<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
is	O
the	O
latest	O
major	O
release	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
any	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
devices	O
that	O
meet	O
the	O
new	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
system	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
features	O
major	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
shell	I-Application
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
canceled	O
Windows	B-Application
10X	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
redesigned	O
Start	O
menu	O
,	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
live	O
tiles	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
separate	O
"	O
Widgets	O
"	O
panel	O
on	O
the	O
taskbar	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
tiled	O
sets	O
of	O
windows	B-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
minimized	O
and	O
restored	O
from	O
the	O
taskbar	O
as	O
a	O
group	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
gaming	O
technologies	O
inherited	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
such	O
as	O
Auto	B-Application
HDR	I-Application
and	O
DirectStorage	O
on	O
compatible	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
(	O
IE	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Chromium-based	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
as	O
the	O
default	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
shell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
allow	O
more	O
flexibility	O
in	O
software	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
distributed	O
via	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
to	O
support	O
Android	B-Application
apps	B-Application
on	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
(	O
including	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Amazon	O
to	O
make	O
its	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
available	O
for	O
the	O
function	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
security	O
considerations	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
requirements	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
were	O
increased	O
over	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
only	O
officially	O
supports	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
on	O
devices	O
using	O
an	O
eighth-generation	B-Device
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
CPU	O
or	O
newer	O
(	O
with	O
some	O
minor	O
exceptions	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
second-generation	O
AMD	O
Ryzen	O
CPU	O
or	O
newer	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
850	O
ARM	B-Architecture
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
or	O
newer	O
,	O
with	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
secure	O
boot	O
and	O
Trusted	O
Platform	O
Module	O
(	O
TPM	O
)	O
2.0	O
supported	O
and	O
enabled	O
(	O
although	O
Microsoft	O
may	O
provide	O
exceptions	O
to	O
the	O
TPM	O
2.0	O
requirement	O
for	O
OEMs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
removed	O
support	O
for	O
32-bit	B-Device
x86	I-Device
CPUs	O
and	O
devices	O
that	O
use	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-release	O
coverage	O
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
focused	O
on	O
its	O
stricter	O
hardware	O
requirements	O
,	O
with	O
discussions	O
over	O
whether	O
they	O
were	O
legitimately	O
intended	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
security	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
or	O
as	O
a	O
ploy	O
to	O
upsell	O
customers	O
to	O
newer	O
devices	O
and	O
over	O
the	O
e-waste	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
improved	O
visual	O
design	O
,	O
window	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
stronger	O
focus	O
on	O
security	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
various	O
modifications	O
to	O
aspects	O
of	O
its	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
that	O
were	O
seen	O
as	O
worse	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
dissuade	O
users	O
from	O
switching	O
to	O
competing	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
at	O
21%	O
worldwide	O
is	O
the	O
2nd	O
most	O
popular	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
in	O
use	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
at	O
3.5	O
×	O
the	O
market	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
runs	O
on	O
5.9	O
%	O
of	O
personal	B-Device
computing	I-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2015	O
Ignite	O
conference	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
employee	O
Jerry	O
Nixon	O
stated	O
that	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
would	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
confirmed	O
was	O
"	O
reflective	O
"	O
of	O
its	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
was	O
considered	O
to	B-Architecture
be	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
,	O
with	O
new	O
builds	O
and	O
updates	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
"	O
Windows	B-Application
10X	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
future	O
edition	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
designed	O
exclusively	O
for	O
dual-touchscreen	B-Device
devices	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Surface	B-Device
Neo	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
modified	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
designed	O
around	O
context-sensitive	O
"	O
postures	O
"	O
for	O
different	O
screen	O
configurations	O
and	O
usage	O
scenarios	O
,	O
and	O
changes	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
centered	O
taskbar	O
and	O
updated	O
Start	O
menu	O
without	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
's	O
"	O
live	O
tiles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	O
Windows	B-Application
applications	I-Application
would	O
also	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
"	O
containers	O
"	O
to	O
ensure	O
performance	O
and	O
power	O
optimization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
Windows	B-Application
10X	O
devices	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
Panos	O
Panay	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
chief	O
product	O
