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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 AI-powered personalized channel, and best-in-class performance for the Microsoft Edge browser, Microsoft Teams chat integrated into the taskbar, and more! What’s new in Windows 11: – Windows 11 will receive a completely new look. Microsoft clearly needs a good reason to back down from its previous claims and still abandon Windows 10 by introducing a new operating system number. And the completely new look is great for that. The Redmond giant has been preparing a new look for the update, codenamed Sun Valley (“Sun Valley”), for a long time – apparently, under this name it was Windows 11. The Sun Valley project flashed on the network for a long time – Microsoft regularly revealed details of the new interface style, insiders shared previously unknown information, and popular designers in their circles drew realistic concepts based on all this data. – Start and system items will float above the bottom bar. Start is the calling card and face of every latest version of Windows. It is not surprising that in Windows 11 the creators will transform it again, but not so much in terms of functionality, but visually – the Start window will float above the bottom bar. It must be admitted that this small change makes the appearance of the system much fresher. Judging by the information from the network, Microsoft will not radically change the “inside” of this menu – the innovations will only affect the design of the window itself. The control panel will also float, and its design will be exactly the same as the “Start”. The action center will be combined with control buttons – a similar one has long been used in some other operating systems. Almost all mentions of this new menu indicate that it will be island – the control buttons will be on one separate panel, notifications on another, and specific elements (e.g. the player) on yet another separate one. – Right angles will disappear, they will be replaced by roundings. The truth is that insiders and concept designers disagree on this issue – some are convinced that Microsoft will not change its traditions and will keep right angles, while others are convinced that in 2021 Microsoft will follow the fashion for rounded corners. The latter fits better into the definition of “all-new Windows” – the menus floating above the screen alone are not enough for the new design to be considered truly new. Roundings are supposed to affect almost everything in the system, from context menus and system panels to all application windows. True, even on this issue, the opinions of concept designers differ – some draw roundings in all possible interface elements, others combine them with right angles. – There will be a transparent background with blurring everywhere. There is a disagreement on the network about the island style of displaying windows, the design of corners and the effect of levitation of the menu, but almost everyone agrees on the transparency of the windows. The vast majority of leaks and project renders show transparency and blurring in all windows, whether at least in the Start menu or in Explorer. Moreover, these effects are even in the assembly of the canceled Windows 10X operating system, which Microsoft was developing for dual-screen devices and weak gadgets 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 – those areas of the interface with which the user interacts will certainly become larger, and page titles will be bolded. – New font, which has already been shown. Windows 11 will most likely use the default responsive font Segoe UI Variable, which already appeared in Windows 10 Build 21376 for Insiders. Its advantage is that it is equally suitable for small texts and large lettering.