8 Exciting New Features in Windows 11

It's been a year since Microsoft rolled out the latest version of their OS - Windows 11. During that time, the operating system has continued to be refined both in terms of design and usability. There's something for every type of employee: zero-trust security for your IT team, Teams integrations for your internal staff, Microsoft Store integrations for designers and collaborators. With so much to offer, there's never been a better time to roll out Windows 11. 

Here Are the Best New Features in Windows 11 for Your Business:

Meet Your Modern Endpoint Goals

Bridge workforce productivity and security for today's anywhere workstyle by evolving end user computing. Windows 11 can help your business improve employee experience, build resiliency, simplify compliance, lower TCO:

• Create a more productive environment
  • Simple, modern visuals, and enhanced user experience via Snap groups and Snap layouts
  • Improved tablet experience for quicker actions with touch or pen, and a redesigned customizable on-screen keyboard and enhanced inking
  • Integrated Voice Typing, so you can speak naturally to type
  • Microsoft Power Automate ships with the OS, so employees can focus on what's important and automate the rest
    
    
• Collaborative
  • Inclusive video conferencing, and access to Teams chat from the taskbar
  • Customized widgets with personalized content via the new Microsoft Store and Android Apps on Windows
  • Intelligent noise cancelling and blur during meetings

Windows 11 makes it easy to create cloud connected, multi-platform experiences for your employees, regardless of where they're working.

Windows 11 and Azure Virtual Desktop

Windows 11 can be installed natively on a traditional PC or supported tablet device. Windows 11, just like Windows 10, can be run in VDI environments with Azure Virtual Desktop. With Windows on AVD, organizations get the rich capabilities of server-based computing, virtualized desktops and apps, extensive customization, and consumption-based pricing for maximum flexibility. Cloud PCs represent a new era in end-user computing. Windows 365 allows users to stream a Windows 11 Cloud PC securely from the Microsoft cloud, to any device. With just a few clicks, a Windows 11 Cloud PC can be built, assigned, and deployed to users at a predictable per-user price. 

Enable a Zero-Trust Computing Environment 

In Windows 11, hardware and software security work together to help keep users, data, and devices protected. The OS extends security to the cloud to help protect devices, data, apps, and identities from anywhere to:

• Empower IT Administrators - Help IT Administrators easily protect, enable and enforce access seamlessly, while allowing for customization to meet specific user and policy requirements for access, privacy, compliance and more.

• Protect the business - The expansion of access and ability to work anywhere has also introduced new threats and risks. From the chip to the cloud, hardware and software must work together to stop threats.

• Enable a Zero Trust security model - Organizations of all sizes need comprehensive control over access to information, applications, and network resources from anywhere without compromising the user experience.

• Unlock potential with the right devices - Whatever their role or location, people need the right device to do their job well—whether working in an office, at home, or serving customers in frontline environments.​

• Deliver a consistent workplace experience anywhere - To support a hybrid workforce, organizations need the ability to seamlessly manage devices, identities, apps, and information through the cloud.

Protect your business from threats by separating hardware from software, and against unauthorized access to critical data. For more information about Windows 11, reach out to iCorps for a free IT consultation.