officer	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
we	O
continue	O
to	O
put	O
customers	O
 '	O
needs	O
at	O
the	O
forefront	O
,	O
we	O
need	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
meeting	O
customers	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
now	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
announced	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
10X	O
would	O
only	O
launch	O
on	O
single-screen	O
devices	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
would	O
"	O
continue	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
the	O
right	O
moment	O
,	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
our	O
OEM	O
partners	O
,	O
to	O
bring	O
dual-screen	O
devices	O
to	O
market	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
reports	O
emerged	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
refresh	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
codenamed	O
"	O
Sun	O
Valley	O
"	O
,	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
late-2021	O
feature	O
update	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Cobalt	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internal	O
documentation	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
aim	O
for	O
"	O
Sun	O
Valley	O
"	O
was	O
to	O
"reinvigorat[e]"	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
"	O
fluid	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
consistent	O
application	O
of	O
WinUI	B-Language
,	O
while	O
reports	O
suggested	O
Microsoft	O
planned	O
to	O
adapt	O
UI	B-Application
elements	O
seen	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
a	O
job	O
listing	O
referring	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
sweeping	O
visual	O
rejuvenation	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
"	O
had	O
been	O
posted	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
begun	O
to	O
implement	O
and	O
announce	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
visual	O
changes	O
and	O
other	O
new	O
features	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
10	I-Application
Insider	I-Application
Preview	I-Application
builds	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
system	O
icons	O
(	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
shell	O
resources	O
dating	O
back	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
)	O
,	O
improvements	O
to	O
Task	O
View	O
to	O
allow	O
changing	O
the	O
wallpaper	O
on	O
each	O
virtual	B-Application
desktop	I-Application
,	O
x86-64	B-Device
emulation	O
on	O
ARM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
adding	O
the	O
Auto	B-Application
HDR	I-Application
feature	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Head	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Servicing	O
and	O
Delivery	O
John	O
Cable	O
stated	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
10X	O
had	O
been	O
canceled	O
and	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
accelerating	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
key	O
foundational	O
10X	O
technology	O
into	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
products	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Build	O
2021	O
developer	O
conference	O
,	O
CEO	O
and	O
chairman	O
Satya	O
Nadella	O
teased	O
about	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
during	O
his	O
keynote	O
speech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
a	O
week	O
after	O
Nadella	O
's	O
keynote	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
started	O
sending	O
invitations	O
for	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Windows	B-Application
media	O
event	O
at	O
11:00a.m.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
posted	O
an	O
11-minute	O
video	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
start-up	O
sounds	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
on	O
June10	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
people	O
speculating	O
both	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
event	O
and	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
start-up	O
sound	O
video	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
as	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
a	O
virtual	O
event	O
hosted	O
by	O
Chief	O
Product	O
Officer	O
Panos	O
Panay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nadella	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
re-imagining	O
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
details	O
for	O
developers	O
such	O
as	O
updates	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
the	O
new	O
Windows	B-Application
App	I-Application
SDK	I-Application
(	O
code-named	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
Reunion	I-Application
"	O
)	O
,	O
new	O
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
guidelines	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
were	O
discussed	O
during	O
another	O
developer-focused	O
event	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
name	O
was	O
accidentally	O
released	O
in	O
an	O
official	O
Microsoft	O
support	O
document	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leaked	O
images	O
of	O
a	O
purported	O
beta	O
build	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
's	O
desktop	O
surfaced	O
online	O
later	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
leak	O
of	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
build	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screenshots	O
and	O
leaked	O
build	O
show	O
an	O
interface	O
resembling	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
canceled	O
Windows	B-Application
10X	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
redesigned	O
out-of-box	O
experience	O
(	O
OOBE	O
)	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
June	O
24	O
media	O
event	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
"	O
Holiday	O
2021	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
release	O
will	O
be	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
for	O
compatible	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
devices	O
through	O
Windows	B-Application
Update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
preview	O
build	O
and	O
SDK	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Insiders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
six	O
years	O
