It’s the one-year anniversary of Microsoft formally announcing Windows 11. If you’ve spent some time with the OS in the past 12 months, what do you think of it so far? Let us know here!
Windows 11 was formally unveiled as the successor to Windows 10 exactly one year ago today on June 24, 2021. Although the OS received its first preview build on June 28, followed by staggered general availability on October 4 (or October 5, depending upon your timezone), it was June 24 on which Microsoft officially announced Windows 11 and explained some new features. Although initial discussion surrounding Windows 11 was about the stringent hardware requirements, Microsoft did promise some new features including Android app support, a UI refresh — particularly when it comes to the Taskbar and the Start menu -, Snap Layouts, and other multitasking improvements. We reviewed the launch version of Windows 11 as a complete package and were not entirely impressed by the OS or the need for it, considering its seemingly half-baked state and lapses in user experience (looking at you, Taskbar). Some of the things that Microsoft had announced on June 24 weren’t even available in the launch version of the operating system, with the most notable omission being Android app support.
