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Windows 11- The new Windows. And without a doubt, it's gonna be the new favorite OS of the world. Obviously not everyone. Some are gonna have Windows 10 as their favorite. Because, our relation with Windows 11 is love & hate. Windows 11 has a good set of features. But while we like most, we dislike some too. Everyone wants Windows to be as they want. After all, we love Windows for that- Windows can be how we want it to be. So, how do you want Windows 11 to be? What features do you want it to have? (Btw, if you still dunno everything about windows 11, head here.
Here are my choices:
1. A more customizable Taskbar & Start- Taskbar and Start are two of the most loved features of Windows. We have loved them from the birth of Windows. But as time passes, we want it to be more interesting, a better one- no matter how good it is. While I can't say anything about increasing its functionality (I can't even find one. lol), there's a good scope of changing its look. Like we can have 2 versions of Taskbar now- one where apps are centered and in the other left cornered. And usually there is always one version of Start. Instead of this, there can be several views of Start and Taskbar in Settings. I mean, there would kind of be given pictures of how you want your Taskbar and also Start to be. There would be several views. While I can't think of one myself, I can give some examples of different Taskbar & Start looks than the present ones. Here- 1, 2.
2. Accent color through the OS- Accent color is one amazing thing of Windows, I think. You can have different colors on your app borders etc (We know what it does). But with Windows 11, it can evolve. It can be present even in Taskbar, Start, Quick Settings etc. I mean throughout the OS. But... just those plain colors would look rubbish everywhere, won't they? That's where Translucency comes. With translucency and accent color everywhere, Windows would look amazing. How would be amazing you ask? Well, if you think translucency is good, don't you think colorful translucency would even be better? -
In no way, a Taskbar like sheet of colorful glass would look ugly.
There can be 3 options in Color in Personalization instead of 2- Light, Dark and Accent Color. Consumers can choose what they want. And you can take inspiration from Android 12 if you want.
3. Android Apps- Amazon Appstore isn't bad. But no store can compare with Play Store- every living human knows that. It would be pretty good if Microsoft partnered with Google instead of Amazon. But while that has happened already, Microsoft can do another thing. There can be a native android emulator in Windows. While apps downloaded from Amazon Appstore win run natively, there are millions of apps available only in Play Store. So, Microsoft can partner with Google to download apps from the webpage of Play Store and run them with the emulator, like BlueStack. Only difference, this will be built into the OS.
4. Sharing- Sharing between pc and phone... Oh God! Windows sucks here. There isn't a single person who can share files wirelessly between pc and phone without any additional apps. Windows and Android both have Nearby Share to share files between devices in their own platform. But it would be boon to see a baked in cross platform sharing feature in Windows and Android (Of course IOS too).
5. It would be great to see apps running in containers in Windows 11. (I still don't understand fully what that means. Just know that's a good thing.)
These are my primary choices for now. If I have more in my mind, I will write again. But the following nifty features can be added too-
1. Include all the Quick Settings options of Android in Quick Settings in Windows at least. Of course, not those like Torch. Like Dolby Atmos (In the pcs which support it), Windows Night Light etc. And of course there's the common ones such as Wifi, Dark Mode etc.
2. Better support for Dolby Atmos and Windows Sonic.
3. Be a perfect OS for AR and VR systems.
4. Save passwords in Microsoft account itself, like we can save passwords in our Google account when applying any password in any app.
But one thing I really hate is Windows just became more like macOS. Windows just lost its unicity. I really hate that. I would have really liked windows to be different than macOS and unique.
P.S. I know I am gonna get cursed for saying this, but Android and every other Google product makes me feel like home. No other OS has still done that to me. Windows makes me feel productive which, yes, Android doesn't do. But still, I favor Android and google more. (Heck never products like ChromeOS)
Here are my choices:
1. A more customizable Taskbar & Start- Taskbar and Start are two of the most loved features of Windows. We have loved them from the birth of Windows. But as time passes, we want it to be more interesting, a better one- no matter how good it is. While I can't say anything about increasing its functionality (I can't even find one. lol), there's a good scope of changing its look. Like we can have 2 versions of Taskbar now- one where apps are centered and in the other left cornered. And usually there is always one version of Start. Instead of this, there can be several views of Start and Taskbar in Settings. I mean, there would kind of be given pictures of how you want your Taskbar and also Start to be. There would be several views. While I can't think of one myself, I can give some examples of different Taskbar & Start looks than the present ones. Here- 1, 2.
2. Accent color through the OS- Accent color is one amazing thing of Windows, I think. You can have different colors on your app borders etc (We know what it does). But with Windows 11, it can evolve. It can be present even in Taskbar, Start, Quick Settings etc. I mean throughout the OS. But... just those plain colors would look rubbish everywhere, won't they? That's where Translucency comes. With translucency and accent color everywhere, Windows would look amazing. How would be amazing you ask? Well, if you think translucency is good, don't you think colorful translucency would even be better? -
In no way, a Taskbar like sheet of colorful glass would look ugly.
There can be 3 options in Color in Personalization instead of 2- Light, Dark and Accent Color. Consumers can choose what they want. And you can take inspiration from Android 12 if you want.
3. Android Apps- Amazon Appstore isn't bad. But no store can compare with Play Store- every living human knows that. It would be pretty good if Microsoft partnered with Google instead of Amazon. But while that has happened already, Microsoft can do another thing. There can be a native android emulator in Windows. While apps downloaded from Amazon Appstore win run natively, there are millions of apps available only in Play Store. So, Microsoft can partner with Google to download apps from the webpage of Play Store and run them with the emulator, like BlueStack. Only difference, this will be built into the OS.
4. Sharing- Sharing between pc and phone... Oh God! Windows sucks here. There isn't a single person who can share files wirelessly between pc and phone without any additional apps. Windows and Android both have Nearby Share to share files between devices in their own platform. But it would be boon to see a baked in cross platform sharing feature in Windows and Android (Of course IOS too).
5. It would be great to see apps running in containers in Windows 11. (I still don't understand fully what that means. Just know that's a good thing.)
These are my primary choices for now. If I have more in my mind, I will write again. But the following nifty features can be added too-
1. Include all the Quick Settings options of Android in Quick Settings in Windows at least. Of course, not those like Torch. Like Dolby Atmos (In the pcs which support it), Windows Night Light etc. And of course there's the common ones such as Wifi, Dark Mode etc.
2. Better support for Dolby Atmos and Windows Sonic.
3. Be a perfect OS for AR and VR systems.
4. Save passwords in Microsoft account itself, like we can save passwords in our Google account when applying any password in any app.
But one thing I really hate is Windows just became more like macOS. Windows just lost its unicity. I really hate that. I would have really liked windows to be different than macOS and unique.
P.S. I know I am gonna get cursed for saying this, but Android and every other Google product makes me feel like home. No other OS has still done that to me. Windows makes me feel productive which, yes, Android doesn't do. But still, I favor Android and google more. (Heck never products like ChromeOS)