<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
is	O
a	O
major	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
it	O
introduces	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
redesigned	O
interface	O
,	O
new	O
productivity	O
and	O
social	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
updates	O
to	O
security	O
and	O
accessibility	O
and	O
alongside	O
improvements	O
to	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
System	I-Application
:	O
Updates	O
to	O
the	O
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
a	O
design	O
language	O
introduced	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
is	O
"	O
effortless	O
,	O
calm	O
,	O
personal	O
,	O
familiar	O
,	O
complete	O
,	O
and	O
coherent.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
redesign	O
focuses	O
on	O
simplicity	O
,	O
ease	B-General_Concept
of	I-General_Concept
use	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
flexibility	O
,	O
addressing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
deficiencies	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
interfaces	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
feature	O
rounded	O
geometry	O
,	O
refreshed	O
iconography	O
,	O
new	O
typography	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
refreshed	O
colour	O
palette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
"	O
Mica	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
opaque	O
Material	O
that	O
is	O
tinted	O
with	O
the	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
desktop	O
wallpaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Start	O
menu	O
:	O
The	O
Start	O
menu	O
has	O
been	O
significantly	O
redesigned	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
adhering	O
to	O
the	O
principles	O
of	O
the	O
updated	O
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Live	O
Tiles	O
feature	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
pinned	O
apps	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
cloud-powered	O
"	O
Recommended	O
"	O
section	O
that	O
shows	O
recently	O
opened	O
files	O
and	O
documents	O
from	O
any	O
location	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
and	O
OneDrive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
buttons	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
left-hand	O
corner	O
as	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notification	O
Center	O
&	O
Quick	O
Settings	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Action	O
Center	O
from	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
Notification	O
Center	O
and	O
a	O
Quick	O
Settings	B-Application
menu	O
,	O
both	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
lower-right	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
Taskbar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Notification	O
Center	O
contains	O
all	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
notifications	O
and	O
a	O
full-month	O
calendar	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Quick	O
Settings	B-Application
menu	O
lets	O
the	O
user	O
manage	O
common	O
PC	B-Application
settings	I-Application
quickly	O
and	O
easily	O
like	O
Volume	O
,	O
Brightness	O
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Focus	O
Assist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Directly	O
above	O
the	O
Quick	O
Settings	B-Application
menu	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
see	O
media	O
playback	O
information	O
when	O
watching	O
a	O
video	O
on	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
when	O
listening	O
to	O
music	O
in	O
apps	O
like	O
Spotify	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
File	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
:	O
The	O
File	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
on	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
has	O
been	O
refreshed	O
with	O
the	O
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Ribbon	O
interface	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
command	O
bar	O
with	O
a	O
revamped	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
a	O
Mica	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Themes	O
:	O
In	O
addition	O
to	O
new	O
default	O
themes	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
for	O
both	O
Light	O
and	O
Dark	B-General_Concept
mode	I-General_Concept
,	O
it	O
also	O
includes	O
four	O
new	O
additional	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
also	O
adds	O
new	O
high-contrast	O
themes	O
for	O
people	O
with	O
visual	O
impairments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sounds	O
:	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
system	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sounds	O
are	O
slightly	O
different	O
depending	O
on	O
whether	O
the	O
theme	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
light	O
or	O
dark	B-General_Concept
mode	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Widgets	O
:	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
adds	O
a	O
new	O
taskbar	O
flyout	O
named	O
"	O
Widgets	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
displays	O
a	O
panel	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Start	I-Application
,	O
a	O
news	O
aggregator	O
with	O
personalized	O
stories	O
and	O
content	O
(	O
expanding	O
upon	O
the	O
"	O
news	O
and	O
interests	O
"	O
panel	O
introduced	O
in	O
later	O
builds	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
updates	O
several	O
system	O
dialog	O
boxes	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
alert	O
for	O
when	O
the	O
battery	O
is	O
running	O
low	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
taskbar	O
previews	O
have	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
reflect	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
's	O
new	O
visual	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hidden	O
icons	O
flyout	O
on	O
the	O
lower-right	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
taskbar	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
redesigned	O
to	O
match	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
's	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touch	O
keyboard	O
:	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
introduces	O
thirteen	O
new	O
themes	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
touch	O
keyboard	O
,	O
including	O
3	O
hardware-matching	O
themes	O
that	O
match	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
keyboard	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
adds	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
resize	O
the	O
touch	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
typing	O
:	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
new	O
voice	O
typing	O
launcher	O
to	O
easily	O
start	O
voice	O
typing	O
in	O
a	O
selected	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
turned	O
off	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
turned	O
on	O
in	O
Settings	B-Application
and	O
placed	O
in	O
any	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touch	O
improvements	O
:	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
also	O
features	O
an	O
improvement	O
to	O
touch-based	O
interactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
seems	O
to	O
be	O
optimized	O
for	O
desktops	O
and	O
tablets	O
without	O
combining	O
the	O
two	O
like	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Language	O
and	O
input	O
switcher	O
:	O
A	O
switcher	O
that	O
will	O
show	O
up	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
Quick	O
Settings	B-Application
menu	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
switch	O
languages	O
and	O
keyboard	O
layouts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DirectStorage	O
:	O
Originally	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
it	O
requires	O
a	O
graphics	O
card	O
supporting	O
DirectX	B-Application
12	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
NVMe	B-Application
solid-state	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
install	O
and	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
on	O
their	O
devices	O
using	O
the	O
new	O
Windows	O
Subsystem	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
WSA	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Open	O
Source	O
