Still less than 10% of users have upgraded to Windows 10 20H2 , the second operating system update we’ll see this year. However, Microsoft is already almost two steps ahead of the rest of the users. On the one hand, the 2021 spring update for Windows 10 is already in its final stages, in the absence of a couple of errors to get the RTM, while the 21H2 update , which will speculatively be called ” Cobalt ” and will release a new interface known as “Sun Valley” that will radically change the appearance of Windows, not only has its development begun, but it is the version that the workers themselves are testing within the company.
Sun Valley suddenly appeared on the web in the form of a leak and, assuming it is real, it will be one of the biggest revolutions for the operating system. This new version of Windows will finally break with most of the visual elements of Windows, bringing improvements in the file explorer, in the start menu, in the action center and even in the taskbar. Round corners, more Fluent Design and modern functions define, little by little, the operating system.
What do we know about Windows 10 21H2? The truth is that there is still little, nothing beyond the leak of a few weeks ago. However, it seems that Microsoft already has it much more advanced than one might expect, and the company is already testing it internally. And this means that very soon we could even test it ourselves from the Windows Insider channel.
What do we know about “Sun Valley”
The truth is that Microsoft has not made any official statement about its new interface . He doesn’t even admit to being working on it and testing early previews, even though it’s more than obvious. However, thanks to a series of leaks we can know, or better said, speculate, what its characteristics and qualities will be.
Sun Valley will bring with it a new interface full of changes and tweaks all over the desktop. The general design of all the elements will be much more modern, inspired by Windows 10X, and we will be able to see how, finally, the file explorer is updated. Microsoft will also change the animations and effects that we see while working with the desktop and windows, and will include many other functions that we do not know much more about yet.
Windows 10 21H1 will be a “small update”
In recent years we have seen Microsoft release two updates a year . The first one, in spring, as a big update full of new features, and the second, a smaller update focused on debugging the system.
In 2021, things could change, mainly for two reasons. The first of these is the arrival of Sun Valley. Obviously such a radical change in the operating system cannot come as a small update, but has to be part of a larger update. And, since the new interface is not going to be ready for first time yet, it will be postponed.
The second reason is because Windows 10X, the new version of the operating system for touch devices, will be released in the spring. And Microsoft does not want to overshadow its new operating system and its novelties with an update full of novelties. Therefore, 21H1 will be a minor update, while the big feature update will be postponed until October / November 2021. And that one will finally revolutionize the operating system.
