Windows 12 UI/UX Design Concept

This is a design concept for the next Windows iteration. This concept includes lockscreen, notification concept, desktop, taskbar, and file explorer.

Lockscreen

Lockscreen clock is redesigned to appear on the center of the screen with dynamic behaviour when a notification appears. It also shows current weather and location and a control to dismiss a notification through button.

Desktop

There are 2 highlight in the new desktop concept: Top Glance Bar and Start + Taskbar.

Top Glance Bar

Top glance bar is a new concept that mimics MacOS's status bar. It has control center, time, notification, and glance panel on the top left to show weather, stocks, etc. It has dynamic behaviour when a window is maximized to include close, maximize, and minimize button on the top left.

Start + Taskbar

The new taskbar is made floating with dedicated copilot area to make it easier to reach. It is also dynamic in length reduce distraction. Taskbar will span according to start menu length, amount of pinned app, and maximized window (below). The widget is moved inside the start menu to reduce distraction and make start menu more useful & personal.

File Explorer

The file manager now has drop zone to drop file temporarily while copying file to another directory. It is also shown how the top glance bar and taskbar behaves when it meets a maximized window

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