Windows 11 is here with a new design and lots of new features. This will streamline your computer and help you be more productive whether you use your tablet or laptop at work or at home.These are the Windows 11 new features that have been announced, as well as how to use them.
How to use Windows 11’s new features
Widgets
Windows 11 will include Widgets to its interface. This AI-powered customizable feed slides out to show you news, weather and recent photos. Widgets look similar to the news and interests feature in Windows 10.
How to Use Widgets
You’ll see a button for Widgets on the new taskbar. Click or tap the button to reveal a panel that slides out from the left of your screen. It contains a number of widgets that provide you with the information you need at a glance. It can be expanded to fill the entire screen.
Desktop
Windows 11 allows you to create multiple virtual desktops and can even change the wallpapers. This means you can easily switch between desktops for work, school, gaming, or personal use. Similar to the MacOS virtual Desktop feature.
How do you use it?
To create a virtual desktop, click on Task View in Taskbar. The current desktop will be listed under ‘Desktop 1’. There is an option to create a new one. Click on the New Desktop option to create a new desktop. Instead of hovering over Task View you can use Windows Key + Tab to see active Windows on your current screen as well as the virtual desktops below it. You can change virtual desktop background, Modify virtual desktop settings, transfer apps between virtual desktops. Learn more about how to use multiple desktops within Windows 11.
Android apps
The new Microsoft Store will allow Android apps to be integrated into Windows 11. This is a major change that Windows users have been waiting for for many years. Although you can access Android apps on Windows 10 in some cases (e.g. if you own a Samsung Galaxy smartphone), Windows 11 will allow everyone to download them directly to their PC. Here’s everything you need to know about Android apps for Windows 11.
Here’s how it works
Amazon’s App Store will have Android apps in its new Microsoft Store. To access nearly 500,000 apps, you will need to download the Amazon Appstore. This includes Disney Plus, TikTok and Netflix. You won’t however be able access all Android apps found in the Google Play Store.
You will need to first download the Amazon Appstore. Next, sign in or create an Amazon account. You’ll then be able search for paid or free apps just like you would on any other platform. Android apps will appear in the Taskbar and integrated into the Start Bar.
Microsoft Teams
Windows 11 will integrate Microsoft’s video chat platform Teams into the operating system. This will make it easier for users to use in their daily lives. You can communicate with other users on Teams from Windows, Android, Mac, or iOS.
How to use Microsoft Teams
The taskbar will now show the Teams icon. To launch a chat tool, click the Teams icon. You can choose whether you want to text, voice, or video call one your contacts. Select Meet or Chat and select the person you wish to contact. You can also click the box at bottom of the Chat screen to open Microsoft Teams.
Snap Groups
Snap Groups are the open windows you have saved in Snap Layouts. They can be found in the taskbar and called up again to minimize or maximize them.
How do you use it?
Move your mouse over the taskbar and hover over your browser. It’s not clear if you will need Microsoft Edge or not, but Microsoft demonstrated it in its demo. The different apps and sites you have created will appear. You can click on the one that interests you to open the entire group.
Snap Layouts
Windows 11 allows you to arrange multiple windows at once. It will also save them all in the desired arrangement.
How to use it
Move your mouse over the taskbar and hover over your browser. It’s not clear if you will need Microsoft Edge or not, but Microsoft demonstrated it in its demo. The different apps and sites you have created will appear. You can click on the one that interests you to open the entire group.
Windows 11 upcoming features:
Video editing
Microsoft may soon add video editing software to its suite of productivity tools. Microsoft has announced that it is buying Clipchamp, which offers web-based video editing and creation software. This software allows anyone to create promos, videos, and presentations for social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Microsoft says Clipchamp is a “natural match” to enhance its productivity experience in Microsoft 365 for schools, families, and businesses.
Microsoft was attracted to the acquisition for several reasons. With a growing number of tools available, anyone can create and use video today. This includes non-professionals as well as professionals. Microsoft explains that video has become a new type “document” for businesses, allowing them to communicate with their team, present an idea, or explain a process.
Clipchamp had developed a variety of online tools for video editing and creation, including Clipchamp Create. This video maker allows you to trim, cut, crop, rotate, speed control and add text, audio and images. Other tools include templates, audio libraries and screen recorders. It also offers text-to-speech and other tools to simplify brand fonts, colors, and logos. Clipchamp Utilities, a discontinued utility set, once contained a video compressor and converters as well as an in browser webcam recorder. Clipchamp Utilities has some of these functions, but not all.
Conclusion
Windows 11’s new features are really good. Microsoft has done tone of improvements in its new OS, it is so seamless and exciting to use, I am personally loving it.
