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Windows 11 Build Leaks Ahead of Launch

takyon writes:

Exclusive | First impressions of Windows 11 aka Sun Valley from a leaked ISO — A much needed visual overhaul that does not alienate long-time users

We've been hearing about Microsoft's upcoming major update to Windows 10 for quite some time now. Codenamed Sun Valley, information so far on the internet indicated deep changes to the OS and the UI. We have also come across news that pointed to the Sun Valley update being likely christened as Windows 11. We can now confirm that it the next version of Windows will indeed be called Windows 11.

We have managed to get our hands on a leaked build of the OS. Given that we are just about 10 days from the official unveiling, we don't expect too many changes from the current build 21996.1 to the RTM candidate, but it still helps to be skeptical till launch.

[...] Microsoft will take wraps off Windows 11 on June 24. It is possible that the company may show off a few more visual changes not seen in these leaked builds. For now, take a look at the screenshots below and let us know what you think. We are still fiddling around with the build and will update this article if we come across anything noteworthy.

Also at The Verge and Videocardz.

See also: Make way for Windows 11? Windows 10 end-of-life is October 2025

The first strong indication that bigger things may be coming landed last week from a Microsoft-published EOL notice for Windows 10. "Windows 10 Home and Pro"—no code names, no minor version numbers—is now listed as retiring on October 14, 2025. "Retiring" is a part of the Modern Lifecycle Policy and means that the retired product leaves support entirely; this does not follow the old Fixed Lifecycle Policy with "mainstream" and "extended" support. Retired is retired—hit the pasture.

Windows 11 has leaked, will have rounded corners and revised start menu

TheMightyChickadee writes:

From Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

Windows 11 has leaked online, giving us a first glimpse of Microsoft's next operating system and all the small ways it'll annoy and unsettle us until we finally Google how to change it back. This time around: it has rounded corners, the app icons are centered in the task bar, and the Start menu has changed.

As reported by The Verge, screenshots of Windows 11 first appeared on Chinese website Baidu Tieba, before it seems the whole operating system leaked.

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1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "Exclusive | First impressions of Windows 11 aka Sun Valley from a leaked ISO — A much needed visual overhaul that does not alienate long-time users" - https://www.notebookcheck.net/First-impressions-of-Windows-11-aka-Sun-Valley-from-a-leaked-ISO-A-much-needed-visual-overhaul-that-does-not-alienate-long-time-users.545807.0.html
3. "The Verge" - https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/15/22535123/microsoft-windows-11-leak-screenshots-start-menu
4. "Videocardz" - https://videocardz.com/newz/microsoft-windows-11-pro-operating-system-has-been-leaked-ahead-of-launch
5. "Make way for Windows 11? Windows 10 end-of-life is October 2025" - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/make-way-for-windows-11-windows-10-end-of-life-is-october-2025/
6. "published" - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro
7. "Modern Lifecycle Policy" - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/policies/modern
8. "TheMightyChickadee" - https://soylentnews.org/~TheMightyChickadee/
9. "From Rock, Paper, Shotgun" - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/windows-11-has-leaked-will-have-rounded-corners-and-revised-start-menu
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11. "Original Submission #2" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=49308

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