As for the taskbar, Microsoft is taking away the People icon and also removing the ability of developers to build taskbar customizations into apps. With the new Start, you won't able to create named groups and folders of apps.
Live Tiles are deprecated, to be replaced, Microsoft hopes, by more capable widgets. The changes to the Start menu and Taskbar make for a great Windows 11 demo, but as with any magic trick it pays to watch closely. But the feature will be deprecated completely with the Windows 11 upgrade. According to a support note on Microsoft's developer documentation for the feature, Windows 10 users who sign in with a Microsoft Account will no longer be able to upload new activity in Timeline as of July 2021. More surprising is the removal of the Timeline feature, which was once the star of Windows 10 demos. Given Cortana's reworking as an enterprise-only feature, that makes sense. That chirpy voice-driven assistant will no longer be a part of the "first boot experience," nor will the icon be pinned to the Taskbar. And shed a tear for Cortana, the one-time rival to Siri and Alexa.Enterprise customers who need access to websites and line-of-business apps that were built in the dark ages of the web (including those that use ActiveX controls) will need to use the built-in IE Mode feature in the new Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer is gone for good in Windows 11.
The S Mode feature, which restricts administrators and standard users alike from installing apps from outside the Store and blocks many Windows administrative tools, will be available only for Windows 11 Home edition.Microsoft's biggest minor upgrade ever is all about new hardwareĪ few of the changes are simply formal statements of product decisions that have been in the works for a long time.Another way to update Windows 11: Online Service Experience Packs.More Windows 10 PCs get the new OS, but don't expect a fast roll out.Windows 11 FAQ: Everything you need to know.