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And a completely new design is perfect for that
The latest version of Windows OS releases includes a new interface and other new features such as the new Microsoft Store, a new personal feed powered by artificial intelligence and best-in-class Microsoft Edge browser performance, Microsoft Teams chat integrated into the taskbar, and much more! What’s new in Windows 11: – Windows 11 will have a completely new design. It’s clear that Microsoft needs a good reason to back down from its previous claims and still abandon Windows 10 by introducing a new operating system number. The Redmond giant has long been preparing the design of the update with the code name Sun Valley («Sun Valley»). 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 business card and face of each latest version of Windows. It’s not surprising that in the Windows 11 operating system, the developers will transform it again, but not so much functionally as visually — the «Start» window will hang above the bottom bar. We must admit 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.
— Rectangles will disappear, replaced by fillets
The Action Center will be combined with the 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 an island — the control buttons will be in one separate panel, notifications — in another, and specific elements (for example, the player) — in another separate panel. In fact, insiders and concept developers disagree on this issue — some are sure that Microsoft will not change its traditions and stick to right angles, while others are sure that in 2021 Microsoft will follow the fillet fashion. The latter is more consistent with the definition of «all-new Windows» — floating menus alone are not enough for the new design to be considered truly new. The fillet is expected to affect practically everything in the system — from context menus and system panels to all application windows.
— There will be a transparent background with blur everywhere
True, even on this issue, the opinions of the concept developers differ — some draw fillets in all possible interface elements, others combine them at right angles. There is some disagreement on the Internet about the style of the window display island, the design of the corners and the effect of menu levitation, but almost everyone unanimously agrees on the transparency of the windows. The vast majority of leaks and design images show transparency and blurring in all windows, whether it is at least the Start menu or the browser. Moreover, these effects are present even when installing the canceled Windows 10X operating system, which Microsoft was developing for devices with two screens and weak applications in parallel with the Sun Valley project. The so-called acrylic transparency implies 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 increase, and the names of the pages will be thickened.
— A new font that has already been shown
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.