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These features make the new version better than Windows 10

These features make the new version better than Windows 10

Windows 11 is here, and with the modern design, it brings many innovations with it. Take a look at some of the key new features that are not present in Windows 10.

Because October 5 is Windows 11 First from Microsoft Compatible PCs and notebooks. The automatic update will be gradually released for many devices over the next year. Of course, if you want to get it right away, you can try installing it manually. If you want to be patient, this article will give you an overview of the highlights of the update, which will make it easier to work with your computers. Here we go.



Windows 11: Centralized or left-aligned start menu?

Windows 11 has a new, centralized Start menu. (Screenshot: Windows 11 / D3N)

One of the most fascinating innovations Windows 11 Updated, more modern design, in addition to the standard positioning of the Start menu: it has been moved from left to center and is neat. Microsoft exchanged life tiles for app icons, which are now reminiscent of smartphone apps.



So you push the start menu back to the left

Windows 11: Under Customization> Taskbar> Taskbar Alignment you move the Start menu to its old location. (Screenshot: Windows 11 / D3N)

Some of you may not be used to switching – but there is a solution: you can find the taskbar orientation option in the settings under Customization> Taskbar, in which you can choose between center and left.

Completeness. (Screenshot: Windows 11 / D3N)



Multitasking is getting better in Windows 11

With the Snap tool, you can conveniently arrange the app windows to suit your own needs. (Screenshot: Windows 11 / D3N)

For users who have multiple windows and applications open at once, the new “snap” function is a blessing. This makes it easy to arrange the screen up to four windows in a row or on top of one another. To use the feature, move the mouse pointer over the window maximization icon and a small menu will appear where you can choose from four to six settings depending on the screen size. Alternatively, press the Windows + Z key combination. You can set it up by clicking on the layout you want.



Windows 11: Snap Layout Grouping

But that’s not all, because Windows 11 shows your arrangement in the taskbar when you hover the mouse pointer over the respective processors. Here you can switch between single application view and snap system if needed.

You can find the Snap group in the taskbar. (Screenshot: Windows 11 / D3N)



Windows 11 upgrades to virtual desktops

With Windows 11 you can create different virtual desktops for different purposes and customize them with different background images if you wish. So you can set up desktops for gaming, streaming or other purposes.



Windows finally remembers how windows were arranged in exterior views

The Windows 11 external screen remembers how you organized applications and windows. (Screenshot: Windows 11 / D3N)

Windows 11 brings innovations not only to the virtual desktop, but also to the use of the second screen. The computer can now remember how your windows are set up on the external monitor. So in the future if you disconnect the connection between the notebook and the display and then reinstall it, all the program windows will end up where you left off. This may seem like a small change, but anyone working with an external monitor will find it more comfortable.



Microsoft Groups on the System Plate – How do I remove it?

Microsoft groups can be found as “chat” by default on the system tray, but it can be deleted. (Screenshot: Windows 11 / D3N)

Makes Windows 11 teams the standard Messenger processor developed in the factory system tray. But if you do not use the application personally or in the business environment, it will be superfluous in its new key position.

To get more space for other applications, open Settings> Customization and Taskbar. Uncheck the chat here, the teams have disappeared from view.



Pay attention when working: Use the watch app

Windows 11 wants to help you with the focus work – optionally with Spotify’s music. (Screenshot: Windows 11 / D3N)

With Windows 11, Microsoft drilled the clock app. This will help you now to focus on some work and study phases. The so-called focus function can be activated by option Focus on the sessions Adjust to suit your own needs. In addition to focusing times, you can set goals. This functionality is integrated with the processor that needs to be done in Windows 11. You can join the music in the focus sessions by connecting the tool with Spotify.

In the Notification Assistant you can determine if you want to receive notifications while focusing. (Screenshot: Windows 11 / D3N)

If you are at the point of focus, you can also set which notifications should reach you further. Under these you can find Organization > Notification Assistant Under determine Priority list Let’s define them more briefly.



Coming soon: Use the Android app under Windows 11

Android Apps Coming to Windows 11 (Screenshot: Microsoft / D3N)

What is possible soon: You will be able to run Android processors on your Windows computer in the future. The feature, announced in June, is being developed in conjunction with Intel and Amazon, so you can download and install apps from the Amazon App Store.

In terms of integration, they should appear on the system tray and be located at the edges of the screen, such as Windows applications. Until then, take a look around the redesigned Microsoft Store.

You can also find widgets in Windows 11 – click the blue and white icon in the taskbar to open them. (Screenshot: Windows 11 / D3N)

Last but not least, the widget bar you can call a button on the taskbar is new. Translucent window displays weather, news, your calendar and other content. You have the option to decide for yourself which widgets should be displayed. When you click on News and Weather, the Edge browser opens with more details. Cannot select alternate browser to open links. It also has a standard browser switch with Microsoft Windows 11 Unnecessarily complicated.

In general, we can say that the newer version of Windows is more of a rounder and visually appealing than Windows 10. The first release of the new Windows generation does not seem completely circular. Remnants of old designs are still found here and there in the deeper parts of the system. Microsoft is on the right track, but the manufacturer has to come up with a simple browser change again. This kind of nudity annoys users. This is contradictory General Philosophy of MicrosoftTo be more transparent.

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