Project	O
(	O
AOSP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
runs	O
with	O
Intel	O
Bridge	O
Technology	O
,	O
a	O
runtime	O
post-compiler	O
that	O
enables	O
apps	O
written	O
for	O
other	O
architectures	B-General_Concept
to	O
run	O
on	O
x86	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
apps	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Amazon	O
Appstore	O
,	O
or	O
through	O
other	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
unified	O
storefront	O
for	O
apps	O
and	O
other	O
content	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
redesigned	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
now	O
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
distribute	O
Windows	B-Library
API	I-Library
,	O
progressive	B-Application
web	I-Application
applications	I-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
packaging	O
technologies	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
standard	O
Universal	O
Windows	O
Platform	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
will	O
also	O
enable	O
users	O
to	O
install	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
onto	O
their	O
devices	O
via	O
the	O
Amazon	O
Appstore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
:	O
This	O
collaboration	O
platform	O
is	O
directly	O
integrated	O
into	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Settings	B-Application
:	O
This	O
app	O
has	O
been	O
redesigned	O
to	O
be	O
visually	O
pleasing	O
,	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
inclusive	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
left-handed	O
navigation	O
that	O
persists	O
between	O
pages	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
adds	O
breadcrumbs	O
as	O
the	O
user	O
navigates	O
deeper	O
into	O
the	O
settings	B-Application
to	O
help	O
them	O
know	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
and	O
not	O
get	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Settings	B-Application
app	O
also	O
includes	O
brand	O
new	O
pages	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
controls	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
that	O
highlight	O
key	O
information	O
and	O
frequently	O
used	O
settings	B-Application
for	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
adjust	O
as	O
they	O
need	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
new	O
controls	O
span	O
across	O
several	O
category	O
pages	O
like	O
System	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
&	O
devices	O
,	O
Personalization	O
,	O
Accounts	O
and	O
Windows	O
Update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
adds	O
expandable	O
boxes	O
for	O
pages	O
with	O
many	O
settings	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snipping	O
Tool	O
:	O
In	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
both	O
the	O
legacy	O
Snipping	O
Tool	O
and	O
newer	O
Snip	O
&	O
Sketch	O
apps	O
have	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
Snipping	O
Tool	O
app	O
with	O
the	O
combined	O
functionality	O
of	O
both	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
Settings	B-Application
page	O
for	O
the	O
Snipping	O
Tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
Snipping	O
Tool	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
dark	B-General_Concept
mode	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calculator	B-Application
:	O
Like	O
the	O
Snipping	O
Tool	O
,	O
Calculator	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
new	O
app	O
theme	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Calculator	B-Application
has	O
been	O
completely	O
rewritten	O
in	O
C#	B-Application
and	O
includes	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mail	B-Protocol
and	I-Protocol
Calendar	I-Protocol
:	O
These	O
apps	O
have	O
been	O
updated	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
visual	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
include	O
rounded	O
corners	O
and	O
other	O
adjustments	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photos	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Photos	B-Application
app	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
viewing	O
experience	O
,	O
editing	O
features	O
,	O
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
,	O
WinUI	O
controls	O
,	O
rounded	O
corners	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photos	B-Application
app	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
set	O
up	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
image	O
viewer	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
will	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
explore	O
collections	O
,	O
albums	O
,	O
and	O
folders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Collection	O
feature	O
remains	O
unchanged	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
will	O
show	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
photos	B-Application
and	O
screenshots	O
,	O
organized	O
in	O
proper	O
order	O
by	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Photos	B-Application
app	O
is	O
also	O
getting	O
a	O
floating	O
menu	O
with	O
new	O
editing	O
controls	O
and	O
will	O
let	O
users	O
compare	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
pictures	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tips	O
:	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
refreshed	O
Tips	O
app	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
look	O
and	O
additional	O
UI	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
over	O
100	O
new	O
tips	O
to	O
get	O
started	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
or	O
to	O
learn	O
new	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paint	B-Application
:	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
oldest	O
Windows	B-Application
apps	I-Application
,	O
which	O
remained	O
unchanged	O
since	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
has	O
been	O
given	O
an	O
updated	O
user	O
interface	O
with	O
rounded	O
corners	O
and	O
the	O
Mica	O
material	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
prominent	O
change	O
to	O
Paint	B-Application
is	O
a	O
new	O
simplified	O
toolbar	O
,	O
a	O
rounded	O
color	O
palette	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
drop-down	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notepad	B-Application
and	O
Voice	B-Application
Recorder	I-Application
also	O
feature	O
refreshed	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
apps	O
now	O
feature	O
designs	O
adhering	O
to	O
the	O
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
principles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
apps	O
have	O
been	O
redesigned	O
to	O
align	O
with	O
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
is	O
also	O
getting	O
a	O
new	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
app	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
's	O
Groove	O
Music	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Protocol
app	I-Protocol
:	O
An	O
updated	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
app	I-Protocol
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
such	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
Gaming	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
are	O
integrated	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
minimum	O
system	O
requirements	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
only	O
officially	O
supports	O
devices	O
with	O
a	O
Trusted	O
Platform	O
Module	O
2.0	O
security	O
coprocessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
now	O
requires	O
devices	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
to	O
include	O
Virtualization-Based	O
Security	O
(	O
VBS	O
)	O
,	O
Hypervisor-Protected	O
Code	O
Integrity	O
(	O
HVCI	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Secure	O
Boot	O
built-in	O
and	O
enabled	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
also	O
features	O
hardware-enforced	O
stack	O
protection	O
for	O
supported	O
Intel	O
and	O
AMD	O
processors	O
for	O
protection	O
against	O
zero-day	O
exploits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
Home	O
SKUs	O
require	O
an	O
Internet	O
connection	O
and	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
account	O
for	O
first-time	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
