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Catch up on your news at a glance

Personalise your content feed with Widgets, so you can quickly see all the things you like to keep tabs on, from sports and weather to your schedule and to-dos. Now you can see it all in one place with just a quick left swipe of your screen.

Catch up on your news at a glance

Personalise your content feed with Widgets, so you can quickly see all the things you like to keep tabs on, from sports and weather to your schedule and to-dos. Now you can see it all in one place with just a quick left swipe of your screen.

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Add Widgets to a Board

LEARN HOW

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Add Widgets to a Board

Open the widget settings by selecting your avatar. Under Add widget, select the Plus sign (+) next to any widget to add it to your board.

Make the Widget board your own

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Make the Widget board your own

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Make the Widget board your own

Change your widget board to reflect your interests and show the info you want. To customise, select a widget and go to More > Customise widget.

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Quickly organise open apps

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Quickly organise open apps

Hover over a window's maximise button or press Windows logo key + Z, then choose a snap layout to optimise your screen space and your productivity.

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Simply snap and arrange your apps

Organise windows, optimise screen space, and maximise your productivity with a snap. Snap Assist help you bring balance to your desktop so you can stay focused and find what you need, faster.

Simply snap and arrange your apps

Organise windows, optimise screen space, and maximise your productivity with a snap. Snap Assist help you bring balance to your desktop so you can stay focused and find what you need, faster.

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Snap Windows side by side

LEARN HOW

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Snap Windows side by side

Press Windows logo key + Right or left arrow to perfectly snap windows to the sides of your screen automatically – no manual resizing or positioning needed.

Search for anything

Search for anything

LEARN HOW

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Search for anything

Press Windows logo key + S to get personalised search results for people, email and files in local and shared sites, or from the web.

Get to your files

Get to your files

LEARN HOW

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Get to your files

Press Windows logo key + E to open File Explorer and find the files and folders you need, including those on OneDrive.

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Search quicker from the Start

Find what you want. Faster. With centralised search, you can now search across your computer and the internet right inside the Start menu, making for a quicker and more thorough search experience.

Search quicker from the Start

Find what you want. Faster. With centralised search, you can now search across your computer and the internet right inside the Start menu, making for a quicker and more thorough search experience.

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Connect with anyone from the taskbar1

LEARN HOW

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Connect with anyone from the taskbar1

Select Chat on the taskbar to start a call or chat. If they're on iOS, Android or Mac, it's easy to send a link so they can join in (select Meet > Copy meeting link).

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Chat with a single touch

Microsoft Teams is now built into Windows 11 so you can instantly chat and video call, right from your desktop. All it takes is a single touch.1

Chat with a single touch

Microsoft Teams is now built into Windows 11 so you can instantly chat and video call, right from your desktop. All it takes is a single touch.1

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Take Microsoft 365 on the go2

LEARN HOW

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Take Microsoft 365 on the go2

Download mobile apps to work seamlessly across your devices.

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Collect, organise and share with Microsoft Edge

Search. Browse. Organise. Microsoft Edge Collections helps you to group websites together by subject, so you can find what you're looking for, faster.

Collect, organise and share with Microsoft Edge

Search. Browse. Organise. Microsoft Edge Collections helps you to group websites together by subject, so you can find what you're looking for, faster.

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Manage passwords with Microsoft Edge

LEARN HOW

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Manage passwords with Microsoft Edge

When signing in to sites, Microsoft Edge will offer to save your passwords and automatically fill them in for you. To manage your saved passwords, select Settings and more > Settings > Profiles > Passwords.

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Unique passwords protect your data

LEARN HOW

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Unique passwords protect your data

Microsoft Edge Password Generator can suggest and remember strong and unique passwords for you. When passwords are exposed in a data breach, criminals will try to use those passwords on other sites in hopes that you've reused them.

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Navigate with touch3

LEARN HOW

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Navigate with touch3

Touch, swipe and zoom with your fingers-no mouse necessary.

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New touchscreen shortcuts are here

Do it faster with intuitive finger gestures. Touch, tap, swipe your way to quicker navigation, faster interactions, and a more fluid workflow.3

New touchscreen shortcuts are here

Do it faster with intuitive finger gestures. Touch, tap, swipe your way to quicker navigation, faster interactions, and a more fluid workflow.3

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Swipe to change desktops3

LEARN HOW

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Swipe to change desktops3

Swipe four fingers left or right on your touch screen to switch to another desktop.

Access clipboard history

Access clipboard history

LEARN HOW

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Access clipboard history

Press Windows logo key + V to save recent copied or cut items on the clipboard so you can paste them in other apps or sync across devices.

Switch between open Windows

Switch between open Windows

LEARN HOW

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Switch between open Windows

Press Windows logo key + Tab to show and switch between open windows, apps, or virtual desktops.

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Easily organise your apps and windows

Clean desktop, clear mind. Pick up where you left off instantly with Snap Groups & Desktops, even when docking and undocking to an external monitor.

Easily organise your apps and windows

Clean desktop, clear mind. Pick up where you left off instantly with Snap Groups & Desktops, even when docking and undocking to an external monitor.

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  • 1 Certain features require specific hardware, see Windows 11 Specifications. Chatting via SMS is available in limited countries and will be made available to other geos on a rolling basis. Please refer to this page for more details. Internet access required; ISP fees may apply.
  • 2 Features and app availability may vary by region.
  • 3 Requires a PC with touchscreen capability.