IT House February 15 news, Microsoft is preparing to release some new features for Windows 11 Insiders on the Dev Development Channel. There are messages that many features that were not in the original release will be reintroduced into the Windows 11 system. Two weeks have passed since the last Windows 11 Dev release, which has left some wondering if something has happened inside Microsoft that has led to a pause in version releases.
However, it is reported that Microsoft has been using an extra week to add new features and implement some changes to the public preview branch of Windows 11 (rs_prerelease). This is one possible reason for the recent lack of new Dev development builds. However, it's also worth noting that there has been a huge jump in build numbers (up to Build 250xx), which indicates that a new development cycle is beginning.
Some of these changes include the following:
Create an application folder on the Start menu
Drag-and-drop support on the taskbar
New Acrylic or Blur effect for traditional title bars
New snapping UX user experience, called "Snap Bar"
A new gesture to open the Start menu
Touch support for the Quick Settings panel
The following are some functional analysis or introduction.
The Applications folder in the Start menu
Windows 11 users are highly anticipating this upcoming feature, and it's going to work just as you'd expect. When you tap and drag an app onto another, this will create a new folder that you can tap on. This new feature allows users to have more organization on their Start menu.
Snap Bar
The new Snap Bar feature will introduce a new mechanism for occupying multiple application windows in Windows 11's built-in mobile mesh system. Currently, there are two different ways to grab an application window: the drop-down that appears when you hover over the window control, or the drag of a window into the corner of the screen. With the new Snap Bar feature, there will be a third option. Specifically, when you tap and drag a window on the screen, the user will see a bar panel appear at the top of the screen.
New Acrylic/Blur effect
You'll notice that traditional title bars have slight UI changes, as the new Acrylic or Blur effect will replace the familiar white title bar design. If you watched Windows Live in January, you should have an idea of how this new feature will look, even though it's not of high quality.
Start menu and quick settings changes
Tablet users will be happy, and some major improvements are coming through new gestures. These gestures will allow easier access to the Start menu and Quick Settings panel by swiping up from the bottom of the screen. If you swipe up from the system tray, this will start Quick Setup. On the other hand, swiping up elsewhere on the screen will open the Start menu.
Taskbar functionality
Finally, Windows 11 users will end up experiencing features that are missing from the taskbar. These features include support for drag-and-drop, a better UI, and the ability to automatically hide the taskbar when using the device's tablet mode.
Of course, there's a good chance we've missed out on several other features, or Microsoft will announce more in a while. Here are all the new features expected to be available to insiders in the Dev Dev Channel:
The application folder in Start
Drag-and-drop functionality on the taskbar
Quick Setup / Notification Center improvements
Pin files in File Explorer
Acrylic title bar
User experience for snap bar
Use the touch Start/Quick Settings gesture
New live captioning feature
The next major release of Windows 11 is codenamed "Sun Valley 2", and these will be the features that will shape it. As always, Microsoft may still cancel or postpone the appearance of some of these features, and we can wait and see.