
Instead of swiping down to access the control centre, here you click and it pops up to reveal options the way we have become used to.

Now it feels like you are using an Android phone. On Windows 10, there are icons for speaker, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, attached devices and so on. The other part I’m enjoying about Windows 11 is the control centre on the bottom-right corner. Plus, settings is “now” searchable, meaning you can easily find what you are looking for. The settings panel has been completely overhauled and there are proper visual representations, like if you want to make changes to the taskbar, everything happens seamlessly, complete with animation. This has been a demand for long and many people have switched loyalty because it’s never easy to find anything on Windows 8 or Windows 10. It’s ever so slightly transparent, giving a hint of what’s behind the box, which is just perfect. A bigger change is the level of transparency each menu or app comes with. Some of the other things I have noticed: The square corners of the boxes have been rounded off while the scroll bar expands when you hover the mouse pointer over it, both of which add to the smartness of the OS. It’s as if you are in the world of smartphones but on a bigger screen. Now things are super smooth and the experience is closer to using a smartphone where scrolling is instantaneous. Earlier, each movement of the scroll wheel on the mouse allowed to scroll text or menus a little bit at a time there was something jittery about the experience.

Say ‘hello’ to animations, which are quick and snappy, making the overall design come alive.Ī lot of small changes have been made that add up to offer a big change. Windows has always been fast but somehow MacOS has felt faster because of the high degree of animation, which has been missing or poorly implemented on previous versions of Windows. There’s fluidity, which gives a feeling of speed.

There is much more to Windows 11 than the Start button shifting to the centre.
