Windows 11

The logo of Windows 11

### Created On

30/05/2021 (Since the start of development with Windows 11 build 21996.1 and during the 10X cancellation)

### End of Support

05/10/2026 (Not correct, mainstream)05/10/2031 (Not correct, extended)

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### Beta(s)

Pre-Dev Channel (+ leaked build)Dev ChannelRelease Channel*

Windows 11 was an imagined and created OS, released on October 5th 2021 and its launch being made on June 24th 2021 or June 23rd 2021. The OS was made for Microsoft to celebrate 10 years of Windows 7 until on how much they progressed and later the 6th year of Insider Preview in Nickel builds. Windows 11 was confirmed, unlike in previous years, which Microsoft didn't really want to release any new OS and make updates for Windows 10 every half a year.

### System Requirements

Many people didn't really like Windows 11's system requirements, as they were really strict as Windows Vista's and requires Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 chip, in order for a safer OS, compared from Windows 10. Windows 10 later added this new optional feature, to check if its enabled or disabled and added the new Windows 11 health check application, so that you can check if Windows 11 meets the minimum system requirements or not. Overall these are all the managed requirements for Windows 11.

* Secure Boot
* UEFI
* 4 GB RAM
* Processor with 1 GHz or faster with 2 cores
* 64 GB empty storage or emptier
* TPM (Trusted Profile Module) 2.0 Chip
* DirectX 12 with WDDM 2.0
* 8 bits per color channel
* 720p display that is greater than 9"
* For Home SKU, the Internet Connectivy and your Microsoft Account need to be included.
* Windows 10 Version 2004 or later

### New Features and changes

* The brand new Microsoft Store: The new Android apps have been released, with a new fluent interface, along with a new store icon and an updated scroll bar and splash screen. It includes new options and more new applications. Rounded corners are now also applying.
* The brand new Photos application: The toolbar of when you edit an image has been updated to match with the new interface, along with brand new features being included, too and a different interface, with updates to a few pages.
* The brand new Calculator: Calculator has been updated, to use a different tile animation while going to different modes, with implementing the M+, M-, MS keys, too. The scientific mode has been updated with a rehauled converter and uses now flly rounded croners. The Acrylic material for blur in the calculator has been replaced with the Mica Material.
* Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams has been implemented, which is the new Windows Meeting applicaion for Windows 11 and later incoming OS's. It was 1st released in build 22000.100, but was only into the Dev channel. In later builds, it was also released and in the beta channel.
* Snap layouts: Snap layouts were implemented while hovering over the maximize button, instead of just setting the one window to another in Windows 10.
* Brand new Start Menu: The Start Menu has been completely improved from shell and now features new animations and the new recommended apps panel and a new different interface. The Search box into the Start Menu, which gets you to the Search application has been improved with a new UI. This Search box wasn't included in Pre-Dev and Dev builds, 21996, 22000.1 and 22000.51, making it to be later added in Windows 11 build 22000.65.
* Taskbar icons: Taskbar icons now have an animation, while opening the UWP applications and settings, including the Start Orb, News and Interests and task View. They also have changed to match with the fluent icons and the Start button has changed after in a while, to resemble the new flag.
* Taskbar Tray Icons: The taskbar tray icons have been given new icons and new flyouts have been made. The Action Center was replaced, with the calendar and notification flyouts, while the Internet / Network, Sound and Battery tray icons get you to the new Quick Settings flyout. The language input fly out is also updated to include the new interface and now it also works with typing the Windows Key + Spacebar, instead of only just Shift + Alt. The show all icons button is also updated, without being given a new tray icon, for its fly out to have rounded corners and the new acrylic design, while enabling window transparency in the Settings.
* Brand New Touch Keyboard: The Touch keyboard is slightly updated, to include a new emoji, hand writing and key board interface. The new GIFs and animated emojis were also added and support for more emojis has been implemented. It's also more easier to see the Clipboard history and the emoticons, by just simply going into the Windows Touch Keyboard. It can now also be personalized, if you go to the settings and has lots of sets of default themes that you can add, or edit the theme of the Windows Touch Keyboard.
* New refined log in screen and lock screen: The log in screen has been updated to have a new rounded cornered Password or PIN interface. Support for the password options has returned back, with Password, Windows Hello and other. The icons have been slightly updated, including the Network and Power Options. The lock screen is also now refined, to introduce the new tray icons and move the clock to the middle top, instead from the bottom left and includes Segoe UI Variable Text Display support inside of it, including the log in screen, update strings, boot screen and power screens.
* Sounds: The sounds have been updated to use the newer scheme from Windows 10X, except the Start-up sound is once again updated and the ring and alarm sounds have reutrned to their Windows 10 and 8.1 style.
* Other apps have also got thier new design, such as File Explorer and other.
* Lots of known miscellaneous changes were occured, too.
* Lots of bugs have been fixed, though the OS itself is still really buggy.
* OOBE and Set-up: The OOBE has been updated to use the same Windows 10X OOBE, except it's a bit alternated to include new animated images and the Windows 11 mentions, including new pages and the Windows 11 blur wallpaper and acrylic design. The Set-up as of its Modern Set-up client is completely updated, to use a different interface and is now simpler, than Windows 10 and text are now bigger, within its icon being changed to the Windows 11 flag. The media step boxes have been also updated to include the 11 mention and the new flag, too. With the classic client, the icon has been only updated and the fonts have been also updated, too.
* Brand new icons: The icons have been updated, to be more acrylic and fluent themed, to match respectively with the Windows 11 style, including and the File Explorer icon.
* News and Interests: It now has a really different interface and widgets are now returned back, with implemenitng new options and rehauled pages, including tiles having thier own gradient from their bottom, too. The clock is now also displayed from the top and now the frames have rounded corners.
* New architecture: 2 new architecture have been also implemented, which are based with the x64 architecture and x86 architecture has been removed.

### Results and Market

Windows 11 so far has a really good market, but its criticism is making Windows 11 not available yet for many people to upgrade. Windows and Microsoft Users really want tabs into File Explorer, which were asked for the 1st time in the Windows 10 fluent design announcement, because of the video. As of feedback then, tabs have been added in Windows 11 build 22572, but became inaccessible and removed later in build 22579. Also, many people don't really like the new interface yet, as it seems still really lazy, but now they hired new designers, to make the interface and animations better. It got criticized by its consistency, since all of the system icons are updated, but not the programs and some UWP applications themselves, which make them to be lefted for the General Availability. Some icons then, such as Windows Sandbox, Quick Assist, On-Screen Keyboard and Magnifier have been updated to match with the fluent design and more applications have been updated, too with a fluent neumorphic design and the new dark theme, too. The OS has been also confirmed to be criticized by its performance, as it looked a lot more buggy in the General Availability, but it has been fixed in a later developer and beta build, in order to enjoy the experience of Windows 11 much more than thought. The Market of Windows 11 is by far nearly 10% as of April 2022. Though as another result, it's good for Windows to have feedbacks for the OS and it feels really gorgeous and clean. The community did though criticized it a lot at first in build 21996, since it wasn't even completed yet and was a dissapointment, but now it isn't.

## Gallery

LogoWin 11 Start MenuWin 11 File ExplorerImage of the Snap Layouts in Win 11Log in ScreenBoot Screen (Normal)Boot Screen (WinUI 3)
## References

1.Analysis: Windows 11 has leaked. It's a bunch of BS - CNN

2.Upgrade to the New Windows 11 OS | Microsoft

3.Windows 11 Tips, Tricks & Features | Microsoft