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Above: Windows 11 makes it quicker and
easier to communicate using Microsoft
Teams.
Above: The refreshed Safari allows you to organise your
tabs in groups that you can access later.
Above: Widgets is back,
putting the information
you want on your desktop.
Apple’s alternative
Right: macOS 12 Monterey’s
Universal Control allows you
to drag and drop content
between your iPad and Mac.
messages and more from Windows 10.
Windows 11 takes this approach further,
enabling you to download and run Android
apps “natively” – that is, without needing
Android emulation software. You can
download Android apps from the new
Microsoft Store, via the Amazon Appstore.
The Microsoft Store has been further
revamped, no longer restricting the types
of Windows apps available, and giving
developers 100 per cent share of the revenue
they earn through the store. That should
result in many more apps on the store,
making it easier to find your favourite
Windows apps.
TEAMS INTEGRATION
Windows 11 integrates Chat from Microsoft
Teams into the taskbar, enabling you to
instantly connect with contacts via text, chat,
voice or video. With the Teams app now
available for Windows, Android and iOS,
Microsoft clearly wants everyone to adopt its
communications platform.
UPGRADE OPTIONS
The easiest way to get Windows 11 is to buy a
new desktop PC or laptop. Alternatively, it should
be available to download by the time you read
this. The new OS will be free for Windows 10
users, with one big caveat – you need to be sure
your computer is compatible with it.
To run Windows 11, your computer will need to
support minimum hardware specifications as well
as Trusted Platform Module 2.0, a recent
system-level security standard. That will rule out
many older systems. Applications that run on
Windows 10 should largely work on Windows 11.
WINDOWS IN THE CLOUD
For businesses looking to support hybrid
working, Microsoft has launched Windows
Meanwhile, Apple’s macOS 12
Monterey should also be available
by the time you read this. Among
its new features is Shortcuts from
iOS, which allows you to automate
everyday tasks, comprising
multiple steps and apps.
Many of Monterey’s new
features are designed to allow
your devices to work together.
Universal Control, for example,
provides continuity between your
Mac and iPad. It allows you to use
the same mouse and keyboard for
both devices, and even drag and
drop content between them.
Safari now allows you to
organise and save tabs in groups,
and you can access those tab
groups across Apple devices.
macOS 12 also adds incremental
improvements to FaceTime, iCloud
and more.
365, a cloud service that lets employees use
their Windows 10 or 11 system virtually from
anywhere.
Windows 365 streams the operating system
from the cloud to any device. That means
employees can access their apps, data and
even their Windows settings on any Windows,
Mac or Android device.
The service also makes it relatively easy to
deploy, manage and secure what Microsoft
calls “Cloud PCs”.
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