Windows 11 screenshots leak, show new Start menu and more - The Verge

The next version of Windows has leaked online.

This updated Start menu is a simplified version of what currently exists in Windows 10, without Live Tiles.

You may have noticed a new icon in the Windows 11 taskbar, and it’s labeled Widgets in the operating system.

While Microsoft canceled its Windows 10X operating system, the company is clearly reusing large parts of that work with Windows 11.

Windows 10X included a number of refined and simplified aspects to Windows, and most of that work is present in this leaked version of Windows 11.

Microsoft has reportedly been working on a new app store for Windows in recent months, and rumors suggest it will be a big change from what exists today.

This out-of-box experience also includes a new Windows 11 startup sound, which then triggers at every boot.

The new Xbox app is now integrated into Windows 11, offering quick access to Xbox Game Pass games, the social parts of Xbox network, and the Xbox store.