Windows 11 and DirectX 13 will be released at the end of 2019.

Microsoft is abandoning the development of Windows 10, as the company realized that it was moving in the wrong direction.

The Spring Creators Update will be the last, and don't expect any Redstone 5. If you remember, Microsoft stated back in the days of Windows 8 that there would be no more new Windows version numbers. We heard the same thing about Windows 10, but Microsoft knows how to spin things. Windows 7 was released in 2009, Windows 8 in 2012, Windows 10 in 2015, and Windows 11, according to a secret roadmap, will be released at the end of 2019. The new OS will return to its roots and will be very similar to Windows 7. Windows 10 LTSB (LTSC) was liked by most users, and based on feedback from those same users, Microsoft decided to completely redesign the system. The company will completely remove Metro apps and focus on classic Win32 apps, since, according to Microsoft, they are the future. Aero and the familiar transparency of the system interface will return.

The Microsoft Store will be completely removed from the system, and standard applications will return, as will games like Solitaire and Spider-Man. Xbox services will also be removed from the system, and Steam will replace them, which will be pre-installed in the operating system. Later, system-level support for applications like Origin and Uplay is expected.

Various tracking services will be completely removed from the system, as too much criticism was directed at the company for this, and the tracking itself significantly damaged the system's sales.

The Internet Explorer browser will also return. In Windows 10, Microsoft replaced it with the new Edge browser, but the browser was so unsuccessful that the company decided to return to the good old Internet Explorer. The browser will be updated to version 12 and will be built on a heavily modified Trident engine, thanks to which the new IE will have support for modern web technologies. Many useful features, such as extensions and the ability to read various PDF documents, will also be available in the new version of Internet Explorer.

Development of Windows Media Player will also resume. The new 13th version will feature a modern interface and support for new audio formats.

The Start menu will return to its classic appearance, without Metro tiles and other such nonsense. But besides everything else, Windows 11 will get a feature for managing tabs in File Explorer, which has been rumored for a long time.

Skype will also be integrated into Windows 11, but only the desktop version, since no one really liked its Modern version.

Besides this, Microsoft will also release DirectX 13 along with Windows 11. The new API should be a refined version of DirectX 12, since DX12 itself turned out to be a rather crude API, but it is worth noting that only new video cards will support DirectX 13. The new API will be several times faster than the DirectX 12 API. Although this sounds incredible, the fact is that Microsoft is also involved in the field of artificial intelligence and the development of a quantum computer. Some of the developments will be included in the new API, including new light ray tracing technology. Games with DirectX 13 support are expected as early as next year, and in theory, this API will repeat the success of DirectX 9 and DirectX 11.

The upcoming Office 2019 will now be integrated into the system, and Windows 11 itself will be completely free.

In general, Microsoft is trying to make Windows 11 the perfect system, which will be ideal in every way and suitable for every user. Microsoft has realized its mistakes; Windows 11 will be as lightweight and accessible as possible.

Don't listen to people who say something about Windows 10 and a single OS; it's all untrue. Windows 11 will be released this year, and Windows 12 in 2022. Windows 12 should generally elevate functionality to the Absolute, but for now, development is focused only on Windows 11.