
Widgets bring you closer to information you both want and need.
The startup sound for Windows also makes its return in which you’ll hear when your PC boots up to the Lock screen and is ready to go for you to login. They are also slightly different depending on whether your Windows theme is in dark mode or light mode.
Sounds: The sounds in Windows 11 have been designed to be lighter and more atmospheric. To change your theme, just right-click on your desktop and choose “Personalize”. We have also added new contrast themes for people with visual impairments such as light sensitivity. All the new themes were designed to complement the centered Taskbar. Themes: In addition to brand new default themes for Windows 11 for both dark and light mode, it also includes four additional themes so you can make Windows feel the way you want it to. We are working to publish documentation for app developers on how to do this with their apps soon. App developers will be able to extend the new context menus. We have also introduced beautifully designed context menus when right-clicking in File Explorer or on your desktop. File Explorer: We made File Explorer modern with a clean look and brand-new command bar. Directly above your Quick Settings, you will see media playback controls when playing music or videos in Microsoft Edge or streaming music in apps like Spotify. Quick Settings is the place for you to manage common PC settings quickly and easily like Volume, Brightness, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Focus Assist. Notification Center is the home for all your notifications in the OS and a full-month calendar view. Notification Center & Quick Settings : The lower right corner of Taskbar has a button for Notification Center (WIN + N) and Quick Settings (WIN + A). Try pinning, launching, switching, minimizing, and rearranging your apps on Taskbar to see the beautiful new animations. Taskbar: Taskbar is also centered with beautiful new animations. Start: Start puts everything you need on your PC at the center with a set of pinned apps and a cloud powered “Recommended” section that shows your recently opened files from both your PC and across your devices like your smartphone with OneDrive. Here are some key highlights that you will see after installing this build: Start with pinned apps and cloud-powered “Recommendations”.
Beautiful, fresh, calm visuals and soundsīeautiful, fresh, calm visuals and soundsįrom rounded corners to the centering of content and new animations, this new visual design extends across multiple areas of Windows 11.