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And the completely new look is ideal 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 the improved performance of the Microsoft Edge browser, chat with Microsoft Teams integrated into the taskbar and much more! What’s new in Windows 11: – Windows 11 will have a completely new look. Microsoft clearly needs a good reason to go back on its previous claims and continue to abandon Windows 10 with a new operating system number. The Redmond giant has long been preparing a new update with the code name Sun Valley (“Sun Valley”) – apparently under this name it was Windows 11. The Sun Valley project has long flashed on the network – 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 every latest version of Windows. It is not surprising that in Windows 11, developers are transforming it again, but not so much in terms of functionality, but visually: the Start window will float above the bottom bar. True, this small change makes the system look much fresher. Judging by the information from the Internet, Microsoft will not radically change the “interior” 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 that of “Start”.
– Right angles will disappear and will be replaced by rounded ones
The action center will be combined with control buttons – something similar has long been used in some other operating systems. Almost all mentions of this new menu indicate that it will look like an island: control buttons will be on a separate panel, notifications on another, and specific items (for example, the player) on another separate panel. The truth is that insiders and 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 Microsoft will jump on the rounded trend in 2021. The latter is more in line with the definition of “all-new Windows”: floating menus above the screen are not enough for a new design to be considered truly new. Rounding is intended to affect almost 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, designers’ opinions differ: some draw curves in all possible interface elements, others combine them with right angles. There are disagreements online about the style of displaying island windows, the design of corners, and the levitation effect of menus, but almost everyone agrees on the transparency of windows. The vast majority of leaks and design renders show transparency and blurring in all windows, be it at least the Start menu or Explorer. Moreover, these effects are even found 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 – the areas of the interface with which the user interacts will certainly become larger, and the titles of the pages will be bolder.
– New font already shown
Windows 11 will most likely use the Segoe UI Variable responsive font by default, 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.
