Windows 11 is already a reality: all this is the new thing that comes with the new Microsoft operating system

The moment of truth has arrived and Microsoft has unveiled the new evolution of its operating system After many rumors about Windows 11 with changes In the graphic aspect with the return of the widgets, new icons, rounded corners and floating menus or some requirements to be able to use it, it is time to see first-hand everything that Microsoft wants to propose.

The words of Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, still resound when announcing that we would meet one of the most important Windows updates of the last decadeand the expectation was high.So let&39;s see what Microsoft has brought to the table to get back to being agile and competitive."

Windows 11: what's new

The first thing that catches our attention is the new menu that we already knew. The Live Tiles disappear and the Taskbar becomes centered, an improvement that was expected for Windows 10X and that some applications like this one that we saw carried over to Windows 10 And now Windows 11 repositions the Start button, which makes use of the cloud and Microsoft 365 to show recent files no matter what platform or device we've seen them on before, even if you were on an Android or iOS device.

In general, this position is reminiscent of the shape of the macOS Dock and although it is centered by default, they warn us that we can change that position right-clicking on the taskbar.

The new Start menu is now different. A renewed appearance by not being attached to the taskbar. The Start menu is now floating: Floats on top of the desktop.

Furthermore, it works as expected, and now the corners of that popup window are not sharp, but are rounded corners. A design in which we cannot ignore how the Lives Tiles disappear, they had been with us since Windows 8, almost 9 years ago.

The Lives Tiles are replaced by icons, which are used to launch applications, the most recent ones we've used. Next to the launcher area, another section in the lower area where the shortcuts to documents and files that we have accessed appear.

Another aspect in which it improves is the multitasking experience. Along with the possibility of dragging the windows to the corners and thus placing two windows facing each other, comes what they have called Snap Layouts. We can place the windows in different ways, thus occupying and organizing the desktop with windows of different sizes and proportions."

And to avoid having to organize the windows every time, Snap Groups> of windows on the desktop to reuse them whenever we want."

In fact and as an example, in the presentation they have shown how several monitors can be connected, which can be disconnected without losing a workflow, since the desktop adapts to these scenarios.In addition, thanks to virtual desktops you can organize different types of tasks.

Widgets also return, something that was already known, and now they are called Windows Widgets. Present since Windows Vista and later missing in action, now they use Artificial Intelligence and the use we make of our equipment to show content that interests us. Something similar to what the News and Interests feed does in Windows 10.

Another aspect that was expected. Full integration of Microsoft Teams in Windows 11. We will be able to use the messaging platform from the same operating system, something that was seen coming when Skype was no longer pre-installed in the leaked Build.

Intended for use on tablets, Windows 11 brings now an interface that allows the use of haptic technology By touching the screen, it responds to touch gestures or strokes with a stylus. And by the way comes a new keyboard that includes voice control.

One update per year

Microsoft decides to imitate Apple and Android, platforms that only update their operating systems once a year. The two annual updates to Windows 10 are being abandoned to try to fix stability and performance issues that had recently plagued Windows in recent releases.

Microsoft has drawn up a roadmap for Windows 11 in which bets everything on a big update a year and incidentally they announce improvements in the rest of the updates.According to the company, they will be up to 40% more compact, which will reduce download and installation time.

Renewed Microsoft Store and support for Android apps

Another of the planned points is that with Windows 11 comes a renewed Application Store With Windows 11 the Microsoft Store arrives will be open to all kinds of apps and games. It has a renewed appearance, we have been able to see it from the first moment.

The new App Store offers another already rumored advantage. It was speculated that developers would be allowed to submit applications to the store in .EXE or .MSI format and now they have confirmed that the App Store will be open to any technology: PWA, Win32 or UPW

In addition and as already speculated, they want the App Store to be attractive and they want to achieve it with various measures. On the one hand, they offer the possibility for developers to integrate their own payment gateways. In this way they will be able to take 100% of the income from their applications and Microsoft will not take anything, unlike other application stores.
They can distribute them in the Microsoft store both using the Microsoft payment platform and other different ones
A new store where games and entertainment have a prominent section In the new Application Store we can find movies, series and programs of TV. Content accessible from a computer or a tablet under Windows 11, or even on a television since we can launch playback from the application store.

But the real bomb comes when they have announced the native support of Android applications. This means that we will be able to use Android applications on the PC as if it were the mobile We will have to see how they implement it, but the news is very promising. It was something that had been expected since the Your Phone application allowed you to open mobile applications from your PC.
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In this sense, Android applications will appear in the Windows Start menu, and will have dedicated icons on the Taskbar , These apps will launch with desktop shortcuts and can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store, but can also be installed via the Amazon app store."

Video Game Improvements

There are also improvements in entertainment and for example It is now supported in Windows 11 in Auto HDR, a possibility present on consoles. In compatible titles and in equipment that supports it, the image quality will be significantly improved. In addition, the Xbox application is strengthened in the ecosystem with Game Pass and xCloud as protagonists.

Use is also improved thanks to the DirectStorage API. An improvement that came with the Xbox Series X and that allows large amounts of resources to be loaded especially quickly in games, allowing the use of more demanding titles.

Windows 11 Requirements

What has been revealed are the requirements to have Windows 11 on a PC, which can be consulted at the official Windows 11 website. And it was as expected with the data offered by the leaked Build:

64-bit CPU Dual Core

A capacity of storage of 64 GB or more.

You must have at least 4 GB of RAM.

The PC must support TPM 2.0.

The PC must support Secure Boot.

The problem here comes mainly from the need to have TPM 2.0, a standard designed to guarantee hardware security through of cryptographic keys. A specification should be implemented on computers manufactured after 2016, at least in theory, something that does not always happen and that leaves potential interested parties unable to make the leap to Windows 11.

Along with this limit we also find another logical step, such as the need to have a 64-bit processor, which means that there will be no support for older processors that are 32-bit.

If with all this information, you want to know if your PC is compatible with Windows 11, you can follow the guide in this article.

Windows 11 Launch

Regarding when Windows 11 will be available for now we know that it will be available as a free update for new computers and on some PC's starting next Christmas, which indicates according to the Windows 11 roadmap , the model of two updates a year that we know with Windows 10 is abandoned. They have also reported that will offer a preview version of Windows 11 within a week for members of the Windows Insider Program.

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