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And a completely new design is great 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 Chat Teams 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 previous statements and still abandon Windows 10 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, under that name was Windows 11. The Sun Valley project has been shining on the network for a long time - Microsoft has regularly revealed details of the new interface style, insiders have shared previously unknown information, and the most famous designers in their circles have drawn realistic concepts based on all this data.

- Startup and system elements 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 be above the bottom bar. We must admit that this small change makes the system look much more up-to-date. Judging by the information on the net, Microsoft will not radically change the "insides" of this menu: 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 "Start".

- Right angles will disappear and will be replaced by fillets

The action center will be combined with the control buttons: a similar one has been used for a long time 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 a separate panel. In fact, insiders and concept designers disagree on this point: some are confident that Microsoft will not change its traditions and will keep right angles, while others are convinced that in 2021 Microsoft will follow the fashion of the fillet. The latter fits the definition of "completely new Windows" better: floating menus alone are not enough for a new design to be considered truly new. The files are expected to affect practically the entire system, from context menus and system panels to all application windows.

- There will be a translucent background with blur everywhere

True, on this issue, too, the opinions of concept designers differ: some draw fillets on all possible interface elements, others combine them with right angles. There is disagreement on the web about the style of the showcase island, the design of the corners and the levitation effect of the menus, but almost everyone is unanimous about the transparency of the windows. The vast majority of leaks and design renders show transparency and blurring in all windows, at least in the Start menu or Explorer. In addition, these effects are also found in the assembly of the canceled Windows 10X operating system, which Microsoft was developing in parallel with the Sun Valley project for devices with two screens and weak gadgets. 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 probably use the default Segoe UI Variable responsive font, which has already appeared in Windows 10 Build 21376 for Insiders. Its advantage is that it is suitable for both small texts and large inscriptions.