Everything indicates that this will not be the year of Windows 12. Instead, Microsoft will launch a major update for Windows 11 which will bring important new features, particularly in terms of artificial intelligence and compatibility with new AI PCs already available. walk.
But an update like this doesn’t just focus on the big changes; They always tend to come up with small changes and new features under their belt, which in themselves are not particularly striking, but as a whole can greatly improve the experience.
For example, this week Microsoft confirmed that it was developing several of these small improvements; They won’t work for all users, and for some they may even be entirely useless, but for many people they will be exactly what they expected.
What’s new in Windows 11
To begin with, one of the little annoyances that caused the most complaints when Windows 11 was released will finally be resolved. The new system introduces a new context menu, which opens when we right-click on any space. The new menu has a more modern design, but it is nonetheless true that it was also more difficult to use, both due to its design and the lack of options; The traditional menu is still available, but hidden until “More Options” is clicked.
One of the biggest issues is the new action icons, like Cut and Paste, which are now just icons; While this sounds really cool, it actually makes it less usable and harder to find the action we want to perform. With the new trial version of Windows 11, finally the words of the actions were added
Another great novelty, particularly in terms of accessibility, is found in a new option to find mouse cursor. For many people, “losing the mouse” is too easy and they have to move the mouse repeatedly until they find the cursor. The new option is an indicator that will clearly show the cursor position with red lines. Once the option is activated in Windows Settings, we can activate them with the keyboard shortcut Win + Ctrl + X.
Finally, Microsoft continues to experiment with widgets, which were reintroduced in an update but have yet to take off; One possible reason is that the widget panel is often filled with things we don’t want, like Discover news. To solve this problem, Microsoft created two different widget panels: a full and another that only shows the widgets of the applications we have installed. This view will be cleaner and more useful if we really want to use widgets on the Windows desktop.
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