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And the new design is great for that
Windows 11 Enterprise Preview Windows 11 The main part of this announcement was the introduction of a significant user interface change codenamed Sun Valley. As we know, a significant part of the UX changes will be borrowed from the Windows 10X shell, and Windows 10X is not coming to the market. Now, as expected, the leaks begin about Windows 11 Windows 11 Enterprise features Windows 11 will get a completely new design. Microsoft clearly needs a good reason to reverse its previous claims and continue to ditch Windows 10 by introducing a new operating system number. The giant from Redmond has long been preparing a redesign for an update with the code name Sun Valley (“Valley of the Sun”) – it seems that Windows 11 has been under this name for a long time on the network – Microsoft has regularly revealed details about the new interface style, insiders shared previously unknown information, and popular designers in their circles drew realistic concepts based on all this data.
Startup and system items will hover above the bottom bar
Start is the calling card and face of every newer version of Windows. It is not surprising that in Windows 11 the developers will transform it again, but not so much in the functional sense as in the visual sense – the Start window will float above the bottom bar. We have to admit that this small change makes the system look much fresher. Judging by the information on the network, Microsoft will not radically change the “interior” 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 that of “Start”.
The right angles will disappear, they will be replaced by rounding
The action center will be combined with the control buttons together – similar has been used for a long time in other operating systems. Almost all mentions of this new menu indicate that it will be insular – controls will be located on a separate panel, notifications will be on another, and specific items (such as players) on another separate panel. True, concept insiders and concept designers do not agree on this issue – some are convinced that Microsoft will not change its tradition and keep right angles, while others are convinced that in 2021 Microsoft will follow the thread fashion. The latter fits the definition of “All-New Windows” better – hovering menus aren’t enough to make a truly new design. Threads are expected to affect almost everything in the system, from context menus and system panels to all application windows.
There will be a transparent background with a fade all over
True, even on this issue, the opinions of concept designers differ – some draw bevels in all possible interface elements, others combine them with right angles. On the web, they disagree about the island style of the window, the design of the corners and the levitation effect of the menu, but almost everyone agrees on the transparency of the window. The vast majority of design leaks and renders show transparency and fading in all windows, whether it’s at least the Start menu or Explorer. Moreover, these effects are even part of the canceled Windows 10X operating system, which Microsoft developed in parallel with the Sun Valley project for dual-screen devices and thin gadgets. The so-called acrylic transparency involves the use of new effects when hovering over elements, as well as increasing the distance between elements – those areas of the interface with which the user interacts will certainly become larger, and page titles will be bold.
A new font that is already displayed
Most likely, Windows 11 will use the default responsive font Segoe UI Variable, which already appeared in Windows 10 Build 21376 for Insiders.