Hi, I'm Leo_loi. Microsoft's next version of windows, windows 11 has leaked onto the internet.
I've been using it for 24 hours now, and I've been really enjoying the new user interface of
the system and I'm really intrigued by some of the new features, particularly around XBox and gaming.
Let me give you a walk-through of the new system and let me show you how to install windows 11
so when you get it in a few months' time, or even in a year, and honestly it could be much sooner
than that, you'll know exactly what to do, first things first, I want to make it very clear I do
not recommend you find this version of windows 11 and install it on your own computer. This
was leaked online. It's a development built, and we do not know who leaked it. So there
may be unsigned code in the operating system; could be viruses and malware. We do not know,
and it has not been checked. For that reason, I am running it in a virtual machine and
after this video, I do plan on discarding it and waiting for Microsoft official announcement.
When windows 11 does get released, thankfully it'll be just as easy to install as windows
10 was. Simply follow the onscreen prompts, accept the terms and conditions
and then you'll have the option to do an upgrade or a custom install if it's a new computer.
I imagine you'll be able to upgrade directly from windows 10,
but I don't think you're going to be able to upgrade from windows seven or windows eight.
After windows 11 installs, this is what the welcome screen will look like. Now, this may
change because it is a preview built. However, do expect to select your country and your keyboard
layout in a similar fashion. You will then have the option to set the computer up for personal use
or for work and school and potentially enterprise. You will have to sign in with a Microsoft account,
but thankfully there is an option to have an offline account and this has been made easier
than the previous version in windows 10, which you guys know that I found very, very frustrating.
Afterwards you have to go through the usual terms and conditions and accepting or declining certain
features that Microsoft will offer you along with asking if you want to see tailored advertisements.
Windows 11 will then do some more further configuration behind the scenes that will take a
few minutes as it says here, but all going well, this will be the first screen you'll ever see.
You may also hear this [computer sound],
and this is what changing volumes sounds like [volume sound]. Speaking of which,
when you first turn on your computer, this will be your new startup sound [start up sound].
The first thing that really caught my eye in windows 11 was how different the windows
Explorer looks. If you're a PC user, you spend a lot of time here and it has been given a face lift
with new icons and rounded corners. But don't worry power users, you still have quick access
to buttons in the menu bar, including changing how you like to view your files and folders.
Multitasking has also really improved in Windows 11. Look at this new task view button. When you
press this, you can have multiple desktops and that behaves the same way like mission control
or spaces in MAC OS. Notice how the windows menu changes depending on which desktop you're looking
at and the task view will only show open programs on the menu bar in that specific desktop. I wasn't
able to customize windows 11 any further due to my installation, however, a dark mode does exist.
Check out this image from Tom Warren at The Verge, here you can see what dark mode looks like
along with the ability to move the start menu to the left-hand side of the screen like traditional
windows. That said, I actually really do prefer the start menu in the center of the screen
because as you add more programs to it, it will automatically readjust. Searching in windows 11
has also changed. It is no longer a search bar that was cluttering up your task monitor and it's
now a simple icon where you can type in commands. However, as you can see from the development
version, it is not very smart. Widgets are also coming to windows 11, however, they were not
working in my version, perhaps due to the privacy settings I have chosen. However, here's an image
from Tom Warren at The Verge showing an early version of what they perhaps might look like.
As you can see it's very, very similar to both iOS and Android in its presentation. The Microsoft
store has also gotten a facelift in windows 11, and I actually found it to be much more
responsive than the version of windows 10. Keeping in mind, I'm running this in a virtual machine.
Speaking of the Microsoft store XBox is a huge part of windows11. XBox will be installed
automatically onto every windows 11 installation and it places a huge emphasis around game pass
and even game pass ultimate. I can almost predict that new users of windows 11 will be
given an option to get game pass at discount as Microsoft places a huge emphasis on it,
even during set up of your new computer. Back to multitasking, windows 11 has some new cool tricks
that will allow you to arrange windows on the desktop, by right clicking the maximize icon you
can now add windows to corners. However, this will have to be added on a developer basis because even
some Microsoft apps do not have that feature just yet. If you already learned to organize
your programs in windows 10, do not worry as the current methods of multi-tasking are still there.
I really liked these multitasking features and they did a much better job than Mac OS has so far
with big sur. If you're a power user, you will have quick access to the windows PowerShell by
right clicking anywhere on the desktop. However, this may be just added in for development built.
