Microsoft has announced that next month it will publish the first major update for its new operating system including a beta to use Android applications.
On October 5, Microsoft launched Windows 11 , its new operating system that is gradually reaching more players, already counting on 10% usage among those who use Steam according to the latest hardware and software survey that brought us a few years ago. Valve days.

Now those of Redmond have announced that they are ready to publish the first major update for the operating system with a patch that will arrive during the next month of February and that will include some of the most interesting functions that were promised when they presented Windows 11 in society. .

The most outstanding function will come in the form of a public beta and will allow us to run a selection of Android applications on our computer following the trail of closed tests that Microsoft began a few months ago and that allowed beta testers to use certain Android apps from the Amazon App Store. What is not yet clear is what the compatible applications will be for this beta, which will surely be gradually expanded as bugs are found and solved with this technology that bets on us having a “hybrid” PC between Windows and Android .

Improvements in the Taskbar, new Media Player and Notepad…

Beyond the “Android function” that comes in the testing phase, we will also find definitive changes such as improvements in the Task Bar, including a button to silence the computer or the possibility of adding the clock to our monitor secondary. In addition, the new and redesigned Notepad and Media Player applications will also be released , which will include dark modes and different technical adjustments and aesthetic touches to maintain a unified line with respect to the rest of the operating system.

Finally, along with the announcement of the release of this update, Panos Panay, one of the heads of Windows, has shared the fact that more than 1.4 billion computers use Windows 10 and Windows 11 every month.

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