earlier	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
longest	O
time	O
span	O
between	O
successive	O
releases	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
beating	O
the	O
time	O
between	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
(	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2001	O
)	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
(	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
television	O
commercial	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
premiered	O
during	O
the	O
2021	O
NFL	O
Kickoff	O
Game	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
showcase	O
a	O
"	O
feeling	O
of	O
immersion	O
and	O
fluidity	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
imagery	O
of	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
features	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Halo	O
Infinite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
promotional	O
campaigns	O
on	O
release	O
day	O
included	O
the	O
Burj	O
Khalifa	O
in	O
Dubai	O
being	O
illuminated	O
with	O
imagery	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
logo	O
and	O
default	O
"	O
Bloom	O
"	O
wallpaper	O
,	O
and	O
Mikey	O
Likes	O
It	O
ice	O
cream	O
parlors	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
distributing	O
free	O
cups	O
of	O
"	O
Bloomberry	O
"	O
ice	O
cream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
a	O
support	O
document	O
listed	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
as	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
officially	O
released	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
opt-in	O
,	O
in-place	O
upgrade	O
through	O
either	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
Installation	O
Assistant	O
application	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
perform	O
the	O
upgrade	O
,	O
or	O
generate	O
an	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
or	O
USB	B-Protocol
install	O
media	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
via	O
Windows	B-Application
Update	O
in	O
a	O
phased	O
rollout	O
;	O
Microsoft	O
anticipated	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
would	O
be	O
available	O
via	O
Windows	B-Application
Update	O
to	O
all	O
eligible	O
devices	O
by	O
mid-2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
installations	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
on	O
eligible	O
hardware	O
may	O
present	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
upgrade	O
during	O
the	O
OOBE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retail	O
copies	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
(	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
license	B-Application
key	I-Application
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
flash	B-Device
drive	I-Device
)	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
digital	O
licenses	O
became	O
available	O
via	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
Windows	B-Application
release	O
since	O
2015	O
,	O
builds	O
upon	O
its	O
predecessor	O
by	O
revamping	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
to	O
follow	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
new	O
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
guidelines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
redesign	O
,	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
ease	B-General_Concept
of	I-General_Concept
use	I-General_Concept
and	O
flexibility	O
,	O
comes	O
alongside	O
new	O
productivity	O
and	O
social	O
features	O
and	O
updates	O
to	O
security	O
and	O
accessibility	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>
The	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
unified	O
storefront	O
for	O
apps	B-Application
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
Win32	B-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
Universal	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
Platform	I-Device
apps	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
allow	O
third-party	O
application	O
stores	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
)	O
to	O
distribute	O
their	O
clients	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
supports	O
x86-64	B-Device
software	O
emulation	O
on	O
ARM-based	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collaboration	O
platform	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
accessible	O
via	O
the	O
taskbar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
will	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
OS	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
claims	O
performance	O
improvements	O
such	O
as	O
smaller	O
update	O
sizes	O
,	O
faster	O
web	O
browsing	O
in	O
"	O
any	O
browser	B-Application
"	O
,	O
faster	O
wake	O
time	O
from	O
sleep	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
faster	O
Windows	B-Application
Hello	O
authentication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
ships	O
with	O
the	O
Chromium-based	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
(	O
for	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
or	O
support	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
rendering	O
engine	O
MSHTML	B-Application
(	O
Trident	B-Application
)	O
is	O
still	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
for	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
reasons	O
,	O
and	O
Edge	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
with	O
Group	O
Policy	O
to	O
render	O
whitelisted	O
websites	O
in	O
"	O
IE	O
Mode	O
"	O
(	O
which	O
still	O
uses	O
IE	O
's	O
rendering	O
engine	O
MSHTML	B-Application
,	O
instead	O
of	O
Blink	B-Language
layout	I-Language
engine	I-Language
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
since	O
the	O
original	O
retail	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
to	O
not	O
ship	O
with	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
app	I-Protocol
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Auto	B-Application
HDR	I-Application
and	O
DirectStorage	O
technologies	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
will	O
be	O
integrated	O
into	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
;	O
the	O
latter	O
requiring	O
a	O
graphics	B-Device
card	I-Device
supporting	O
DirectX	O
12	O
and	O
an	O
NVMe	B-Application
solid-state	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
