Windows 11 ISO leaked ahead of launch, reveals new UI, Start menu, and icons for PCs

Microsoft is going to launch Windows 11 as the successor to Windows 10 on June 24.

In what has ruined Microsoft’s surprise reveal for June 24, Windows 11 has leaked online. First, just a few screenshots emerged on China's Baidu website, but moments later, the Windows 11 ISO file was dumped, giving thousands of impatient enthusiasts to try out the next-generation of Windows operating system. Windows 11 features a new Start menu, a new taskbar design, app icons, rounded corners for windows, and much more. Some of the new visual changes are actually borrowed from Windows 10X, which now lies buried. According to screenshots of Windows 11 shared by people who managed to get hold of a copy of the ISO file, the biggest change is coming to the Start menu -- and this is similar to Chrome OS. Microsoft has moved the app icons to the centre of the taskbar and a new Start button, clicking on which opens a pop-up that reveals more applications and services you have installed on your PC. The tray area looks cleaner than before in what may be a simple way to access some functionalities directly from the taskbar. There is also a new Windows 11 boot animation and a startup sound to welcome you. The biggest change coming in Windows 11 is to the Start menu, which now loses live tiles in favour of stationary icons to give a simplified look. I am not against this change, but live tiles are what make Windows a bit more beautiful and sometimes useful when these tiles show information while flipping. The app icons do not have animation, at least that is what I can see from this early version of Windows 11. You can pin apps and go to recent files from these icons. The Shutdown and Restart options are now available immediately on the Start menu.