How to Download Windows 11
Users can download Windows 11 the same way you’d get any new version of Windows. Just go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and click Check for Updates. You’ll see Feature update to Windows 11. Click Download and install.
You can also use the Windows 11 Installation Assistant. You have to download the assistant and click Run to make sure your hardware is compatible. Then Accept and Install to agree to the licensing terms and begin the installation. When the program is finished installing, you’ll be prompted to restart your computer. Your PC might restart several times during the process of finishing the installation, so don’t be alarmed. Just keep your PC on until everything’s done.
You have other options too, but be warned that these are more complicated. If you’re certain you want to proceed, you can create Windows installation media or an ISO file. Microsoft’s download Windows 11 page has those steps in greater detail.
Again, note that Windows 11 might not be available for your device because of hardware requirements.
What’s in Windows 11
Windows 11 features a streamlined new design, with pastel colors, rounded corners, a new startup sound and overall a more Mac-like look. The Windows Start menu has moved from the bottom left of the screen to the middle, with app icons arranged in the center next to it. You’ll find lots of new desktop tools, like widgets that can give you at-a-glance information, and easier virtual desktop creation. And Android apps will be integrated into Windows and installable from the Microsoft Store – though that feature won’t be available right away. (Check out all of the best Windows features and how to use them.)
The update marks the first major change to Microsoft’s operating system since Windows 10 launched in 2015. Rumors about a major Windows redesign have been circulating for the past year. At the Microsoft Build developers conference on May 25 last year, CEO Satya Nadella said Microsoft was planning „one of the most significant updates of Windows of the past decade,“ confirming that a major change was on the horizon for the 1.3 billion users of the OS in 2021. And in mid-June, Microsoft quietly announced that it would end support for Windows 10 in 2025 as leaked images of Windows spread.
For more, check out everything we wanted to see in Windows but didn’t, and all of the big differences between Windows 10 and Windows 11.