redesigned	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
is	O
present	O
frequently	O
throughout	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
building	O
upon	O
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
System	I-Application
;	O
translucency	O
,	O
shadows	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
color	O
palette	O
,	O
and	O
rounded	O
geometry	O
are	O
prevalent	O
throughout	O
the	O
UI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prevalent	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
is	O
an	O
appearance	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Mica	O
"	O
,	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
opaque	O
,	O
dynamic	O
material	O
that	O
incorporates	O
theme	O
and	O
desktop	O
wallpaper	O
to	O
paint	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
long-lived	O
windows	B-Application
such	O
as	O
apps	B-Application
and	O
settings	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
interface	O
and	O
start	O
menu	O
takes	O
heavy	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
now-canceled	O
Windows	B-Application
10X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Segoe	B-Protocol
UI	I-Protocol
font	O
used	O
since	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
a	O
variable	O
version	O
,	O
improving	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
scale	O
between	O
different	O
display	O
resolutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
taskbar	O
's	O
buttons	O
are	O
center-aligned	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
permanently	O
pinned	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
;	O
it	O
cannot	O
be	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
,	O
left	O
,	O
or	O
right	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
as	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
without	O
manual	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
registry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Widgets	O
"	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
taskbar	O
displays	O
a	O
panel	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Start	I-Application
,	O
a	O
news	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
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>
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
is	O
similarly	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
taskbar	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
pop-up	O
showing	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
recent	O
conversations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
File	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
was	O
updated	O
to	O
replace	O
its	O
ribbon	O
toolbar	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
toolbar	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
context	O
menus	O
have	O
been	O
redesigned	O
to	O
move	O
some	O
tasks	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
copy	O
and	O
paste	O
)	O
to	O
a	O
toolbar	O
along	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
menu	O
,	O
and	O
hide	O
other	O
operations	O
under	O
an	O
overflow	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Task	O
View	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
features	O
a	O
refreshed	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
giving	O
separate	O
wallpapers	O
to	O
each	O
virtual	B-Application
desktop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
window	O
snapping	O
functionality	O
has	O
been	O
enhanced	O
with	O
two	O
additional	O
features	O
;	O
hovering	O
over	O
a	O
window	O
's	O
maximize	O
button	O
displays	O
pre-determined	O
"	O
Snap	O
Layouts	O
"	O
for	O
tiling	O
multiple	O
windows	B-Application
onto	O
a	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
tiled	O
arrangement	O
of	O
windows	B-Application
can	O
be	O
minimized	O
and	O
restored	O
from	O
the	O
taskbar	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
snap	O
group	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
display	O
is	O
disconnected	O
in	O
a	O
multi-monitor	B-General_Concept
configuration	O
,	O
the	O
windows	B-Application
that	O
were	O
previously	O
on	O
that	O
display	O
will	O
be	O
minimized	O
rather	O
than	O
automatically	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
same	O
display	O
is	O
reconnected	O
,	O
the	O
windows	B-Application
are	O
restored	O
to	O
their	O
prior	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Subsystem	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
WSA	O
)	O
became	O
available	O
to	O
Beta	O
channel	O
builds	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
for	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
install	O
and	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
apps	B-Application
on	O
their	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
install	O
Android	B-Application
apps	B-Application
through	O
any	O
source	O
using	O
the	O
APK	B-Application
file	I-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amazon	O
Appstore	O
client	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
is	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
Subsystem	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Amazon	O
Appstore	O
became	O
available	O
to	O
Release	O
channel	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
Release	O
build	O
22000.527	O
released	O
that	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WSA	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Intel	O
Bridge	O
runtime	O
compiler	O
;	O
Intel	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
technology	O
is	O
not	O
dependent	O
on	O
its	O
CPUs	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
supported	O
on	O
x86-64	B-Device
and	O
ARM	B-Architecture
CPUs	O
from	O
other	O
vendors	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
runs	O
on	O
devices	O
with	O
a	O
Trusted	O
Platform	O
Module	O
2.0	O
security	O
coprocessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
the	O
TPM	O
2.0	O
coprocessor	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
critical	O
building	O
block	O
"	O
for	O
protection	O
against	O
firmware	B-Application
and	O
hardware	O
attacks	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>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
also	O
supports	O
multi-factor	O
authentication	O
and	O
biometric	O
authentication	O
through	O
