Microsoft is releasing its first Windows 11 preview build
today. Windows Insiders can download the Windows 11 preview (build 22000.51)
right now, which includes access to the new Start menu, multitasking features,
and overhauled Microsoft Store. Unlike the previous Windows 11 leak, this
official preview also features an updated File Explorer that replaces the
ribbon with a command bar to simplify file management a little more.
Most of the Windows 11 visual changes that Microsoft
revealed last week will be available in this initial preview. The new Start
menu with its centered launcher-like interface is part of this build, alongside
rounded corners throughout the OS and improvements to the notification center,
volume flyouts, and more. If your PC has an accelerometer, the Windows 11 lock
screen will also include a parallax motion effect Windows 11’s new themes and
dark / light mode improvements are also part of this preview, alongside the new
Widgets feature. All of the new themes Glow, Captured Motion, Sunrise, and Flow
are designed with the centered taskbar in mind, and Microsoft has coupled them
with new sounds in Windows 11 as you use the OS. Two big Windows 11 features are
missing, though: Microsoft Teams integration and Android apps on Windows. Both
are still being developed and tested by Microsoft but will appear in later
preview builds. This Windows 11 preview also includes Microsoft’s new Snap
Groups and Snap Layouts features, to improve multitasking across a variety of
screen sizes. These new Snap features build on a lot of the multitasking
features that have been in Windows for years but make them easier to discover
and more useful particularly in multiple-monitor scenarios.
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