Windows 10 represented Microsoft's move to deliver Windows as a service, with continuous updates - which is great for keeping machines secure. Here are some of the changes we would have liked to see in Windows 11, but didn't. Or at least, they weren't there in the first look we got. Several features that CNET editors including Jason Hiner, Stephen Shankland, Lori Grunin and I were hoping to see in terms of performance and productivity didn't end up coming to fruition. While Windows 11 will bring some useful new features, including easier virtual desktop creation, widgets, Android app downloads and a more integrated Microsoft Teams experience, it's not quite a total overhaul of Windows 10. Read more: Windows 11 review: The new OS makes you ask, update or wait?

(Here's how the new OS compares with Windows 10.) (We can show you how to download Windows 11 and how to create a Windows 11 install drive.) The newest Microsoft operating system boasts a redesigned interface, a centered Start button and taskbar and a cleaner, more Mac-like aesthetic overall. 5, bringing the OS to newer devices before it rolls out to older ones. Windows 11 began its staggered launch on Oct. Windows 11 brought some welcome new features and a redesigned interface, but we haven't gotten everything we wanted.