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Operating system
Windows 11
Version of the Windows NT operating system
ScreenshotFile:Windows 11 beta desktop.jpgThe Windows 11 desktop and start menu in its beta state.
DeveloperMicrosoft
Written in
OS familyMicrosoft Windows
Source model
Latest release24H2 (10.0.26100.2605) (December 10, 2024; 31 days ago (2024-12-10)) [±]
Latest preview
Release Preview Channel

24H2 (10.0.26100.2605) (December 10, 2024; 31 days ago (2024-12-10)) [±]

Beta Channel

23H2 (10.0.22635.4660) (January 3, 2025; 7 days ago (2025-01-03)) [±]

Dev Channel

24H2 (10.0.26120.2705) (December 18, 2024; 23 days ago (2024-12-18)) [±]

Canary Channel
10.0.27768.1000 (January 9, 2025; 1 day ago (2025-01-09)) [±]
Marketing targetPersonal computing
Update method
Kernel typeHybrid (Windows NT kernel, Linux kernel)
UserlandWindows API
.NET Framework
Universal Windows Platform
Windows Subsystem for Linux
Default
user interface		Windows shell (graphical)
Preceded byWindows 10 (2015)
Official websitewww.microsoft.com/windows/windows-11

Windows 11 is an upcoming release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It will be the successor to Windows 10.

Development

Announcement

At the Microsoft Build 2021 developer conference, CEO Satya Nadella teased the next generation of Windows during his keynote. According to Nadella, he had been self-hosting it for several months. He also teased that an official announcement would come very soon.

Just a week after Nadella's keynote, Microsoft started sending invites for a dedicated Windows event. The event will start at 11 AM ET on June 24.

Microsoft teased the next generation of Windows as being Windows 11 by posting an 11-minute Windows startup sound video to YouTube on June 10. The event starts at 11 AM, which is an unusual time for a Microsoft event. Many believed this was another hint.

On June 15, 2021, a beta build of Windows 11 was leaked online, which shows a very similar interface to the cancelled Windows 10X.

Features

User interface

Windows 11 features an updated user interface which follows Microsoft's Fluent Design guidelines. Features of the new UI include centered taskbar, new start menu, and refreshed system icons.

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