(Redmond, WA, Tuesday, October 5, 2021) Today, Windows 11 starts to become available around the world, in addition to Microsoft’s largest expansion to the Surface portfolio. Microsoft and its partners bring to market a variety of devices, across form factors and price points, to bring consumers a broad array of choice and closer to what they love. There has never been a better time to buy a new PC.

Our lives changed dramatically the past two years and so did our use of technology. PCs evolved from something practical and functional to something much more personal, as they became our classrooms, our water coolers, our gyms. The PC has become a home to a broad set of rich experiences spanning work and life, and Windows is core to this.

Windows 11 features include:

• A simplified design for productivity, creativity and ease, including a new Start button and taskbar with a modern look and feel, plus new Snap Layouts, Snap Groups and Desktop features to help organize and optimize screen real estate
• A new way to chat, call, video anyone on any device right from your Windows PC, powered by Microsoft Teams
• Apps, more immersive games, and more entertainment options powered by an all-new Microsoft Store
• Enhanced gaming experience with more immersive graphics, faster load times and access to top PC games through Xbox Game Pass
• A better way to access the content you care about with a personalized news feed and more

These new features, in addition to improved performance and security enhancements, make Windows 11 the best choice for everyone from businesses to students and developers to gamers. Windows 11 is available through a free upgrade on eligible Windows 10 PCs and on new PCs pre-installed with Windows 11.

Soundbites: Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President, Modern Life, Search and Devices 

• TODAY, WE’RE EXCITED TO MAKE WINDOWS ELEVEN AVAILABLE TO THE WORLD. AT A TIME WHEN THE PC IS PLAYING AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN OUR LIVES, WINDOWS ELEVEN IS DESIGNED TO BRING YOU CLOSER TO WHAT YOU LOVE. THAT’S WHY WE MADE IT EASIER TO CHAT, CALL OR VIDEO ANYONE, ANYWHERE, RIGHT FROM YOUR PC. NO MATTER WHAT DEVICE OR PLATFORM YOU’RE ON.
• IT IS ALL ABOUT PUTTING YOU AT THE CENTER. THE NEW START MENU AND TASKBAR GIVE YOU ACCESS TO WHAT YOU NEED QUICKER THAN EVER, AND THE NEW DESIGN AND SOUNDS FADE INTO THE BACKGROUND, GIVING YOU A SENSE OF CALM AND EASE. AND OUR NEW PERSONALIZED NEWS FEED IS THE FASTEST WAY TO GET THE INFORMATION YOU CARE ABOUT.
• TO BRING THE NEW OPERATING SYSTEM TO LIFE, A WIDE VARIETY OF NEW PCS ARE COMING TO MARKET, INCLUDING THE LARGEST UPDATE TO OUR DEVICE PORTFOLIO EVER. WITH TOUCH DISPLAYS AND NEW PEN TECHNOLOGY, PREMIUM MICS AND CAMERAS AND VERSATILE DESIGNS AT EVERY PRICE POINT, THE NEW PCS ARE DESIGNED TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY AND EMPOWER PRODUCTIVITY. THERE’S TRULY NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BUY A NEW PC.