Microsoft teases ‘what’s subsequent for Windows’ occasion in June

Microsoft has presented a livestreamed occasion on June 24 promising “what’s subsequent for Windows,” perhaps teasing a planned beauty overhaul of Windows 10.

The occasion will be held on June 24 at 11 a.m. Jap Time, and would possibly well simply be livestreamed on this webpage, with the hashtag #MicrosoftEvent to drum up passion.

Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has already promised that Microsoft will quickly release a truly worthy update to Windows in a decade. Some are even referring to it as “Windows 11.” In the occasion you notice carefully at the introductory image above, the Windows crossbar would now not forged a shadow, establishing what would possibly well simply be an “11”. And, clearly, there’s the 11 AM birth time.

The company has rather a bit of to discuss, in actual fact. For one, Microsoft’s imaginative and prescient from leisurely 2019 modified into of a global powered by twin-display camouflage gadgets, be pleased the Ground Neo, and Windows 10X. A couple of months after the preliminary announcement, Microsoft shifted gears and indicated that Windows 10X would possibly well perhaps be launched for old single-display camouflage gadgets. In Would possibly per chance well 2021, Microsoft killed off Windows 10X entirely, indicating that its key capabilities would possibly well perhaps be folded into Windows itself. Explaining what all this potential that within the context of Windows’ evolution will grasp a whereas.

Microsoft’s subsequent release, on the total known as Windows 10 21H2, is moreover expected to incorporate a graphical overhaul, identified as “Sun Valley.” The UI refresh contains some original icons, and reportedly tweaks to the Begin menu and other ingredients. How radically diversified Sun Valley will notice, nevertheless, is unknown. Microsoft absolutely has the risk of slimming it down to a Windows 10X-type minimalist interface. Up to now, nevertheless, now not indubitably one of the most preview releases inside of the Windows 10 Insider channels have executed that.

Windows 10 21H1 would possibly well include capabilities be pleased auto HDR for PCs, and a revamped Microsoft Retailer app. The latter would possibly well simply have been alluded to when Nadella mentioned that the original Windows 10 update would “release greater financial various for developers and creators.”

As PCWorld’s senior editor, Ticket focuses on Microsoft information and chip technology, amongst other beats.