Windows 11 will begin to roll out Oct. 5 with a staggered launch that will bring the OS to newer devices first. (Find out how …
Windows 11 will begin to roll out Oct.5 with a staggered launch that will bring the OS to newer devices first. (Find out how to download Windows 11 and how to create a Windows 11 install drive.) The new version of the operating system touts a redesigned interface, a centered Start button and taskbar and a cleaner, more Mac-like aesthetic overall. (Here’s how the new OS compares to Windows 10.) Read more: Windows 11 review: The new OS makes you ask, update or wait? While Windows 11 will bring some useful new features, including easier virtual desktop creation, widgets, Android app downloads and a more integrated Microsoft Teams experience, it’s not quite a total overhaul of Windows 10. Several features that CNET editors including Jason Hiner, Stephen Shankland, Lori Grunin and I were hoping to see in terms of performance and productivity didn’t end up coming to fruition. Or at least, they weren’t there in the first look we got. Here are some of the changes we would have liked to see in Windows 11, but didn’t. While you can move your taskbar in Windows 10 to a vertical position to the left or right edge of the screen, the final result is often a bit messy in terms of the user interface. We were hoping this would still be an option in Windows 11, just cleaned up a bit.
