14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 11, the next big release on the Windows roadmap, has leaked to the web ahead of the official announcement projected to be made on June 24.
Microsoft has already announced that the next-generation Windows would be revealed on June 24 as part of a dedicated event, and while the company has tried to remain tight-lipped on everything, people familiar with the matter suggested something big is coming.
In theory, it was originally believed Microsoft would take the wraps off the Sun Valley update, a Windows 10 feature update projected to go live in the fall with massive improvements both in terms of features and user interface.
Sun Valley, however, was only supposed to be a Windows 10 feature update not a completely new version of the operating system, but as it turns out, the plan has changed.
Windows 11 coming this year
So Sun Valley is actually the codename of Windows 11, a new operating system that pushes Microsoft’s most popular product to a completely new level. In other words, all the improvements that have until now been previewed as part of Sun Valley and which were supposed to land in Windows 10 21H2 would come to the market pre-loaded with Windows 11.
The build that leaked today is obviously an early version of the operating system, but it does provide us with a closer look at how Microsoft wants to revamp Windows.
Rounded corners, a new desktop with a redesigned Start menu, the reintroduction of the Start menu, all are part of this build and expected to be further refined by the time Windows 11 gets the go-ahead.
It goes without saying that we can’t provide any download links, but it shouldn’t be too hard to download this early Windows 11 build if you know where to look. The best way to try it out is in a virtual machine, just to make sure no harm is done to your system.