Windows 11 has changed some of the requirements that were in Windows 10. For example, you will need 4 GB of RAM instead of the 1 or 2 GB that the 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows 10 need. In addition, Windows 11 only has version 64-bit, so 32-bit processors, the remaining ones must be very old, will not be able to receive this update. But without a doubt, the biggest controversy comes from the obligation to have a TPM 2.0 chip in your computer. The TPM is a security chip, a cryptoprocessor that is used to store Windows encryption keys and thus protect the privacy of your most sensitive files. In many cases, you have to activate the TPM from the Windows UEFI, because it is possibly something that your computer has without you knowing it.
There are methods to install Windows 11 on computers without TPM, and Microsoft has said that these computers will have more errors, and will not receive security updates to the operating system, nor will they receive the periodic updates that they release every half year or every year with new features.
Features of Windows 11
Below, we leave you a list of all the new features of Windows 11, which represents an important facelift compared to what Windows 10 is. There are many aesthetic changes with a complete facelift, but there are also many new features under the hood. Here you have the list with everything.
- New Start Menu: The Start menu and shortcuts to your pinned apps are placed in the center of the taskbar, although this is something you can change to move it to the left. The start menu also changes, and there are no longer any tiles to show a much cleaner design with a system of shortcuts to applications fixed to it and another system of recommended applications. There is also an option to see the complete list of apps as always, and a search engine so you can find specific things.
- Compatibility with Android applications: The big surprise of Windows 11 is that you will be able to install Android applications through the Amazon store. They will be integrated into the Microsoft Store, although it is a feature that will not be ready for launch day, and will possibly arrive throughout next year.
- New and better application store: When they arrive, Android apps will be part of the new Microsoft Store, an application store that has been renewed and greatly improved. Microsoft is being very aggressive, and no longer even charges a commission for developers to bring their apps to the store. This has meant that, even in its beta phase, it already has many more and more powerful apps than the Windows 10 store. You will see many web apps, but also complete applications and games, with much better-organized menus and options and where more attention is paid. to the top applications.
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- Classic applications emancipated: Some classic Windows applications will no longer be installed directly in the operating system, but will be installed through the Microsoft Store, updating independently of the system, directly from the application store.
- New screenshots app: The snipping app is going to change in Windows 11. It changes aesthetically to adapt to the new design language of the operating system, but it is also reorganized so that the cropping mode can be configured before starting it.
- New Windows Terminal: No more having to choose between the command prompt or PowerShell. Now, Windows 11 will have a new terminal application, in which you can have different tabs with the command prompt or PowerShell. All in one, and being able to customize its design.
- Improved default apps – Microsoft has created a team to improve pre-installed Windows apps. We will see the changes over time, but the idea will be to make them good enough so that it is not so necessary to look for alternatives. Some of them already have a redesign almost ready, such as Paint, Photos, Mail, Calendar, and more.
- Rounded edges: Another aesthetic change that will attract a lot of attention is that rounded edges will return in Windows 11, both in applications and games or any window you open in the operating system.
- Changes to floating menus: Windows 11’s floating menus will also have rounded edges, remaining cohesive with the rest of the operating system’s design language.
- New context menu: Among the floating menus, the Windows 11 context menu will also change all its content. It will be much simpler, with copy and paste options above, and less content in its body. Of course, you will have an option to show the Windows 10 context menu with all its options.
- Customizing virtual desktops: Using multiple virtual desktops in Windows 10 goes up several levels. You could already rename us and everything else, but you can also manually change applications from one to another, and the most interesting thing, is you can put a different wallpaper on each of them so that that helps you differentiate them.
- Changes in Windows Explorer: Windows Explorer is also modified, becoming a little cleaner and less dense, with the idea of optimizing it for touch screens.
- A more consistent design: All in all, in general, we will have a more consistent design without the system’s performance being affected, quite the opposite.
- New split screen options: In Windows 11, when you hover the mouse pointer over the maximize or minimize window icon, new options will be displayed to arrange multiple windows on the same screen. Not only a split screen divided into two, but even into three or four parts, being able to choose which window you place in each position. Finally, there will also be new icons for several classic apps like Notepad.
- Concentration sessions are coming: The Alarms and Clock application will no longer only show the time and will allow you to set alarms. It will also allow you to set up concentration sessions. This means that for some time that you set, Windows will stop issuing notifications or warnings so as not to distract you.
- It’s time to renew icons: There are going to be many changes to the icons in Windows 11. On the one hand, the operating system will begin to get rid of those icons that it has been dragging since Windows 95 and XP to change them for new ones. Additionally, it will also change the colors of the main Windows folder icons. They will no longer be just yellow, but multiple colors.
- New default fonts: Microsoft also makes changes to the font. There will be a new default font for Office after 15 years of using Calibri, and Microsoft has also confirmed that there will be new fonts for Windows 11 in the future.
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Here, you should know that these features are common to Windows 11. However, if you have a company, you can look at what the Windows 11 Pro version offers more. There are not many new options in terms of operation, but it does add security options, configuration facilities and access to employees’ computers.