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Windows 11: What to know about the beta download, new features, device compatibility, price and more

Windows 11: What to know about the beta download, new features, device compatibility, price and more

Alison DeNisco Rayome | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT Windows 11 is coming soon. These are all of the new features and other details about Microsoft's big update you need to know. Windows 11 is on its way. Microsoft unveiled "the next generation of Windows" at its virtual event in June, and with it, some big changes to the long-standing operating system, including its first name change in six years. The announcement follows Microsoft's roll out the latest version of Windows 10, the Windows 10 May 2021 update (also known as version 21H1).  Windows 11 includes a slew of new features, like the ability to download…
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Microsoft prepares Windows 11 for the post-pandemic world

Microsoft prepares Windows 11 for the post-pandemic world

Ian Sherr | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT   The tech giant is offering its first major Windows update in six years on Thursday. Here's why. The coronavirus has irrevocably changed how we live and work. Soon, it'll have changed our devices too. Microsoft on Thursday is set to announce the next big iteration of its Windows software and, with it, new features designed for life in the modern age. The new software, likely to be called Windows 11, will have the usual upgrades you'd expect after six years. Early leaks suggest it'll have a new look, offering more subtle pastel-like color schemes,…
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