Windows	B-Application
Hello	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
two	O
main	O
editions	O
;	O
the	O
Home	O
edition	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
intended	O
for	O
consumer	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Pro	O
edition	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
additional	O
networking	O
and	O
security	O
features	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
BitLocker	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
join	O
a	O
domain	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
Home	O
may	O
be	O
restricted	O
by	O
default	O
to	O
verified	O
software	O
obtained	O
from	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
(	O
"	O
S	O
Mode	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
Home	O
requires	O
an	O
internet	O
connection	O
and	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
account	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
first-time	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
this	O
restriction	O
will	O
also	O
apply	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
Pro	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
SE	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
edition	O
exclusively	O
for	O
low-end	O
devices	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
education	O
market	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
S	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
competes	O
primarily	O
with	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
managed	O
via	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Intune	I-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
changed	O
based	O
on	O
feedback	O
from	O
educators	O
to	O
simplify	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
reduce	O
"	O
distractions	O
"	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Snap	O
Layouts	O
not	O
containing	O
layouts	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
applications	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
all	O
applications	O
opening	O
maximized	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
and	O
Widgets	O
being	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
,	O
Minecraft	O
Education	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
Flipgrid	O
,	O
while	O
OneDrive	B-Application
is	O
used	O
to	O
save	O
files	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
SE	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
;	O
third-party	O
software	O
is	O
provisioned	O
or	O
installed	O
by	O
administrators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
target	O
organizations	O
migrating	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
is	O
configured	O
by	O
default	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
extensions	O
from	O
the	O
Chrome	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
Insider	I-Application
program	I-Application
carries	O
over	O
from	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
pre-release	O
builds	O
divided	O
into	O
"	O
Dev	O
"	O
(	O
unstable	O
builds	O
used	O
to	O
test	O
features	O
for	O
future	O
feature	O
updates	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Beta	O
"	O
(	O
test	O
builds	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
feature	O
update	O
;	O
relatively	O
stable	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Dev	O
channel	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Release	O
Preview	O
"	O
(	O
pre-release	O
builds	O
for	O
final	O
testing	O
of	O
upcoming	O
feature	O
updates	O
)	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
OEMs	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
mobile	O
operators	O
)	O
and	O
businesses	O
were	O
offered	O
two	O
options	O
for	O
device	O
imaging	O
:	O
Component-Based	O
Servicing	O
lp.cab	O
files	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
languages	O
to	O
be	O
preloaded	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
boot	O
)	O
and	O
Local	O
Experience	O
Pack	O
.appx	O
files	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
languages	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
supported	O
PCs	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
that	O
process	B-Algorithm
has	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaining	O
67	O
LIP	O
languages	O
that	O
are	O
LXP-based	O
will	O
move	O
to	O
a	O
self-service	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
added	O
by	O
Windows	B-Application
users	O
themselves	O
via	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Settings	O
apps	B-Application
,	O
not	O
during	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
imaging	O
process	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
follows	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Modern	O
Lifecycle	O
Policy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
provides	O
no	O
lifecycle	O
guarantee	O
if	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
machine	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
meet	O
its	O
minimum	O
hardware	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
system	O
requirements	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
differ	O
significantly	O
from	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
only	O
supports	O
64-bit	B-Device
systems	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
using	O
an	O
x86-64	B-Device
or	O
ARM64	B-Architecture
processor	B-General_Concept
;	O
IA-32	B-Device
processors	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
consumer	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
not	O
to	O
support	O
32-bit	O
processors	O
(	O
although	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
to	O
not	O
support	O
them	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minimum	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
storage	O
requirements	O
were	O
also	O
increased	O
;	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
now	O
requires	O
at	O
least	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
64GB	O
of	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
S	O
mode	O
is	O
only	O
supported	O
for	O
the	O
Home	O
edition	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
officially	O
supported	O
list	O
of	O
processors	O
includes	O
Intel	O
Coffee	B-Device
Lake	I-Device
(	O
eighth	O
