At a conference dedicated to businesses, Microsoft unveiled a suite of new features for Windows 11. Objective: to make the system more secure and more suitable for productivity.
Microsoft may have launched Windows 11 at the end of 2021, the publisher knows that it still has a lot of work to improve the operating system and totally convince, especially professionals. This was the whole subject of its presentation on April 5, 2022, where the publisher as expected unveiled new functions for Windows 11.
Native AI management to improve your video calls
With the emergence of ARM and processors with complex architecture, our machines are now more and more often entitled to an NPU: Neural Processing Unit. It is a chip dedicated to artificial intelligence which would now be managed natively by Windows 11.
Microsoft does not claim to revolutionize what it is possible to do, but rather to natively add functions that we already know in Windows 11. For example, we are talking about dynamically adding a blur to the background of its image or a gaze adjustment to give the impression that you are looking your interlocutor in the eye. As it is a native integration to Windows 11, Microsoft promises that it will not be limited to Microsoft Teams, but to any application.
The file explorer with tabs
After several weeks of rumors, Microsoft has officially lifted the veil on a new version of File Explorer. The publisher indicates that it will better manage storage in the cloud, especially with OneDrive.
Above all, this new version introduces the management of tabs in the file explorer. Like a web browser, it will be possible to quickly switch from one folder to another by simply changing tabs. Microsoft will also automatically suggest contacts for you in the file sharing menu, based on your habits.
Windows Cloud PC integration
In 2021, Microsoft launched Cloud PC, its business offering that provides streaming access to a Windows 11 PC running in the cloud. The principle is the same as Shadow, except that it is an offer oriented towards companies and not players.
With its presentation, Microsoft is stepping up a gear by allowing Windows 11 to sync with a PC in the cloud. You can thus switch from your local PC to the Cloud PC with a single click from the taskbar, or start directly on the Cloud PC without going through the Windows 11 desktop. In the long term, Microsoft would also like to make it possible to work offline on the documents of his Cloud PC, with data synchronization when the local computer connects to the Internet again.
An uncertain timetable
Microsoft has not indicated when these new features will be available for businesses or the general public. The firm could offer them through an update during the year or wait for the major update scheduled for the end of the year, or even wait until 2023 and more for certain new features. In short, very official promises and announcements, but a calendar that remains unclear for the moment.
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