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And a completely new design is perfect for this
This is the latest version of the Windows operating system, with a new interface and other new features such as the new Microsoft Store, a new personalized feed powered by AI and improved performance of the Microsoft Edge browser, Microsoft Teams chat integrated into the taskbar and much more! What’s new in Windows 11: – Windows 11 will have a completely new design. Microsoft clearly needs a good reason to reverse its past claims and still abandon Windows 10 by introducing a new operating system number. The Redmond giant has long been preparing a redesign for an update under the codename Sun Valley (“Sun Valley”) – apparently, this was the name Windows 11. The Sun Valley project has been circulating on the net for a long time – Microsoft has regularly leaked details of the new interface style, insiders have shared previously unknown information, and popular designers in their circles have drawn realistic concepts based on all this data.
– Startup and system items will float above the bottom bar
Start is the business card and face of every recent version of Windows. It is not surprising that in Windows 11 developers will transform it again, but not so much functionally as visually: the Start window will hover above the bottom bar. We must admit that this small change makes the look of the system much fresher. Judging by the information from the network, Microsoft will not radically change the “insides” of this menu: innovations will affect only the design of the window itself. The control panel will also float, and its design will be exactly the same as that of “Start”.
– Right angles will disappear, they will be replaced by fillets
The action center will be combined with the control buttons together – a similar one has long been used in some other operating systems. Almost all mentions of this new menu indicate that it will be an island: the control buttons will be located on a separate panel, notifications will be on another, and specific elements (such as a player) on another separate one. In fact, insiders and concept designers disagree on this point: some are sure that Microsoft will not change its traditions and will keep right angles, while others are convinced that in 2021 Microsoft will follow the trend of bars. The latter fits the definition of “completely new Windows” better: floating menus are simply not enough for a new design to be considered truly new. Bars are expected to affect practically everything in the system, from context menus and system panels to all application windows.
– There will be a translucent background with blur everywhere
It is true that concept designers also differ on this issue: some draw bars in all possible interface elements, others combine them with right angles. There is disagreement on the web about the island style of window display, the design of corners and the levitation effect of the menu, but almost everyone is unanimous about the transparency of windows. The vast majority of leaks and design renders show transparency and blurring in all windows, be it at least the Start menu or Explorer. Moreover, these effects are also present in the assembly of the canceled Windows 10X operating system, which Microsoft was developing for devices with two screens and weak gadgets in parallel with the Sun Valley project. The so-called acrylic transparency involves the use of new effects when hovering over elements, as well as increased spacing between elements: those areas of the interface with which the user interacts will certainly become larger, and the page titles will be thickened.
– New font that has already been shown
Windows 11 will most likely use the default font Segoe UI Variable responsive, 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.