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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 personal channel and the best-in-class performance of the Microsoft Edge browser integrated into the taskbar. What’s new in Windows 11:- Windows 11 gets a completely new design. It’s clear that Microsoft needs a good reason to take back its previous claims and still abandon Windows 10 by introducing a new operating system number. And the brand new design is perfect for that. The giant from Redmond has been preparing an update for a long time with the code name Sun Valley (Sun Valley) – apparently, this is the name under which Windows 11 was available.
– Startup and system items float above the bottom bar
The Sun Valley project flickered on the network for a long time – Microsoft regularly published 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. To start is the calling card and face of every current version of Windows. Not surprisingly, the developers of Windows 11 will redesign it again, although not so much in a functional sense as in a visual sense – the Start window will float above the bottom bar. We have to admit that this small change makes the system look much fresher. According to information from the Internet, Microsoft will not radically change the “inside” of this menu – the innovations will only affect the design of the window itself, and its design will exactly match Start.
– Right angles will disappear and be replaced by curves
. The Action Center is combined with control keys, something similar has long been used in some other operating systems. Almost all mentions of this new menu suggest that it will be an island, with controls in a separate bar, notifications in another, and certain elements (like the player) in another separate bar. In fact, insiders and concept creators are divided on this matter, with some convinced that Microsoft will not change its tradition and maintain right angles, while others believe that Microsoft will follow the fashion of curves in 2021. The latter better fits the definition of “all-new Windows”—sliding menus alone aren’t enough to make a new design truly new.
– There will be a transparent background with a blur everywhere
Curves is expected to affect practically everything in the system, from context menus and system panels to all application windows. The opinions of the creators of the concept also differ on this issue – some draw curves in various interface elements, while others combine them with right angles. There is disagreement on the Internet about the style of the windows display island, the design of the corners and the sliding effect of the menus, but almost everyone agrees on the transparency of the windows. The vast majority of leaks and design renderings show transparency and blur in all windows, whether it’s at least the Start menu or the browser. Moreover, these effects are even included in the assembly of the canceled Windows 10X operating system, which Microsoft developed in parallel with the Sun Valley project for devices with two screens and weak apps.
– New font that was already shown
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 that the user interacts with really become larger, and page titles become thicker. Windows 11 will most likely use the default responsive font Segoe UI Variable, which has already appeared in Windows 10 Build 21376 for Insiders. Its advantage is that it is equally suitable for small texts and large labels.