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Learn what's new in Windows 11  2   , discover the difference between Windows 11 Home vs. Pro and vs. Windows 10. Compare to find the version of Windows that's right for you. Check out the Windows 11 system requirements Windows 11 vs. Windows 10 Windows 11 Home vs. Pro Feature Windows 11 Windows 10 New user interface Windows 11 is brighter and easier to use. We took the best elements of Windows 10 and redesigned them to create a comforting place to work and play. Smart Recommendations in File Explorer & Start Menu Find the documents you need faster with smart recommendations in your Start menu and File Explorer. You can also mark your favorite files and use File Explorer tabs to organize and separate them—only in Windows 11.  1 Passkeys integrated with Windows Hello Passkeys are the cross-platform future of login security management. Windows 11 users will be able to replace passwords with passkeys on websites and apps if they offer them. Inst...

Intuitive navigation. Easy organization. Faster performance. Plus, new features to unlock your productivity and creativity. Explore these Windows 11 features and discover why Windows 11 is the best Windows ever. Check if you can update now Easier to use Optimized for productivity Performance and safety Video games Check if you can update now Using it is easier Explore ways you can get things done quickly and easily when using Windows 11. Accessibility Features Navigate with speech recognition 1 , see what’s being said with live captions, or have on-screen text read aloud in a natural, human voice. 2 Windows 11 makes using a PC easy for everyone. Working productively is easier Achieve balance on your desktop with easy-to-use tools and Windows 11 features that can help you optimize screen space and maximize your productivity. Space Remaining Assistant Organize screen elements instantly so you can unleash your best ideas. Simply drag a win...

  Since Windows 365 first launched, we have received feedback from organizations about their desire for Windows 365 to meet the needs of their entire workforce. Windows 365 has been adopted by various types of organizations and employees - but not until now has it been able to also meet the needs of employees with graphics-intensive workloads. Today, we are excited to announce that Windows 365 GPU-enabled Cloud PCs are now in public preview. For graphic designers, video editors, 3D modelers, data analysts, or visualization specialists, Windows 365 now offers the GPU acceleration you need to be productive on the device of your choice and from wherever you work. Windows 365 keeps you up to date with the best available hardware in Microsoft Azure, decreasing the need to manage hardware lifecycles. Supported by NVIDIA and AMD, GPU-enabled Cloud PCs are intended to support customers with workloads that include graphic design, image and video rendering, 3D modelling, data process...

Online safety, data privacy, and security are top concerns for people and their families. Windows 11 is the most secure version of Windows yet. Users shouldn't have to worry about someone stealing their stuff when using a computer. It's important that security is something that's invisible and makes it easier for users to just use a computer without fear. Smart Application Control “Every day, there are about half a million new malware variants. The entire security industry is like playing this Whac-A-Tag game, but you don’t have to hunt for them anymore because we lock down the perimeter and only allow the safe stuff to run,” Karen, senior director of security data science, says. “Intelligent application control is intelligent technology controlled by the cloud. It is learning and creating logic that understands which applications are safe to run and which ones should be blocked,” Mr. Kash, a product designer, explains. Based on the 43 trillion security signals co...

  Azure Boost is a revolutionary accelerator system designed by Microsoft that offloads server virtualization processes traditionally performed by the hypervisor and host OS onto purpose-built software and hardware. This offloading frees up CPU resources for virtual machines, resulting in improved performance and a secure foundation for your cloud workloads.  In this blog, we will talk about some of the advances we’ve made within Azure Host OS that allow us to provide the industry-leading benefits of Azure Boost and improve the security of our customers with other features.  Azure Host OS (aka Cloud Host ), if you recall, is a purpose-built minimal version of Windows that powers Azure in the data center. These Azure Host advancements in conjunction with Azure Boost have enabled features like Confidential VMs, Trusted Launch, to improve IO performance, harden security, and introduce VM compatibility for seamless feature delivery. These features are powered by a comp...