What To Know About Windows 11
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What To Know About Windows 11 breaks down the major presentation of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 11 as of mid 2021. The host highlights the visual refresh that users will notice first, including a center-aligned taskbar by default, rounded corners, redesigned icons, and smoother animations. A key feature is the new snap layouts which intelligently suggest window arrangements based on your hardware setup, making multi-monitor and ultrawide usage more fluid and easier to manage. The video also covers Windows 11's broader strategy to feel more like a mobile-oriented experience, with updated widgets that surface current information and a renewed focus on integrating Android apps via the Microsoft Store through Amazon, which could reduce past compatibility headaches. For touch devices, Microsoft adds improvements like more spacing around taskbar icons in tablet mode, a SwiftKey-like on-screen keyboard, emoji support, auto-vertical window stacking in portrait mode, and enhanced voice recognition with auto-punctuation. In gaming, the video notes features such as Auto HDR for many titles and DirectStorage which aims to shorten load times by letting the GPU access game data directly from the NVMe SSD, coupled with expectations of overall performance improvements including smaller Windows Update payloads and a shift to fewer major feature updates per year. The host closes with a prompt for audience feedback on the Windows 11 changes and a plug for related Linus Tech Tips content and Redux PC builds, emphasizing practical expectations and user experience as Windows 11 rolls out.
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