Microsoft made quite bold claims about Windows 10 and released it as a service instead of an operating system. Since then, Windows 10 was considered the last version of Windows. Now 2021 is underway, technology is moving fast, and things are different now. Microsoft has listed an expiry date for Windows 10 ahead of the June 24 launch event.
Microsoft is holding the Windows 11 event on June 24, and Microsoft has also released an 11-minute video on YouTube about it. The video has a collection of startup sounds of different Windows versions, which is quite slow. When you speed up the video, you can hear a new startup sound that you might hear on Windows 11. The company has just updated its official documents stating the EOL date for Windows 10.
Windows 10 end date declared
All Windows 10 operating system versions will be supported with security updates until October 14, 2025. i.e., people have enough time of 2 years to upgrade to Windows 11. The date of October 14, 2025, applies to all versions of Windows 10, including Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro Education, and Windows 10 Pro for Workstation.
On June 24, Microsoft will land on the platform to announce what the “Sun Valley” update for Windows is expected to be. Rumors have so far pointed to a massive visual with better connectivity features for the latest device for Windows.
The operating system has completed 6 years since Windows 10 was introduced in 2015. Obviously, working on Window 10 and its performance has been quite spectacular. Earlier, Windows XP and Windows 7 were considered successful OS.
Expectations from Windows 11
With Windows 11, it is expected that Microsoft will bring most of the content of Windows 10 from the last few builds. In addition to new icons and themes, the new Windows can bring easy control and a smart action center with mobile devices.
It remains to be seen whether Microsoft releases it as a free software update for licensed Windows 10 users. The company also launched Windows 10 as a free software update.
One feature which might appear in Windows 11 is a floating Start Menu. Another example is the Taskbar’s floating jump lists. A whole other feature is rounded corners and menus, as well as a revamped Action Center with “sliders.” Some of these can be seen in the gallery above.
Aside from the visual redesign, there are a number of other features that could be included in Windows 11. The first one is a redesigned Microsoft Store, which gives creators more money and allows classic Win32 apps like Google Chrome to run.
A remodeled settings app, which was recently leaked by a French publication, is another thing.
The Settings app will now include battery usage information. This type of feature has been available on smartphones for a long time, but it has been notably missing from Windows.
Other features widely speculated to be moving from ‘Sun Valley’ to Windows 11 also include the ability to remove most of the pre-installed Microsoft apps, improvements to snap assist for external displays, and a taskbar-based dashboard for your Microsoft Account.
In addition, recent test builds suggest that the taskbar and the File Explorer process, which is usually found in Task Manager, have finally been separated.
Predictions for Windows 11 tablet
As of Windows 8, tablet mode is one of the operating system’s weak points.
The most important widely expected feature is a new ‘gesture layer’ that would sit just above the user interface and enable trackpad-like gestures on a touchscreen.
Both pen and audio inputs are predicted to be refined further, with a new UI for audio and a context menu for pen both scheduled.
These tablet features could serve as a showcase for Windows 11, especially with Microsoft’s upcoming Surface products. The fact that its forthcoming tablets will have a new numbered operating system might be a major selling point for fresh users in the future.
Davis Johnson is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Davis has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.
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