Windows 11 on tablets is much improved thanks to the introduction of gestures and a new on-screen keyboard that much more similar to the one on your phone. You also get improved grouping and snapping of open windows, allowing you to multitask more effectively. There’s a new widgets panel which can show the weather, stocks, news and more, replacing the old Start Menu’s Live Tiles. You’ll find rounded corners everywhere you look and a new centrally positioned Start Menu, although you can return the latter to the side if you’d prefer. What’s Windows 11 like?Ĭlearly wanting to avoid upsetting millions by making radical changes (as it ultimately did with Windows 8), Microsoft has kept the same basic layout, albeit with a significant redesign. To check if your current Windows 10 PC is eligible for the free upgrade to Windows 11, visit to download the PC Health Check app (opens in new tab).Here’s everything you need to know the the operating system, including links to all of our Windows 11 coverage at the bottom of the page. Windows 11 will be available through a free upgrade for eligible Windows 10 PCs and on new PCs beginning this holiday. Indeed, October 6th (Wednesday) could be the actual official day, but we'll have to wait and see.
No final date has been given for the release of Windows 11, but October is a good rule of thumb (and it was even spotted in the Windows 11 presentation). The Windows 11 update is a free upgrade for all Windows 10 users and is optional.
In other words, there are a lot of cavets, so make sure to read Microsoft's full post detailing the how the Insider program will work.įor everyone else Windows 11 (General Release): October 6, 2021? Some of these PCs may be able to move back to the Beta Channel, but at their own risk. In preparation for releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview builds to the Beta Channel later this summer, we are moving PCs that do not meet the hardware requirements for Windows 11 in the Beta Channel to the Release Preview Channel.
Microsoft also comments about the Beta channel: Insiders with PCs already in the Dev Channel have been installing and giving feedback on builds with Windows 11 features since last year. There will be exceptions to which PCs can join the Windows 11 Insider Dev Channel, as Microsoft notes:Īll Windows Insiders who have already been installing builds from the Dev Channel on their PCs up through Jwill be allowed to continue installing Windows 11 Insider Preview builds even if their PC does not meet the minimum hardware requirements.
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