Microsoft could very soon inaugurate a shower of new features in Windows 11. According to Windows Central, which relies on well-informed contacts (probably internal), the Redmond firm is about to deploy an update for Insider members. full of new stuff.
It would initially be intended for members of the Insider program only, within the Developer channel, and would have the particularity of reintroducing a number of features that Microsoft removed when Windows 11 was deployed.
folders for apps
Among the potential novelties, Microsoft could introduce the possibility of creating application folders directly in the Start menu. Obviously in high demand by users, it would work on a model similar to what exists on mobiles. It would be enough to drag and drop the icon of an application on another to create a new folder.
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The window anchoring system as it currently exists could also evolve. To use it, it is necessary for the moment to hover the button of the enlargement of the window using the mouse, or to drag the windows directly in the corners or the sides of the screen. The third option that Microsoft could introduce would take the form of a panel displayed at the top of the screen on which windows would have to be dragged and dropped to rearrange them.
Refreshed interface and new touch gestures
The Redmond company would also be about to modify certain elements of the Windows 11 interface. The title bar of the current windows could be replaced by a bar adopting an acrylic or blur effect that Microsoft had already presented briefly during ‘a Live.
In addition, Windows 11 users on tablets should take advantage of new gestures to more easily access the Start menu as well as the quick settings panel. The Start menu would appear like this by sliding a finger from the bottom of the screen to the top. In the same way, access to the quick settings panel would be done by sliding a finger upwards from the “systray”, the area grouping the clock and the icons of applications running in the background.
Drag and drop, finally back in the taskbar
Last but not least, the taskbar could regain its luster. With the arrival of Windows 11, Microsoft had drawn a line under certain very practical functions. Among these, the possibility of dragging and dropping files on the bar to open them in applications. With the arrival of Windows 11, Microsoft had simply removed this possibility. Users then had no choice but to use third-party solutions to correct the lack.
But faced with numerous complaints from users, the Redmond firm would backtrack and could reintroduce the possibility of dragging and dropping items on the taskbar. Microsoft would also plan to automatically hide the Windows taskbar when the operating system is used in tablet mode.
Source: Windows Central