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I refuse. There better be easily accessible versions without this requirement.
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- Windows have rounded corners
- Teams integrated into Windows
- A new widgets fly out for weather, news, etc. (appears this will require you login with a Microsoft Account)
- A Microsoft account and internet connectivity is required for Windows 11 Home setup
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* Windows Updates need to be solved even more comprehensively (get rid of winsxs or use smaller backing, adopt sane file locking so that reboots are less required, etc.). Still any improvement can justify a new version by itself.
* Per wiki, TPM 2.0 was released in 2019. 2019 wasn't that long ago. Does that mean older computers will be unable to run W11? Many more computers will end up running Linux eventually.
* The account requirement is unfortunately. Really, MS didn't get enough users using the old method?
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Looks like I'll be skipping windows 11 and any future windows iterations if this is unavoidable
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Was there anything about faster updates?
Why does the Windows Update service take 50%+ of my CPU and multiple minutes to figure out if there's any updates available for me?
I get Windows doesn't have a package manager, but given yum and deb can figure out the answer in seconds... there has to be some way to improve that.
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This is confirmed on the Windows 11 specification site:
> Alignment to the bottom of the screen is the only location allowed.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifica...
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Straight copy pasta from https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-...
> Intel Bridge Technology is a runtime post-compiler that enables applications to run natively on x86-based devices, including running those applications on Windows. Intel’s multi-architecture XPU strategy provides the right engines for the right workloads by integrating leading CPU cores, graphics technology, artificial intelligence accelerators, image processors and more, in a single, verified solution.
looks like a JIT recompiler to me
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If that's the case, I guess Windows 10 is the last Windows version I will use on my machines.
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> * A Microsoft account and internet connectivity is required for Windows 11 Home setup
I saw a video of Linus tech tips taking the leaked demo for a spin, and it looked like there was an option to use it with a local only account: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odZSCdNTFPw&t=305s
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This is a dealbreaker for me, guess I won't be upgrading and will use linux most of the time instead of half of the time going forward
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I didn’t watch the video, and your question mark gives me hope: Was this actually said? A horizontal taskbar would be horrible.
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Interesting, why would they do that? I mean it's nice ;) but, is this the new MS mobile strategy? Android?
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Couldn’t you use Clover? OS X doesn’t have BIOS compatibility either, which is a major reason Clover exists.
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Could they try to block Linux installs?
> * There is a universal mute button in the system tray so you can mute yourself system wide rather than in the app
You could always click the speaker and mute it system-wide
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/min...
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* A new look task bar. Centred similar to the macOS dock by default but lacking the ability to position on any other screen edge?
* A new start menu design
* Windows have rounded corners
* Some built in apps such as the Xbox app and Microsoft Store have been redesigned (Xbox Game Pass and xCloud built into the Xbox app)
* New touch keyboard (SwiftKey?) with improved speech recognition
* New haptics when a stylus is used
* Teams integrated into Windows
* Support for Android apps built into the OS (using Intel Bridge technology whatever that is?). Apparently this works via the Amazon App Store although I am not sure what this actually means in a practical sense?
* A new widgets fly out for weather, news, etc. (appears this will require you login with a Microsoft Account)
* Improved windows snapping with a dynamic (based on your screen(s) size and layout) UI built into the maximize button
* DirectX 12 improvements (unsure if limited to Windows 11 only?)
* Auto HDR for games
* Improved experience when switching between tablet and desktop modes
* Apparently there will be "Windows 11 ready" PCs for sale "today"?
* Microsoft say they have been working with AMD, Intel and Qualcomm to optimise the silicon for Windows 11
* 40% smaller Windows Updates
* TPM 2.0 and UEFI are hardware requirements. No legacy BIOS compatibility at all?
* A Microsoft account and internet connectivity is required for Windows 11 Home setup
* 64-bit processor required (no 32-bit build at all?)
* There is a universal mute button in the system tray so you can mute yourself system wide rather than in the app
Probably some other things I have missed