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Our big hope for Windows 11 is that it’s not just an upgrade over Windows 10. A redesign might yield a new interface but we want to see more powerful tools and a slicker user experience.
Better file management, device management, troubleshooting and clearer settings would be handy. Granted, Windows 10 is fairly easy to use, but there’s definitely room for improvement.
According to Microsoft and Windows expert Mary Jo Foley over at ZDNet, she expects several changes for Windows 11. These include “a new UI with more consistency, rounded corners and fancier icons, Windows 11 also will support better touch controls and a new Store.”
Foley also touches on a number of new widgets in Windows 11. Plus, you can expect a new way to snap apps more easily. Interestingly, Teams Chat could replace Skype in Windows 11, as Microsoft pushes the service more towards consumers.
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All the taking about a user interface all that’s got us thinking that a major UI change to Windows could filter down to an interface refresh for the Xbox Series X, which is arguably looking a little less than next-gen at the moment. We’re a little tired of tiles.
If you head to the Windows event page you can set yourself a reminder to tune in, so you can watch the action unfold, as well as join us here for the ride. The event will almost certainly stream on Microsoft’s YouTube channel as well.
The Windows Twitter account has just tweeted a teaser video for the event, which seems to suggest that it will touch upon touchscreen controls.
Arguably, touch controls are one of the weaker parts of the Windows experience. So perhaps Microsoft has taken a leaf out of Apple’s iPadOS playbook and optimized Windows 11 for better touch interactions.
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Of course, the leaks ahead of the reveal have come thick and fast, from a full leak to early benchmarks that tease a performance boost.
But we advise you avoid the leaked version for the time being. best wait for a full release or at least a stable beta.
And here’s what we expect to see from the Windows 11 event.
If you want to follow the Microsoft announcement live today, then check out our how to watch the Windows 11 event guide.
What would you like to see from Windows 10? We’d certainly like to see a slightly cleaner UI and some improvements to notifications. And anything that can be done to improve gaming performance on Windows, would also be appreciated.
The big changes visual to Windows 11 will be a centered start menu and a new user interface, that looks rather like macOS. This has already split opinions, and our own Marshall Honorof believes Windows 11 looks like a solution in search of a problem.
Apparently, Windows 11 will see Skype left put in the cold when it comes to pre-installed software. That’s according to analysis of a leaked build of Windows 11. We’d take this with a pinch of salt, but as Slack seems to be one of the more popular instant messaging tools for work, we’d not be surprised if Skype wasn’t as popular as it once was, and thus is a candidate for Microsoft’s the cutting floor.
So it won’t be long before we see what’s next for Windows. And Microsoft chief product officer Panos Pany seems excited. Could we see new Surface hardware as well? It’s not likely, but you never know.
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