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And a completely new design fits in well with it
This is the latest version of the Windows operating system releases, which features a new interface and other new features, such as the new Microsoft Store, a new personalized feed with artificial intelligence and best-in-class browser performance from Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Teams chat integrated into the taskbar, and much more! New in Windows 11: – Windows 11 will get a completely new look. Microsoft clearly needs a good reason to refute its previous claims and still abandon Windows 10 by introducing a new operating system number. The Redmond giant has long been preparing a redesign for the update under the code name Sun Valley (“Sun Valley”) – apparently, under this name it was Windows 11. The Sun Valley project flashed online for a long time – Microsoft regularly revealed details about the new interface style, insiders shared previously unknown information, and designers popular in their circles drew realistic concepts based on all this information.
– Launch and system elements float above the bottom bar
Start is the calling card and face of all the latest versions of Windows. It is not surprising that in Windows 11, developers are changing it again, but not so much functionally as visually – the Start window will float above the bottom bar. We must admit that this small change will make the appearance of the system much fresher. Judging by the information on the network, Microsoft will not radically change the “insides” of this menu – innovations affect only the design of the window itself. The control panel will also float, and its design will be exactly the same as the “Start”.
– Right angles will disappear, they will be replaced by fillets
The action center will be combined with the control buttons into one – a similar one has long been used in some other operating systems. Almost all mentions of this new menu indicate that it is an island – the control buttons are located on a separate panel, notifications are on another, and certain elements (such as the player) on another separate panel. In reality, insiders and concept designers disagree on this – some are sure that Microsoft will not change its traditions and stick to right angles, while others are convinced that in 2021 Microsoft will follow the fashion for fillets. The latter fits better with the definition of “all-new Windows” – just floating menus is not enough for the new look to be considered truly new. Fillets are expected to affect practically everything in the system, from context menus and system panels to all application windows.
– There is a translucent background and blur everywhere
True, even on this issue, the opinions of concept designers differ – some draw fillets on all possible interface elements, others combine them with right angles. On the Internet, there are disagreements about the island style of windows, the design of corners and the levitation effect of the menu, but almost everyone agrees on the transparency of windows. Most leaks and design renders show transparency and blurring in all windows, be it at least the Start menu or Explorer. Moreover, these effects are even in the configuration of the canceled Windows 10X operating system, which Microsoft developed with two monitors and weak devices in parallel with the Sun Valley project. 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 with which the user interacts will certainly become larger, and the titles on the pages will become thicker.
– A new font, which has already been presented
Windows 11 will probably use the default responsive Segoe UI Variable font, which has already appeared in Windows 10 Build 21376 for Insiders. Its advantage is that it is equally suitable for small texts and large inscriptions.