Windows 11: The successor to Windows 10 has been leaked in advance

What does the future hold for Windows, which Microsoft is offering at a large-scale event on June 24? Users are already getting the answer today: trustworthy screen shots after first making rounds on the internet, now the full download of the new Windows is now available: and it speaks to Windows 11.

Test build is available online

Screenshots of the pre-release version with built-in 21996.1 were original Byte In the meantime, it seemed, among other things Tom Warren of On the edge Many more screenshots, The first video and – based on Microsoft’s Windows Start Sound suite – shared the new Windows 11 launch sound. This is possible because the complete build 21996.1 has now reached the network via unofficial channels. Next On the edge Is Windows Central Its legitimacy is confirmed on the basis of its own evidence.

Here is a first look at Windows 11. There is a new start menu, rounded corners, new start sound and so on https://t.co/VDS08QPsl5 pic.twitter.com/OkCyX3TtmI

– Tom Warren (omtomwarren) June 15, 2021

This is the new Windows 11 startup sound pic.twitter.com/UQZNFBtAxa

– Tom Warren (omtomwarren) June 15, 2021

The UI is reminiscent of Windows 10X

The user interface of the new operating system, which is actually Windows 11, is reminiscent of what Microsoft showed about Windows 10X in late 2019 – however, Windows 10X was removed from the roadmap in May. Instead, Windows 10 should prioritize a major design update of Project Sun Valley. Windows 11 may have been behind this for a long time, or the Sun Valley is still being released for Windows 10. However, this point is not yet clear.

Many questions remain open

It is clear which path Microsoft will take with Windows 11. What differentiates “Windows 11” from Windows 10 and when it will be released is not yet known. Microsoft has until June 24 to clarify both points.