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And the all-new design is perfect for it

This is the latest version of the Windows operating system with a new interface and other new features such as the new Microsoft Store, new AI-powered personalized feed and improved performance of the Microsoft Edge browser, integrated Microsoft Teams chat in the taskbar and more. ! What’s new in Windows 11: – Windows 11 will have a completely new design. Microsoft definitely needs a good reason to change its previous announcements and abandon Windows 10 anyway by introducing a new operating system number. The Redmond giant has long been preparing a redesign for an update codenamed Sun Valley (“Sun Valley”) – apparently, this was the name of Windows 11.

– Startup and system items will float above the bottom bar

The Sun Valley project has appeared on the network for a long time – Microsoft regularly revealed details of the new interface style, industry representatives shared with previously unknown information, and popular designers in their circles developed realistic concepts based on all this data. Start is the calling card and face of every recent version of Windows. Not surprisingly, in Windows 11, the developers will transform it again, but not so much in terms of functionality as in terms of visuals: the Start window will hover over the bottom bar. We have to admit that this small change makes the system much cooler. Judging by information from the network, Microsoft will not radically change the “internal properties” of this menu – the updates will affect only the design of the window itself.

– Right angles will disappear, replaced by fillets

The control panel will also float and will have exactly the same design as “Start”. The action center will be combined with the control buttons together – something similar has long been used in some other operating systems. Almost all mentions of this new menu indicate that it will be an island: control buttons will be placed in a separate panel, notifications will be in another, and specific items (for example, the player) in a separate panel. Indeed, industry insiders and concept designers do not agree on this issue: some are convinced that Microsoft will not change its traditions and keep right angles, while others are convinced that in 2021 Microsoft will follow the fillet trend. The latter fits the definition of “all new Windows” better: moving menus just aren’t enough to make a new design truly new.

– There will be transparent background with blur everywhere

Threads are expected to affect virtually 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 lines in all possible interface elements, others combine them with right angles. There is disagreement on the web about the style of the window display islands, the design of the corners and the levitating effect of the menu, but almost everyone agrees on the transparency of the windows. Most leaks and design renders show transparency and blur in all windows, whether it’s at least the Start menu or Explorer. In addition, these effects are also found in the assembly of the canceled Windows 10X operating system, which Microsoft developed in parallel with the Sun Valley project for devices with two screens and weak gadgets.

– New font already shown

The so-called acrylic transparency means the use of new effects when hovering over elements, as well as increased space between elements: those areas of the interface with which the user interacts will certainly become larger, and page titles will be condensed. Windows 11 will likely 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.