Today, Microsoft revealed Windows 11 for the first time. According to Panos Panay, Windows 11 is “a space, a place, that feels familiar.” Panay suggested today that now, more than ever, the PC is where we live our lives. As Panay suggests, Microsoft knows how “functional and practical the PC should be, and believe me, we know that more than ever,” but that it “must also be personal.” Today we’re going to look at everything that makes Windows 11 “the Windows that brings you closer to the things you love.”
According to Panay, Microsoft knows that it “must feel excited” and this will be “the Windows of tomorrow.” Microsoft described Windows 11 as having three main pillars of focus: Create, Connect, Play. Microsoft suggested that users will use the search function more than ever. Settings will be easier to work with and easier to use than in any previous version of Windows. Users will have “all new themes” to work with, right from the start.
Users will be able to “stay productive” with this version of Windows, with easy-to-use spaces and ways to separate sections of screens. You will be encouraged to “tweak your apps” as such. Windows 11 is made to be easy to use across multiple screens, both big and small.
There will be a custom font with widgets, lots and lots of touch screen features and “auto-adapt” features galore. Microsoft suggests that this version, more than any previous one, is made to be used in multiple ways, with multiple ways to input: typing, tapping, voice, clicking and typing.
If you want to get your hands on this next version of Windows as soon as possible, you’ll want to make sure you have a piece of hardware that can handle it. Lucky for you, Microsoft seems to have created an OS update that can work with the widest variety of hardware builds possible. You could even run it on that laptop you have buried in your closet! Take a look at the timeline below to learn more about how you can access this OS yourself, soon!
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