Microsoft has been diligently updating Windows 10 during years, adding functions and adjusting the interface. Now, there's a clean break on the horizon: Windows 11, a brand new operating system, to be released at the end of 2021.
Can Windows PCs be upgraded 10 a Windows 11?
Some Windows PCs 10 are eligible to upgrade to Windows 11 when i get to the end of 2021. If your PC can run Windows 11, the update will be free.
It all depends on your PC hardware. Windows system requirements 11 are stricter than Windows 10. As an example, Windows 11 will only run on PC of 64 bits. At the same time, your PC will need a TPM chip 2.0 and UEFI firmware with secure boot capability. Windows-era PCs are almost certainly 7 will not be eligible.
You can check if your PC can run Windows 11 running Free Microsoft PC Health Check App. If the tool says your PC won't run Windows 11, there is a chance that your TPM or Secure Boot is disabled in your computer's UEFI firmware settings. You can try visiting the UEFI firmware settings (BIOS) and enable these functions.
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Can I still use Windows 10?
Windows 11 may seem like a great update for Windows 10, but it is a totally new operating system.
If your current PC is not compatible with Windows 11, or if you just prefer Windows 10 and you would like to stick with your existing operating system, can keep running windows 10.
Microsoft dice Windows 10 will be compatible with security updates until 14 October 2025.
You can continue using Windows 10 no security issues until then. We also hope that software and hardware developers will continue to support Windows. 10 Until that date, and maybe even beyond.
Despite this, some new hardware components are likely, as an example, new CPUs, only work with windows 11.
RELATED: When will Microsoft stop supporting Windows 10?
Can Windows 11 run the same software?
Although Microsoft has been talking a lot about implementing some kind of container system that isolates traditional Windows desktop applications for security, there is no indication that something like this is happening here.
Windows 11 can run the same applications as Windows 10.
Even better: the new Microsoft Store will allow traditional Win32 desktop applications and other software, making classic Windows software work even better on the new version of Windows. Microsoft is not creating a totally new application platform like “Metro” in Windows 8 O “UWP” in Windows 10 this time.
At the same time of that, Windows 11 can run android apps.
What's new in Windows 11?
Windows 11 includes some really useful new features to help you multitask with multiple windows and even work with multiple monitors. The Start menu has been simplified and live tiles have been removed.
Updates keep getting better. Updates will be a 40% smaller and Windows will install them in the background. At the same time, there will only be one big windows update 11 by year, not two big updates per year, as it happened with Windows 10.
The taskbar has a widget panel and Microsoft is integrating Microsoft Teams into the taskbar for easy chatting and calling. (Clearly, Skype hasn't done so well under Microsoft ownership).
We have already mentioned the improvements in the Windows Microsoft Store 11, which are huge: finally, all the windows apps you want can be part of the store. You can even install Android applications from the Store.
There are also some improvements for PC games. Auto HDR and DirectStorage make their way from Xbox Series X to PC, improving graphics in many older games and optimizing load times in newer games on powerful PCs.
What did Microsoft remove from Windows 11?
A range of Windows features are being removed 11. These are some of the most important:
The taskbar is changing and a range of alternatives are being removed. As an example, you can no longer move the taskbar to another edge of the screen; should always be aligned at the bottom. You also can't enable window labels on the taskbar.
The Start menu is drastically simplified. The dynamic mosaics are gone, effectively replaced by widgets in the Widgets panel. You cannot name pinned groups or app folders in the Start menu.
Cortana is no longer pinned to the taskbar by default, and Cortana will no longer talk to you throughout the PC setup procedure.
There are many other changes and Microsoft has a list of features removed. Despite this, usually, functions being removed are things you probably won't miss. (Bye, windows timeline!)
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