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'''Windows 11''' is the latest desktop [[operating system]] from [[Microsoft]]. It was announced on June 24, 2021,<ref>https://www.windowscentral.com/how-watch-microsoft-announce-windows-11-june-24</ref> with the plan to release it to the public in the fall of 2021. This operating system is similar to Windows 10 in many ways, but brings numerous cosmetic changes, as well as some improvements "under the hood".<ref>https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/06/24/introducing-windows-11/</ref>  

'''Windows 11''' is the latest desktop [[operating system]] from [[Microsoft]]. It was announced on June 24, 2021,<ref>https://www.windowscentral.com/how-watch-microsoft-announce-windows-11-june-24</ref> and released to the public on October 5, 2021. This operating system is similar to Windows 10 in many ways, but brings numerous cosmetic changes, as well as some improvements "under the hood".<ref>https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/06/24/introducing-windows-11/</ref>  

This latest release continues with the more controversial trends already seen in Windows, including promotion of the Microsoft Store and Microsoft Teams,<ref>https://insider.windows.com/en-us/insidewindows11/article/inside-the-new-windows-11-store</ref> integration of Microsoft's [[Xbox]] gaming services, and mandating that each computer's operating system be attached to an individual's real identity.<ref name="docs.microsoft.com">https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/windows-11-requirements</ref>

This latest release continues with the more controversial trends already seen in Windows, including promotion of the Microsoft Store and Microsoft Teams,<ref>https://insider.windows.com/en-us/insidewindows11/article/inside-the-new-windows-11-store</ref> integration of Microsoft's [[Xbox]] gaming services, and mandating that each computer's operating system be attached to an individual's real identity.<ref name="docs.microsoft.com">https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/windows-11-requirements</ref>