Watch the Microsoft Windows 11 Event for June 24, 2021 here
Microsoft is set to unveil its next OS, presumably Windows 11, and you can watch the livestream right here.
The Microsoft Windows event livestream, which has been assumed to be the announcement and reveal of Windows 11, is scheduled to happen today. Those that want to see the news live as it happens will need to tune in and buckle up. Here’s what you need to do to watch Microsoft announce what’s next for Windows.
Microsoft Windows 11 Event livestream
The Microsoft Windows 11 Event livestream is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET on June 24, 2021. Right now, viewers are being asked to go to the Microsoft Windows Event page, which offers a function to get a reminder. However, Microsoft may opt to stream it through its official YouTube channel.
Join us June 24th at 11 am ET for the #MicrosoftEvent to see what’s next. https://t.co/kSQYIDZSyi pic.twitter.com/Emb5GPHOf0
— Windows (@Windows) June 2, 2021
No matter where Microsoft opts to stream the Windows Event livestream, you’ll find the relevant links in this article. As for what the event will actually entail, no one knows right now. In saying that, most assume it is the next version of the company’s operating system, thought to be Windows 11.
Early reports indicate the next version of Windows will include an overhaul to the user interface in order to make it appear more modern. The Verge has noted that the Windows store was being worked on by Microsoft, so we could be treated to something more user-friendly.
With the Microsoft Windows Event coming up quickly, and with most parties predicting Windows 11, it’s bound to be a livestream worth checking out. Be sure to keep it locked to Shacknews as we cover all the announcements and hottest bits from the show.
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replySam Chandler posted a new article, Watch the Microsoft Windows 11 Event for June 24, 2021 here
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I think the "Windows as a Service" concept is dead. People don't buy new Operating systems anymore they get Windows when they buy their computer and that is it.
Windows 11 is just going to be the next version of Windows 10. You will install it just like you do any other Semi-Annual update. And instead of it saying Windows 10 21H2 or 22H1 or whatever it will say Windows 11. They were already planning on updating the UI to what the Windows 11 UI is in Windows 10 Sun Valley (21H2).
So my call is. Windows 11 will just be the next version of Windows 10 with a new UI, new Window Store, and some new features that were supposed to be part of Windows 10X. If you already have a Windows 10 license it will be free to upgrade to.-
Sorry by "Windows as a Service" I mean Windows OS as a Paid service. They will make money on Windows from OEM's and Businesses. And from consumers they will make money on things like Office, Onedrive, and Store royalties.
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To me the key points are that it'll be free and it will be constantly updated for security. I assume they'll have some way to monetize it, but I don't have a good guess on how other than "features." I could see MS want to try to tie MS services into the OS subscription, but I think they'll be investigated globally by all governing bodies if they try that model.
"Film at a 11"-
The services they are going to add on are things like Onedrive, Office, Gamepass, etc.
Microsoft today is a different company than Microsoft of 10+ years ago it is much more security focused than previously. And they want people to use legitimate versions of their OS so customers can get security and feature updates. The quickest way to get people back to pirating Windows is to charge for it again. Also if they don't do a seamless free upgrade from 10 to 11 most people aren't going to upgrade and come Windows 10 EOL in 2025 you are going to have a bunch of unpatched Windows 10 machines out there and either Microsoft will need to pull an XP and extend support or allow the security risks.
And given that they make all of their OS money from OEM's and Businesses and that has been the case for a while. I just think for consumers it is going to just be they reboot their computer one day and instead of Windows 10 it will say Windows 11 with the new UI and they will keep trucking along as they have been with Windows 10.
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This is my hope too. Apple kind of broke the mold so to speak with Mac OS & iOS free upgrades.
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what is a "touchcable?"
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I just hope my Windows 10 Pro digital license can be upgraded to whatever the Win 11 equivalent is. They did this for Windows 7->8 then 10, so I assume it will be similar.
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Got it sitting here waiting to start.
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And now I feel old
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And it seems like it shit the bed.
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Win 11 is probably going to be to Win 10 what Win 10 was to Win 8, an evolution of features and UI but a free update to current Win 10 users.
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Yep, definitely not a good experience trying to watch it now.
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Yup
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YouTube link https://youtu.be/7Y_RZf5i_LE
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Ha, never mind. CNET is just transcoding MS’s awful web player, buffering and all. You can see the web player nav bar.
Is MS bringing back realplayer? I’ve never seen this webplayer before and I hope I never do again.
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This link has been butter smooth: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/event
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thats the one thats shitting out now
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Disconnected twice and now it isn't even buffering. It just won't load
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It looks like they did a lot of work on the window manager in touch and regular desktop modes. Looks nice.
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I'm stuck on a sales call that was supposed to be 5 minutes and looks like it is going much longer because people keep going off on tangents...
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You arent missing anything.... stream is fucked
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I hope they have taken us side taskbar users into account with the new start menu. It looks pretty, though!
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Engadget stream is smooth for me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8rckejTi60
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Thanks, this works great
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I don’t want Teams on my desktop :(
I have too bad memories of it-
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Haven’t tried it. I tried teams last year and it wasn’t the best experience.
