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That co-engineering begins with innovation in the silicon.

“Since day one of developing Windows 11, we have been working closely with our hardware and silicon partners for seamless integration across software and hardware. While Windows 11 will be offered as a free upgrade to some eligible Windows 10 devices, Microsoft explains the best possible experience would be offered to those who buy a new computer that’s fully compatible with the new operating system from the very beginning.Īnd needless to say, Microsoft is already working with its partners, including companies like Dell, HP, and Lenovo, to build Windows 11-certified devices that would be fully prepared for the upcoming OS. In addition to Skype, 3D Viewer, OneNote for Windows 10, and Paint 3D are all moving to the Microsoft Store, so overall, Windows 11 will be cleaner out of the box.

Microsoft has confirmed that Skype, for example, would no longer be pre-installed on new devices or when clean-installing Windows 11, though users who still want the app can find it in the Microsoft Store.

Share files directly from your File ExplorerĪlthough both UWP and Electron use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create web applications, developers tend to consider UWP over Electron due to differences in performance, which essentially boils down to native vs cross-platform codebase debate.Windows 11 is coming not only with a series of new features and capabilities, but also with changes concerning the apps that are pre-loaded with the operating system.

Improved Tray icon, informing you about new messages and presence status.

Updated close options so you can quit Skype or stop it from starting automatically.

“We tried to preserve all the functionality of existing Skype for Windows 10 experience, but there are a couple of things that are not yet supported on this platform.”Īiming to streamline consistency across platforms, the updated Skype for Windows 10 app will provide users with some new changes and capabilities, as follows: We knew this change was coming since at least March this year when the Skype Preview App had suddenly been replaced with the standard desktop Skype app in the Microsoft Store.Īs a result of this reimplementation, the Skype app for Windows 10, which is available to download via Microsoft Store is temporarily losing two in-app functionalities: Integration with the Share Charm and synchronization with the user’s Outlook contacts. Microsoft replacing the Skype UWP app with its Electron counterpart doesn’t really come as surprise.