But don't worry, you will also still have access to the traditional command prompt.
Not everything is perfect though, check out films and TV. When you select a film,
it will actually open up the Microsoft store where you're able to purchase it. Hopefully
this is a wrinkle that Microsoft can fix before the full release of windows 11.
Those are the highlights. There are probably many more hidden features and new aesthetic decisions
that were made under the hood. As for my own opinion I really, really like windows 11. I
really liked the design decisions that Microsoft went for here. They made some big swings and I
actually think they did a really good job. I liked for example, that the task manager is
centered. I really felt windows 10, the task manager got very, very cluttered. I really
liked that search is now just an icon instead of being a search bar. That took up so much room
on your task manager that you barely had any room left for programs that would fill up.
And even the utility tray over here is much more smaller than my current one on windows 10.
So I really liked the decisions they've made to the task manager, they've really cleaned it up.
I do not think they'd copied Apple here with Mac OS 10 in trying to recreate the dock or anything
like that. I think that this is more so similar to Chrome OS and I think Microsoft might be trying to
stay competitive with Chrome OS in the lower end laptop market. Now that said the redesign is so
beautiful. Even the wallpaper has changed, but I think finally windows has a really nice operating
system to go with the laptops that they now sell. Also, having spent some time with windows 11,
I'm ready to make some predictions, particularly around the minimum system requirements.
Currently windows 10 requires you to have one gigabyte of Ram for 32 bit and two gigabytes
of Ram for 64 bit. I am very ready to double that. I think you're going to need two gigabytes
for 32 bit and four gigabytes for 64 bit, considering that Microsoft now has things
like widgets running in the background and an emphasis on multimedia with XBox.
Now on that note, Microsoft memory requirements are very, very minimum. I really do believe that
if you're going to be running windows 11, your computer should have at least eight gigabytes of
Ram. We are now approaching that point where it seems like most computer users should be
looking for a computer to have 16 gigabytes of Ram at minimum when they go out to purchase.
It's no longer made sure it has at least eight. I think we are coming towards that point where
you should probably have 16 gigabytes of Ram in your system. Now on that note windows 10 currently
says you just need a one gigahertz processor, it doesn't mind if it's single core or dual core.
Considering again, that there's emphasis placed on things running in the background like widgets,
I do think at this point, you will need a dual core processor on your computer.
I am also happy to predict that I think if any peripherals you own or any pieces of equipment
work in windows 10, they should probably work in windows 11 because as far as I can see
the driver model has stayed the same. There haven't been any big changes made there. and even
the virtual machine, which installed additional software to work things like the graphics card,
they'll work all perfectly in windows 11, even though the virtual machine software, of course,
is only designed for windows 10. I can also tell you right now that gaming will be a huge part
of windows 11 and particularly in its marketing campaign. Microsoft has to differentiate itself,
not just from Mac OS but also Chrome OS and the main reason why a lot of people buy
windows PC is today is gaming and Microsoft has finally going to buy into that with windows 11.
I think they're going to be very aggressive in pushing XBox and game pass with windows 11.
Not only does the X-Box app come pre-installed with your windows 11 system, but I honestly do
predict that Microsoft will offer you game pass for a period of time, three months
at an extreme discount. When you buy a new XBox series X or series X you get game pass offer to
you for one Euro for three months, game pass ultimate. And I honestly believe that when
you turn it on and set up your new windows 11 system, you'll be offered something very, very
similar if not the same. Finally, I can predict that Windows 11 will be free to Windows 10 users.
I will find it very, very hard to believe that Microsoft charges anyone to upgrade to windows 11,
particularly if they're on windows 10. Now, there obviously will be a fee to pay if
you're on an older system like windows seven, because you're jumping a few generations ahead,
but I really find it hard to believe that Microsoft will charge a windows 10 user or to
upgrade to windows 11. I find it very hard to believe that a windows 10 user would pay
any money to upgrade to windows 11, because all changes here are cosmetic again, with an emphasis
more around gaming. There really hasn't been any system changes that I've noticed so far.
The one thing I cannot tell you is when windows 11 is coming out, this build leaked onto the
internet out of nowhere. We have no indication of when Microsoft will announce a new software
package or when they'll actually release it to consumers or businesses, but my guess is
depending on how far they are in development, it should happen probably within the next year.
If you guys enjoyed watching this video and you have any questions about windows 11,
do drop a comment down below, and I'll be sure to answer them and get back to you.
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