Windows 11 Features Concept Updates
New / Exquisite Start Button
The controversy about the disappearance of the start button was a big part of the furor and the noise over Windows 8. There is an assumption that Microsoft can return it in the desktop versions of Windows 11, in a more refined and better way.
Radical reworking of the user interface
I doubt that 100%. Windows 11 is a soft deployment of Windows 8, the word stress is soft. Microsoft will try to harm this update as little as possible. I believe that there will be no noticeable changes, and nothing aggressive.
What is Cortana in Windows 11?
Windows 11 will get the extension Cortana, a competitor to Siri and Google Now from Microsoft. It will be in all versions of the new, including interactive panels, laptops and tablets. Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore showed off Cortana’s new PC-oriented features during its introduction on January 21.
Cortana will be a digital assistant for easy access to files, applications, and other information.
What are universal Windows 11 applications?
Microsoft is developing special versions for key applications, such as Office, for phones and 8-inch tablets with Windows 11.
Applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook will look and feel almost identical to their desktop counterparts, but will be optimized for the touch screen and its size. Through the Microsoft cloud infrastructure, all your files will be accessible on these devices, no matter where they were created.
Based on the January 21st event, Microsoft confirmed that the most important component of the universal applications, Office 2016, will be launched in the second half of 2015. This potentially puts Office 2016 ahead of Windows 11 in terms of release.
What is Continuum in Windows 11?
During the January 21 event, Microsoft demonstrated its “continuum” approach to developing Windows 11.
Continuum is designed to adapt Windows to the form factor of the equipment on which it works.
As in the example of Surface Pro 3. When the tablet is connected to an overlay to the keyboard, Surface Pro 3 works like a laptop, which technically it is. Then, as soon as the keyboard is removed, a small icon appears at the bottom right of the screen, asking if you want to activate tablet mode.
This action changes all applications to full screen, which makes the icons a bit larger and allows users to access the initial screen as in Windows 8, but much more updated. As soon as you plug in the keyboard, the device prompts you to return to the original mode.
What is Spartan in Windows 11?
The Spartan project is a new version of Internet Explorer from the company.
Some new features of this new browser
The ability to tag web pages before sharing them with others. The ability to comment on the same pages at the software level. Embedded offline reading and PDF support.
Native Cortana Support and Integration
Spartan is not a replacement for Internet Explorer, it is a second browser. Microsoft explained that while Spartan will work with the rest of the network, IE11 will be saved for compatibility with previous versions and corporate sites.
Xbox integration with Windows 11
The application has collected all the games that have ever been played on any Xbox or Windows 11 device, a universal list of friends and an activity tape. Each device with Windows 11 will receive an already installed Xbox application.
Users will be able to record game sessions through Game DVR tools and share them via the Xbox network. In fact, Windows 11 will transfer automated accounting functions to Xbox One for games on Windows 11 – even those that are launched using other applications, such as Steam, for example.
It will also be possible to broadcast any Xbox One game to any Windows 11 device inside the house, using Wi-Fi.
Windows 11 Release Date
It's expected that Microsoft will release Windows 11 on July 29, 2020, and will be available to the general public.
