The next flavor of Windows comes with design changes, a new Start menu, a tweaked taskbar, widgets, virtual desktops, snap layouts, a revamped Microsoft Store and more.
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How to get the preview version of Windows 11
Windows 11 won’t officially be available until later this year. But you can check out the preview edition via Microsoft’s Windows Insider program.
How to Get Windows 11’s Best New Features Right Now
A handful of free apps and downloads can bring some of the biggest perks of the new operating system to your Windows 10 PC—no waiting required.
How to use the Geography data type to quickly add a map chart in Excel
Displaying values on a map chart is more meaningful than handing someone a sheet of data. Thanks to Microsoft Excel’s Geography data type, creating a map chart is easier than you might think.
How to tell if your PC can run Windows 11
Windows 11 will be a free upgrade for supported Windows 10 computers. Here’s how to see if your PC is capable of running the upcoming version.
Windows 11 aims to delight users but needs to establish its purpose
Many saw Windows 10 as the last version of Windows, expecting perpetual updates. But Windows 11 is here in 2021, and upon initial analysis, the OS has something to prove: Why does it exist at all?
The Alarming Blind Spots in Health Care AI
Artificial intelligence promises to make medicine smarter. But what happens when these software systems don’t work as advertised?
Windows evolves: Windows 11, and the future of Windows 10
Microsoft’s announcement of Windows 11 makes sense of much of its evolution of the last few years, adding polish to features and improving the whole user experience.
The Most Important Things Microsoft Announced Today
After leaks and rumors, we got our first look today at Windows 11 and the future of Windows as a platform. Here’s what you have to look forward to this fall.
The Biggest Windows 11 News Is an App Store Overhaul
By playing nice with Android and letting developers use their own payments system, Microsoft has fashioned itself as the anti-Apple for developers.