Overview
After 5 years, Microsoft has announced their major upgrade Windows 11. It would give a fight to Mac OS. But this is in the beta stage and Microsoft will launch the stable version of Windows 11 later this year. Some rumours show that it would be launched in October.
The new windows look glassy and with rounded corners. It looks sleek and transparent. The taskbar is bought in the centre and it can also be moved to the left. The notification panel or action centre gets a new look. Setting panel also looks new and added with simplified features.
The design looks fresh and some of them were Linux. The dark theme looks cool and performance was better than windows 10. Yet it is still in beta stage. It is so buggy and updates have been provided to fix this. Once the stable release is out we could find a clean OS. It would be a great relief for Windows 10 users.
With Windows 11, they introduced Chat from Microsoft Teams integrated in the taskbar. It can instantly connect through text, chat, voice or video with all of your personal contacts, anywhere, no matter the platform or device they’re on, across Windows, Android or iOS.
For Windows 10 users with fulfilled hardware requirements, the update will be free of cost. For Windows 7 or 8 or 8.1, Microsoft would charge for them.
Current windows 11 can be downloaded using windows insider program. Reminder that should be noted down is it shouldn’t be downloaded in the primary system. Because it is still in beta.
System requirement:
To install or upgrade to Windows 11, devices must meet the following minimum hardware requirements:
- Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with two or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor or system on a chip (SoC).
- RAM: 4 gigabytes (GB) or greater.
- Storage: 64 GB* or greater available storage is required to install Windows 11.
- Additional storage space might be required to download updates and enable specific features.
- Graphics card: Compatible with DirectX 12 or later, with a WDDM 2.0 driver.
- System firmware: UEFI, Secure Boot capable.
- TPM: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0.
- Display: High definition (720p) display, 9″ or greater monitor, 8 bits per color channel.
- Internet connection: Internet connectivity is necessary to perform updates, and to download and use some features.
- Windows 11 Home edition requires an Internet connection and a Microsoft Account to complete device setup on first use.
Don’t worry if your system doesn’t meet the system requirements, Microsoft will continue to give updates till 2025.
If you are using Intel 8th gen and above and you don’t know how to check TPM whether it is available or not and how to activate TPM 2.0 will be updated in the next blog if requested.
Full list of Intel processor that get Windows 11 update is below:
– Intel 8th Gen
– Intel 9th Gen
– Intel 10th Gen (Comet Lake)
– Intel 10th Gen (Ice Lake)
– Intel 11th Gen (Rocket Lake)
– Intel 11th Gen (Tiger Lake)
– Intel Xeon Skylake-SP
– Intel Xeon Cascade Lake-SP
– Intel Xeon Cooper Lake-SP
– Intel Xeon Ice Lake-SP
It’s been said that Windows 11 were also being tested on Intel 7th gen, it is not confirmed that it would support or not. They also said that TPM 2.0 would be compulsory.
Full list of AMD processor that get Windows 11 update is below:
– AMD Ryzen 2000
– AMD Ryzen 3000
– AMD Ryzen 4000
– AMD Ryzen 5000
– AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000
– AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000
– AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3000
– AMD EPYC 2nd Gen
– AMD EPYC 3rd Gen
It can also be checked by Windows PC health check app. Which would help to find whether the system can support Windows 11 or not.
Feature-specific requirements for Windows 11
Some features in Windows 11 have increased requirements beyond those listed above in the minimum requirements section. Below are some additional details regarding requirements for key features:
- 5G support requires a 5G capable modem.
- Auto HDR requires an HDR monitor.
- BitLocker to Go requires a USB flash drive (available in Windows Pro and above editions).
- Client Hyper-V requires a processor with second level address translation (SLAT) capabilities (available in Windows Pro and above editions).
- Cortana requires a microphone and speaker and is currently available on Windows 11 for Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom and United States.
- DirectStorage requires an NVMe SSD to store and run games that use the “Standard NVM Express Controller” driver and a DirectX12 GPU with Shader Model 6.0 support.
- DirectX 12 Ultimate is available with supported games and graphics chips.
- Presence requires a sensor that can detect human distance from device or intent to interact with device.
- Intelligent Video Conferencing requires a video camera, microphone and speaker (audio output).
- Multiple Voice Assistant (MVA) requires a microphone and speaker.
- Snap three-column layouts require a screen that is 1920 effective pixels or greater in width.
- Mute/Unmute from Taskbar requires a video camera, microphone and speaker (audio output). App must be compatible with the feature to enable global mute/unmute.
- Spatial Sound requires supporting hardware and software.
- Teams require a video camera, microphone and speaker (audio output).
- Touch requires a screen or monitor that supports multi-touch.
- Two-factor Authentication requires use of PIN, biometric (fingerprint reader or illuminated infrared camera), or a phone with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth capabilities.
- Voice Typing requires a PC with a microphone.
- Wake on Voice requires a Modern Standby power model and microphone.
- Wi-Fi 6E requires new WLAN IHV hardware and driver and a Wi-Fi 6E capable AP/router.
- Access all the apps you need and multi-task with ease with tools like Snap layouts, Desktops, and a new more-intuitive redocking experience.
- Windows Hello requires a camera configured for near infrared (IR) imaging or fingerprint reader for biometric authentication. Devices without biometric sensors can use Windows Hello with a PIN or portable Microsoft compatible security key.
- Windows Projection requires a display adapter which supports Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 2.0 and a Wi-Fi adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct.
- Xbox (app) requires an Xbox Live account, which is not available in all regions. See Xbox Live Countries and Regions for the most up-to-date information on availability. Some features in the Xbox app will require an active Xbox Game Pass subscription.
- Also a new slide bar in the left to look for widgets and quick news tabs.
Android apps on Windows 11
The big point is that Microsoft doesn’t care what kind of app you made. It can be Win32, .NET, UWP, Xamarin, Election, React Native, Java, a PWA, or something else, and Microsoft wants it in the store.
Microsoft announced that Adobe Creative Cloud, Disney+, TikTok, and Zoom are all coming to the Store. Moreover, it’s bringing Microsoft Teams and even Visual Studio to its virtual storefront. That’s a big deal, especially Visual Studio.
This is opening up the Microsoft Store in a big way. Previously, big-time apps like Google Chrome were left out because of Microsoft’s own rules. Now, it’s a whole lot easier to put your app in the Store. It is done through the Amazon App store.
You can install Android apps just like you can install any other kind of apps on Windows. There’s no need to get them from the Amazon Appstore; you can download an APK and install it.
Here are the link for unofficial Windows 11 OS which can be downloaded at your own risk with proper installation, check again the windows 11 supported specification.
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