Windows 11 is a version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, released on 5 October 2021 as the successor to Windows 10. It brought a redesigned interface with rounded corners, a centered taskbar and Start menu, and snap layouts for arranging windows, and it added support for running Android apps for a period. Its stricter hardware requirements, including a security chip called TPM 2.0 and a recent processor, meant that many older computers could not officially upgrade. Microsoft integrated Teams chat, widgets and, in later updates, AI assistant features. Support for Windows 10 ended in October 2025, which pushed many users toward upgrading.
Before and after
- 15 September 2021Founding of AUKUS
- from 17 September 2021 to 27 June 2025Premiere of Squid Game
- from 19 September 2021 to 13 December 20212021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption
- 26 September 20212021 German federal election
- 5 October 2021Creation of Windows 11
- 6 October 2021The WHO recommends the first malaria vaccine
- 21 October 20212021 Rust shooting incident
- 25 October 20212021 Sudanese coup d'état
- from 31 October 2021 to 13 November 20212021 United Nations Climate Change Conference
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