The new Windows 11 has been around for a couple of days, it’s a good successor to Windows 10 that arrives loaded mainly with visual changes and slight improvements in performance, and of course, a little bit of day one.
If you are one of those who wants to update even though it really is not necessary, but first you would like to know exactly what is all that changes in design when installing Windows 11, here we have prepared a comparison of most of the elements that have been renewed. And in the end, an image that shows everything that follows quite a lot equal.
Windows 11 (on the left) vs Windows 10 (on the right)
While most of these changes appear to be cosmetic only, many also affect the way we use Windows. The path that Microsoft chose with Windows 11 was one in which some elements were eliminated to give consistency to the design and in return some functions were lost, although in some cases new things have been added instead of just removing the old ones with no alternative.
For example, the app Watch Not only has he adapted to the new design but now has a new element: concentration sessions.
Photos is perhaps one of the few apps pre-installed in Windows 11 that has undergone quite significant changes, with new functions and a new carousel viewer of the other images in the folder we are viewing.
It also has new editing options in a quite complete and useful top menu. For some reason, I can’t get it to open in light mode, it seems that now they only open in dark mode, both this app and the Video Editor.
The Notification center It has perhaps changed for the worse, its space is reduced because it is now glued to the Calendar, and the Calendar has lost features such as the option to add events directly from there.
Right click on Windows 11 taskbar It no longer offers any option, we will have to go to the Settings to do anything, and not all the ones that could be done now.
In contrast, the right click on the start button remains the same, only now it has its edges rounded, and instead of PowerShell, now the option to open the new Windows Terminal appears.
Another that has changed significantly, especially in that top menu and the difference in how it is used. Much simpler and minimalist for better or for worse.
A clear example of these changes is also in what happens when doing right click: a list of reduced options. What happens when you click “show more options” is one of the dumbest things about Windows 11: it returns the exact same Windows 10 right-click menu, one that is much more useful.
The Configuration Panel It has changed a lot, now it not only has a new design but is somewhat reorganized, with more options, and opens directly in the System section.
For example, the Screen settings It looks quite different and with more options, but it is not the only one and this is just one of the many sections of the tool that now look better and that make it easier to find different options and settings.
Most of the pop-up menus when you click on the notification area icons They have changed, the one for audio devices has done it in a subtle way, but now you have an option directly there to go to the rest of the sound settings.
The icons we hide from notification area they always appear in a small floating menu, the only change with Windows 11 is that now this menu has rounded edges.
The Start menu It has also undergone drastic changes, it is now in the center by default as the taskbar icons, it has said goodbye tiles, replaced by icons.
It can no longer be resized, but we can reorganize the new icons at will and add and remove the ones we want, what if we cannot move it is the recommendations files section, it is immovable and cannot be customized.
The Video editor Windows 11 has nothing new except extremely subtle visual changes to blend in with the rest of the system, and it no longer appears in clear mode.
The Microsoft Store It has also undergone a major facelift, but it is also slowly beginning to fill with more apps. What did not come with it were the promised Android apps.
The Control Panel It has new icons, although only in the category view, if you change that view, you will have the same design that we have been observing since Windows XP or 7.
The task view it has also changed almost completely. We no longer have the Timeline, the work areas have been moved down, and now we can change the background individually for each virtual desktop.
In theory, the default apps were all going to update to the new design, but for now, it’s only apps like Calculator that have done it. Mail and Calendar follow with the Windows 11 icons and layout.
If we have not included something in these screenshots, it is because either it does not change or it does not change almost at all, but before we say goodbye, here is an image that speaks of the level of visual consistency within Windows 11: the same old story.
Cover Image | WallpaperHub