Microsoft to Reveal New Stuff About Windows this June; Windows 11 Coming?

RJ Pierce, Tech Times 03 June 2021, 07:06 pm

Microsoft looks like it's preparing to reveal new stuff about their Windows operating systems this month, and it's got a lot of fans anticipating.

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Overclock3D.net reports that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently confirmed the company's plans to showcase the so-called "next generation" of Windows, which for all intents and purposes might be Windows 11. Because frankly, what can they do for Windows 10 at this point?

The alleged reveal is slated for June 24, which is almost six years after the first launch of Windows 10. Apparently, the upcoming new version of the OS isn't going to be called Windows 11 anymore, but rather just Windows. The reveal event is going to be all-digital, according to CNET, where Microsoft promised massive changes to the OS.

This announcement of the digital event was made via the official Windows Twitter account, which teased what looks like to be the new logo for the upcoming operating system.

Unlike a lot of Windows and Surface events, however, Microsoft is setting their event time slot to 11:00 AM ET, according to The Verge. With this announcement, it looks like they're moving on from the scrapping of Windows 10X, which was supposed to be a lightweight version of their operating system, to rival ChromeOS.

Microsoft Windows 11: What Can Fans Expect?

Let's go back to Windows 10X. When it was scrapped, Microsoft was hard at work on a lot of features that would've made it an excellent operating system. A good number of 10X's best features were supposed to be ported to vanilla Windows 10 in an update. That said, those features will also make perfect sense to be added to Windows 11.

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Among these features include a host of visual and functionality improvements. There was a new design for the Start menu, modernized looks for system icons, a more streamlined File Explorer, and last but not least, the scrapping of really old icons dating back to the Windows 95 era. Remember that icon for "save?" That is something that likely a lot of Windows 10 users never even heard of: the 3.5-inch diskette.

Now, let's move on to predictions concerning the release date and pricing. Remember during the early days of Windows 10, when it was once offered as a free upgrade to Windows 7 users? That was a major leap in terms of availability because it didn't lock millions of users out behind a paywall. For the next generation of the OS, it makes a lot of sense for Microsoft to do the same thing.

For everyone else, it's going to be more or less standard procedure. A lot of new installations will likely need to purchase standalone licenses, with most of these first-time buyers being OEMS equipping their desktops and laptops with the new operating system, according to Windows Central.

Obviously, a lot of other features won't be revealed until June 24, which makes every other rumor meaningless except pure speculation.

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Written by RJ Pierce