We have been learning about Sun Valley and the redesign of Windows 10 for months. There are going to be so many changes and news that we are going to see in Windows 10 that, contrary to what it seemed a few weeks ago, Microsoft is really going to call its operating system Windows 11. What are the news that would have made Microsoft decide to rename its system?
Next June 24 we will know the future of Windows . Microsoft commented a few years ago that Windows 10 was going to be the last version of the operating system, and that from now on it would consider Windows as a service. There they do not say anything about name changes, since the new update could be delivered like any other, but in exchange for having a new version of the operating system.
There are several clues that indicate that Microsoft would be preparing Windows 11 . The first is the teaser released by the company to announce the June 24 conference, with the shadow of the window with the Windows logo drawing an 11 on the ground. The second we have known today.
According to Windows Latest , Microsft has accidentally published a new support page for Windows Sun Valley prior to its official announcement. In it, the distinction between Windows 10 and Windows Sun Valley can be clearly read, which suggests that the new operating system will coexist with Windows 10 and will be a different version.
Sun Valley has been the code name for this version, and they probably have it on and then change any mention of Sun Valley to 11 with great ease after the official announcement. References to Sun Valley on the support page have been removed, although they are still available on GitHub.
The update, whatever the name it has, will be free , since Microsoft will avoid at all costs dividing its community so that the same thing as with Windows 7 will happen again. The first beta of the system will be launched after the conference, where they will polish any Failure and they will test the novelties for the launch around the month of November.
Windows could follow Android: just numbers
The fact that Microsoft changes the name of the operating system could also indicate something important: that it will follow Android. Google stopped using names to facilitate the identification of each version of the system. With Windows 10 names are chaos, as its naming policy is long and tedious to say and remember. With Windows 11 , they could go on to name the following as Windows 11.1 , 11.2, etc; or directly jump to Windows 12, 13, 14 , etc. All of this would make it easier to identify the latest available versions of each system. If so, we could see new physical versions of Windows, including Windows Pro and Home.
What’s new in Windows 11
Microsoft was preparing so much news for Sun Valley that they probably decided to rename the system to better differentiate it. Visually, we are going to find a new interface with new icons , rounded edges , floating windows , and Fluent Design everywhere. Overall, we will see an improvement in Windows performance.
We will also find design changes that will affect the File Explorer, a solution to the clutter of shortcuts when connecting a new monitor, improvements when playing content in HDR or improvements when playing music via Bluetooth .
The Microsoft Store will also receive interesting changes, since apparently Microsoft is completely redesigning it, offering greater possibilities for developers and facilitating programming in both Win32 and UWP by sharing code and making them more intercompatible. They could also include new programs and apps with automatic updates, such as Chrome or Firefox.
