The Windows 11 Leak is now in hot water after Microsoft reportedly complained about it to Google. The company alleges that it violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA.
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The company behind the leaked operating system requested the search engine to take down the results linking to the leaked ISO of the unofficially released Windows 11.
Tom's Guide noted that the latest move of Microsoft raised the credibility of the leak. It suggested that the revealed features are indeed likely to come to the upcoming Windows version.
Windows 11 Leak
Rumors of what comes next to Windows have flooded the internet in the past few days. The leak first graced headlines on June 15. It exactly showed how the interface of the unreleased OS will look like.
Aside from the updated design, instructions on how to revert the new Start Menu to the tiled-Windows 10 version came out as well.
Also, based on the leak alone, it noticeably borrowed some design cues from the discontinued Windows 10X.
For instance, its start menu and system setup look nearly similar.
The known changes of Windows 11 are mostly design updates. The under the hood of the operating system are nearly the same to existing builds.
Microsoft Confirm Windows Leak
While some doubted the unofficial early view of Windows 11, Microsoft admitted that it was the actual copy of the future OS. But it did so unintentionally.
The statement came from a DMCA request to Google. It precisely mentioned it as a "leaked copy of the unreleased Windows 11."
So, is it actually Microsoft's next operating system? Well, yes, if you were to cite the complaint letter.
However, fans should still take it with a grain of salt as early builds could still experience revamps. So what comes next to Windows could still be a complete surprise.
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DMCA Complaint
According to Tech Radar, Microsoft Japan requested Google to take down links of Beebom.com, an Indian technology website that hosts the ISO download of the leaked OS.
Also, Microsoft asked Google to remove an article from the same tech news outlet, which contains the Windows 11 leak.
The DMCA complaint also noted that the Windows 11 ISO, which is up for download on the Indian website, is "copyrighted to Microsoft."
Meanwhile, Microsoft is reportedly announcing something new on June 24. Even before the leak, speculations that Windows 11 is debuting have spread like wildfire.
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Written by Teejay Boris