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Same code sounds fucking terrible, TBH. 😂
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Looks like they're trying to turn Teams into how iMessage/Facetime works in the iOS ecosystem.
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Agreed, but the challenge will be getting people to migrate to a new service when they already have a huge group of friends/family they're used to communicating with on iMessage/Facetime. The whole iMessage/Facetime issue was actually a big part of me deciding to change from a Pixel 3 to an iPhone 12 last year, just because there's so many of my friends who already use iMessage/Facetime, and there wasn't a good cross-platform competitor that would easily work for Apple people.
I would absolutely love to have a single platform to communicate with people across any device and operating system. But Apple has a huge head start on a bigger user base. If Microsoft can find a way to encourage Apple users to migrate to Teams, I'd be all for it. But I worry Teams will just become another cross-platform communication platform that further fragments the userbase. We'll have to see how it goes.
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What if they just literally just changed their executable name of Skype to personal teams?
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personal teams exists today within the current teams app. it's not skype. https://i.imgur.com/DBNGjtH.jpg
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If it's anything like the difference between Skype for Business vs Teams (professional), then I'm all for Personal Teams taking over for Skype.
If you haven't used Teams in the last year or so, it's a pretty solid communication platform. I've been super happy with it at work after we migrated from Skype for Business to using Teams. It's a much better product.
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Maybe it was the direction they went in but Microsoft tried to get into hardware and failed miserably.
I'm mostly thinking it's Steve Balmer's fault. He tried to shoehorn everything into a mobile only experience or something I don't know.
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I realize the stream isn't over, but what hits me first watching this is that MS is making Windows 11 about the end user experience. And this approach/attitude is pretty new from them. its usually a nice coat of paint and then all the 'corporate' features.
Yes, a lot of this is borrowed from ios and macos and other places, but it's still welcome. and focused on how I as a user use it. About time-
This speech at the end speaking about agency in personal computing is nice. I know every now and then there is a doomsday article saying "the age of personal computing is over", and sometimes I fear a future where that is true, given the direction the mobile market has headed where you don't own and are not entitled to basically anything.
I didn't expect Microsoft to be the company that would speak this way about the future, but I am happy to be pleasantly surprised.
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I want to be cynical, but I kinda like everything so far.
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So they are bringing the Auto HDR from Xbox Series X to Windows 11 for games.
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That HDR demo looked like they just messed with the contrast and brightness? Not sure that it looked amazing.
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It’s an SDR feed. You can’t see the difference with that.
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Hard to judge fairly considering the stream quality is shoddy having to go through at least 2 different encoders since MS's stream is so piss poor and watching it be restreamed by 3rd party sites. But, if they can improve Windows HDR it would be a welcome feature. Just that no one has a decent HDR monitor on their windows pc unfortunately. HDR 400 isn't "really" hdr, ya know?
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That’s nice. I use blue stacks to use amazon coins on hearthstone for cheaper packs occasionally. Now it’s built right in!
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I keep thinking this guy is about to cry a little
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Guess not.
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I wonder if we are still getting Windows 10 21H2 since I don't believe that has gone to RTM yet which would usually happen around now. Or if they are just going to make the Fall update Windows 11 instead.
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Free for Windows 10 users. https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/24/22546801/microsoft-windows-11-free-upgrade-details
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Feek yea
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But what if my Windows 10 is activated from a Windows 8 key?
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I’m willing to bet it’s going to work, seeing as how Microsoft is giving every indication that they’re disinterested in charging for OS upgrades anymore. The number of people who buy Windows upgrades is minuscule compared to people who just buy a laptop and it comes with Windows so they’ll charge the OEMs.
In the meantime it’s much more valuable to get everyone on the latest version, especially since it has things like GamePass built in which they charge for.
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I joined the stream late so I did some skipping around and might have missed it, but did they talk about WSL on Windows 11 at all? I'd love if they did more native integration of WSL on Windows 11.
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is there a link to the commercial one?
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Good overview - https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/24/22546791/microsoft-windows-11-announcement-features-updates
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So it looks like FancyZones or at least some form of it is coming to base Windows that is nice.
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from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11
When will I be able to upgrade to Windows 11 on my Windows 10 device?
If your existing Windows 10 PC is running the most current version of Windows 10 and meets the minimum hardware specifications it will be able to upgrade to Windows 11. The upgrade rollout plan is still being finalized, but for most devices already in use today, we expect it to be ready sometime in early 2022. Not all Windows 10 PCs that are eligible to upgrade to Windows 11 will be offered to upgrade at the same time. To see if your PC is eligible to upgrade, download and run the PC Health Check app. Once the upgrade rollout has started, you can check if it is ready for your device by going to Settings/Windows Updates.
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Windows 7 ate 9
Windows 7 8 9
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Xbox Game Pass will be build into Win11
https://www.polygon.com/22548822/windows-11-xbox-game-pass-pc-auto-hdr-directstorage-
Good. I just hope the upgrade doesn’t mess up the encrypted drive like it does when you do a PC reset in W10.
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I dig it. Small changes nothing major. Improving on an already great W10 OS.
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