… Modern Avalonia UI for Windows A fully featured modern Avalonia-based UI for Windows is now available! Users can toggle between classic and modern UIs. Other Important Changes: Flatpak integration Added Flatpak as a supported package manager. …
… The new design is meant to focus heavily on privacy tools and easier navigation, and hence, features such as the browser’s new built-in VPN and private browsing mode will become more visible within the interface. This can be great for new users who may not be familiar with the Firefox UI. …
… After that we got the Australis , Photon , Proton , and now, Nova overhauls none of which seemed that necessary, but all brought big UI changes, potentially confusing more casual users. …
… The company also notes a 25% decrease in the time spent on WinUI code during the app's launch. Microsoft says the changes will soon move from the development branch into the main WinUI 3 branch, with some improvements also planned for WinAppSDK 2.x releases where feasible. …
… The rebuild audio waveform function now saves properly on Windows. …
… One major difference seems to be the way computer use works on Windows. Unlike on Mac, the Codex computer use feature works in the foreground. …
… All these changes are great and welcome, but Microsoft still has some work to do. Clicking the search bar still switches from the Start menu to Windows Search, which feels a bit awkward with its jump from one UI to another—not to mention that Windows Search is still a mess. …
… The new features should be widely available across applications, with the exception that WinUI3-based UI requires new WinAppSDK versions for complete functionality - we're in the process of bringing the necessary changes to versions 1.8 and 2.0. …
… Earlier this year, Microsoft pledged to fix Windows 11 and focus on things that users want instead of doing tone-deaf changes and implementing controversial features that no one asked for. …
… The new lineup is aimed at business customers, and it features interesting capabilities like a built-in privacy screen similar to the one in the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. …