generation	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
)	O
CPUs	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
AMD	O
Zen+	O
CPUs/APUs	O
and	O
later	O
(	O
which	O
include	O
the	O
"	O
AF	O
"	O
revisions	O
of	O
Ryzen	O
1000	O
CPUs	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
underclocked	O
Zen+	O
CPUs	O
that	O
supplant	O
Ryzen	O
1000	O
parts	O
that	O
could	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
manufactured	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
change	O
in	O
process	B-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
and	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
850	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compatibility	O
list	O
includes	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i7-7820HQ	O
,	O
a	O
seventh-generation	O
processor	B-General_Concept
used	O
by	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Studio	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
although	O
only	O
on	O
devices	O
that	O
shipped	O
with	O
DCH-based	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	B-Operating_System
BIOS	I-Operating_System
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
;	O
a	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
system	O
with	O
Secure	O
Boot	O
and	O
a	O
Trusted	O
Platform	O
Module	O
(	O
TPM	O
)	O
2.0	O
security	O
coprocessor	O
is	O
now	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
newer	O
CPUs	O
also	O
include	O
a	O
TPM	O
implemented	O
at	O
the	O
CPU	O
level	O
(	O
with	O
AMD	O
referring	O
to	O
this	O
as	O
"	O
fTPM	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Intel	O
referring	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
Platform	O
Trust	O
Technology	O
"	O
 [ PTT ] 	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
might	O
be	O
disabled	O
by	O
default	O
and	O
require	O
changing	O
settings	O
in	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
firmware	I-Architecture
,	O
or	O
an	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
firmware	I-Architecture
update	O
that	O
changes	O
the	O
default	O
settings	O
to	O
reflect	O
these	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devices	O
with	O
unsupported	O
processors	O
are	O
not	O
blocked	O
from	O
installing	O
or	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
a	O
clean	O
install	O
or	O
upgrade	O
using	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
installation	O
media	O
must	O
be	O
performed	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
Update	O
will	O
not	O
offer	O
an	O
upgrade	O
from	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
users	O
must	O
also	O
accept	O
an	O
on-screen	O
disclaimer	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
entitled	O
to	O
receive	O
updates	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
damage	O
caused	O
by	O
using	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
on	O
an	O
unsupported	O
configuration	O
are	O
not	O
covered	O
by	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
's	O
warranty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
third-party	O
software	O
may	O
refuse	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
configurations	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
that	O
do	O
not	O
comply	O
with	O
the	O
hardware	O
security	O
requirements	O
,	O
with	O
Riot	O
Games	O
 '	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
Valorant	B-Application
(	O
which	O
uses	O
it	O
to	O
strictly	O
enforce	O
its	O
kernel-level	O
anti-cheat	O
component	O
)	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
such	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
upon	O
its	O
reveal	O
was	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
new	O
design	O
and	O
productivity	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
creating	O
confusion	O
over	O
the	O
minimum	O
system	O
requirements	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
increased	O
system	O
requirements	O
(	O
compared	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
)	O
initially	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
meant	O
that	O
up	O
to	O
60	O
percent	O
of	O
existing	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
PCs	B-Device
were	O
unable	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
faced	O
concerns	O
that	O
this	O
will	O
make	O
the	O
devices	O
electronic	O
waste	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
not	O
specifically	O
acknowledged	O
this	O
when	O
discussing	O
the	O
cutoff	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
sixth	B-Architecture
and	O
seventh	B-Device
generation	I-Device
of	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
processors	O
were	O
prominently	O
afflicted	O
by	O
CPU-level	O
security	O
vulnerabilities	O
such	O
as	O
Meltdown	B-Architecture
and	O
Spectre	B-Error_Name
,	O
and	O
that	O
newer	O
CPUs	O
manufactured	O
since	O
then	O
had	O
increased	O
mitigations	O
against	O
the	O
flaws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Cunningham	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
praised	O
the	O
improvements	O
to	O
its	O
visual	O
design	O
(	O
describing	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
Mica	O
"	O
appearance	O
as	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
visual	O
appearance	O
of	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
arguing	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
"[made]	O
a	O
serious	O
effort	O
"	O
at	O
making	O
the	O
user-facing	O
aspects	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
more	O
consistent	O
visually	O
)	O
,	O
window	O
management	O
,	O
performance	O
(	O
assessed	O
as	O
being	O
equivalent	O
to	O
if	O
not	O
better	O
than	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
other	O
"	O
beneficial	O
tweaks	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
system	O
requirements	O
having	O
brought	O
greater	O
public	O
attention	O
to	O
hardware	O
security	O
features	O
present	O
on	O
modern	O
PCs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
was	O
raised	O
towards	O
Widgets	O
 '	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
third-party	O
content	O
(	O
thus	O
limiting	O
it	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
services	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
regressions	O
in	O
taskbar	O
functionality	O
and	O
customization	O
