The latter is more in line with the definition of “all-new Windows” – floating menus alone are not enough to qualify the new design as truly new. The rounding is expected to affect practically everything in the system, from context menus and system panels to all application windows. It is true that even on this issue, the opinions of concept creators differ – some draw roundings in all possible interface elements, others connect them at right angles.
– There will be a transparent background with blur everywhere. The island style of windows, the design of corners, and the effect of menu levitation are divided on the Internet, but almost everyone agrees on the transparency of windows. The vast majority of leaks and design renders show transparency and blur in all windows, regardless of whether it is at least the Start menu or the browser. Moreover, these effects occur even when installing the canceled Windows 10X operating system, which Microsoft developed for dual-screen devices with weak applications in parallel with the Sun Valley project. The so-called acrylic transparency means the use of new effects when hovering over elements, as well as increased spacing between elements – the areas of the interface with which the user interacts will certainly increase, and the page titles will be bolded.
– A new font, which has already been shown. Windows 11 will probably use the default, responsive Segoe 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 notes.
