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Microsoft announces new Windows 11, with new design, Start menu and much more

June 25, 2021 0

Microsoft has officially announced its new Windows 11 in its event yesterday.    

  

Microsoft has officially confirmed the name for the next Windows yesterday: Windows 11. Before this announcement, many of the information has been already leaked such as its design, Start menu and more. The big focus for Windows 11 is a simplification of the Windows user interface, a new Windows store i.e. the Amazon Appstore, and improvements to performance and multitasking. Windows 11 will also include support for running Android Apps for the first time.

The first thing to be noticed about Windows 11 is that it includes the new start menu and updated Start button that are both centered in the taskbar. The UI is very similar to Windows 10X, a project originally planned for dual screen devices that Microsoft eventually cancelled. A lot of the UI work that appears in Windows 11 is same as a Windows 10X. 

The new Start menu drops the Live Tiles that were originally introduced in Windows 8. There are apps, recent documents, and a separate search interface. Much of the centered appearance is clearly influenced by macOS and Chrome OS, and Windows 11 also includes the rounded corners that we have seen in both Android and iOS. 


Windows 11 will also includes updated dark and light modes that look a lot better than we have seen in Windows today. 

There is also something which Microsoft is calling Snap Layouts, which allow you to quickly snap apps in to the various mode that Windows 11 supports. The new version of Windows 11 will also remember where your apps are stored, which is to be called Snap Groups. 

It looks like a useful ways to support multiples monitors and insure that apps always open on the correct screen. That particularly helpful if you are using a laptop hooked up to a monitor or a traditional desktop machine will multiple displays.

Windows updates are 40 percent smaller and more efficient as they now happens in the background, that will mean Windows 11 doesn't disturb you in the middle of work. 
  
New Windows 11 users can now call friends, family, relatives etc.. Its clear that it is a big shift away from Skype, which is bundled as a part of Windows 10, and there is even a universal mute button in the system so you can easily mute your microphone across all apps. 

Microsoft is bringing Android apps to Windows 11. Android apps will run natively on Windows 11 and will be downloadable from Amazon's Appstore, via the new Windows store that's included in the operating system.

Microsoft says it's using Amazon's Appstore to bring Android apps to Windows 11. Apps will be listed in the new Windows store, and Microsoft is also partnering with Intel to use its Intel Bridge technology to make this a reality. Android apps on Windows 11 can be pinned to the taskbar or snapped alongside traditional Windows apps.



Android apps on Windows 11 are an obvious answer to Apple's progress with its M1 chips and running iOS apps on macOS. While there are many web equivalents to mobile apps like Snapchat, Ring, Venmo, Roomba, and the majority of home automation apps aren't available on the web.

Microsoft showed apps like TikTok running on Windows 11 today. The Windows store that Microsoft showed lists Ring, Yahoo, Uber, and others, so we’ll likely see full access to Amazon’s Appstore. It’s not immediately clear how many existing devices will support Android apps with Windows 11, as hardware will need to support Intel Bridge technology.

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