,	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
easily	O
select	O
default	O
applications	O
for	O
common	O
tasks	O
such	O
as	O
web	O
browsing	O
(	O
now	O
requiring	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
select	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
application	O
for	O
each	O
file	O
type	O
individually	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
unclear	O
justification	O
for	O
its	O
processor	B-General_Concept
compatibility	O
criteria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cunningham	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
I	O
've	O
dug	O
into	O
[	O
Windows	O
11 ]	O
and	O
learned	O
its	O
ins	O
and	O
outs	O
for	O
this	O
review	O
,	O
I	O
've	O
warmed	O
to	O
it	O
more	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
OS	O
was	O
facing	O
similar	O
"	O
public	O
perception	O
"	O
issues	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
11	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
as	O
many	O
performance	O
issues	O
or	O
bugs	O
as	O
Vista	B-Application
had	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
nor	O
was	O
as	O
"	O
disjointed	O
"	O
as	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
that	O
users	O
who	O
were	O
unsure	O
about	O
the	O
upgrade	O
should	O
stay	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
in	O
anticipation	O
of	O
future	O
updates	O
to	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Warren	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
described	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
as	O
being	O
akin	O
to	O
a	O
house	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
renovations	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
"	O
actually	O
using	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
for	O
the	O
past	O
few	O
months	O
has	O
n't	O
felt	O
as	O
controversial	O
as	O
I	O
had	O
expected	O
"	O
—	O
praising	O
its	O
updated	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
as	O
being	O
more	O
modern	O
and	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
new	O
start	O
menu	O
for	O
feeling	O
less	O
cluttered	O
than	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
iteration	O
,	O
updates	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
stock	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
Snap	O
Assist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warren	O
noted	O
that	O
he	O
rarely	O
used	O
the	O
Widgets	O
panel	O
or	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
that	O
he	O
preferred	O
the	O
weather	O
display	O
that	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
offered	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
n't	O
use	O
Teams	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
his	O
friends	O
and	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
to	O
include	O
more	O
"	O
traditional	O
"	O
desktop	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
still	O
felt	O
like	O
a	O
work	O
in	O
progress	O
,	O
noting	O
UI	B-Application
inconsistencies	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
dark	O
mode	O
and	O
new	O
context	O
menu	O
designs	O
not	O
being	O
uniform	O
across	O
all	O
dialogues	O
and	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
UWP	O
Settings	O
app	O
still	O
falling	O
back	O
upon	O
legacy	O
Control	O
Panel	O
applets	O
for	O
certain	O
settings	O
)	O
,	O
regressions	O
to	O
the	O
taskbar	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
move	O
it	O
,	O
drag	O
files	O
onto	O
taskbar	O
buttons	O
to	O
focus	O
the	O
corresponding	O
application	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
clock	O
only	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
primary	O
display	O
in	O
multi-monitor	B-General_Concept
configurations	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
promised	O
features	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
dynamic	O
refresh	O
rate	O
support	O
and	O
a	O
universal	O
microphone	O
mute	O
button	O
)	O
not	O
being	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
would	O
n't	O
rush	O
out	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
but	O
I	O
also	O
would	O
n't	O
avoid	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
all	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
still	O
feels	O
familiar	O
and	O
underneath	O
all	O
the	O
UI	B-Application
changes	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
same	O
Windows	B-Application
we	O
've	O
had	O
for	O
decades.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
World	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
"	O
sacrifices	O
productivity	O
for	O
personality	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
cohesion	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
upon	O
changes	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
use	O
local	O
"	O
offline	O
"	O
accounts	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
Home	O
,	O
regressions	O
to	O
the	O
taskbar	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
functionally	O
worse	O
"	O
start	O
menu	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
integration	O
having	O
privacy	O
implications	O
and	O
being	O
a	O
ploy	O
to	O
coerce	O
users	O
into	O
switching	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
File	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
obscuring	O
common	O
functions	O
under	O
unclear	O
icons	O
,	O
forcing	O
users	O
to	O
scroll	O
through	O
many	O
options	O
to	O
discourage	O
changing	O
the	O
default	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
from	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
OS	O
"	O
anecdotally	O
feels	O
less	O
responsive	O
,	O
slower	O
,	O
and	O
heavier	O
than	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
concluded	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
"	O
feels	O
practical	O
and	O
productive	O
,	O
but	O
less	O
so	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
in	O
many	O
aspects	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
best	O
features	O
were	O
either	O
"	O
hidden	O
deeper	O
within	O
"	O
,	O
required	O
specific	O
hardware	O
(	O
DirectStorage	O
,	O
Auto	B-Application
HDR	I-Application
)	O
or	O
were	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
launch	O
(	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
support	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
