In a little over a month, Windows 11 will officially start rolling onto select devices. This means that you will be able to experience firsthand the future of Windows and all of its nifty features.

From Virtual Desktops to Snap Layouts, Windows 11 comes with a healthy dose of new additions. So, let’s look at the five best Windows 11 features you should try when it launches on October 5, 2021.

1. Enhanced Widgets

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If you have kept your Windows 10 machine updated, you might have noticed the addition of weather information in the taskbar. Microsoft is calling this new feature “News and Interests," and its main function is to deliver you news, weather information, stock information, and traffic information.

Related: How to Access and Customize the Windows 10 News and Interests Feed

This is exactly how the Widgets on Windows 11 will work. Windows 11 will give you a customizable feed of information you can tweak to your liking. For instance, the AI-powered Widgets Section will tell you all about the news, weather, your to-do lists, and your calendar entries, among other things.

Plus, widgets will improve the more you use them as the section will adapt and show you more relevant content. You can also resize individual widgets to fit your liking.

Suffice to say, the Widgets Section has the potential to become a staple Windows feature for the future. As such, be sure to give them a try when you get your hands on Windows 11.

2. Snap Layouts And Snap Groups

Snap groups feature in Windows 11

Multitasking is a huge part of the new Windows experience. Windows 11 is set to take multitasking to a whole new level with Snap Layouts and Snap Groups.

Snap Layouts lets you arrange your opened windows into different layouts. For instance, you can arrange two windows side by side or use the layouts to place them on top of each other. Snap Layouts will enable you to divide your screen real estate between different apps in several different ways.

Related: How to Use Snap Layouts in Windows 11Once you have found the perfect layout, you can group windows with a feature Microsoft calls Snap Groups. Snap Groups take a layout and group the windows. By grouping the windows, you can easily minimize them and bring them up again with one click.

Snap Groups will also retain their layouts even if you rearrange your monitor layout.

3. New Virtual Desktops

windows 11 task view virtual desktop feature

Ask anyone using the same PC for work and entertainment, and they will tell you about how hard it is to keep their desktop tidy. Virtual Desktops on Windows 11 aims to change this by allowing you to create separate desktops for different purposes.

Let’s say you are a programmer by day and gamer by night. With Windows 11, you can keep your programming files and programs on one desktop and create a separate desktop for your games. And you can seamlessly move between these different desktops from the taskbar.

Simply put, Virtual Desktops will help you manage your desktop better, and we are all for it.

4. A Built-In Microsoft Teams

Windows 11 Teams integrated in OS taskbar

Microsoft Teams has become an essential part of many people’s workflows during the last couple of years. And although the Teams integration in Windows 10 is nothing to scoff at, Windows 11 will come with Microsoft Teams built into the OS.

Related: New Microsoft Teams Meeting and Search Features You Must Try

In other words, you won’t have to download any app. Instead, you will be able to launch the Teams app from the taskbar and reach people across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android without tweaking anything else.

5. The New Microsoft Store

Windows 11 store

Microsoft Store on Windows 10 hasn't got the best reputation out there, and people don't use it as often as Microsoft may like. Thankfully, Microsoft is finally coming around to fixing the Store with Windows 11.

Microsoft has promised that the new Microsoft Store on Windows 11 will be fast, responsive, and reliable. It will also boast a new design with a better search function.

That said, Microsoft Store on Windows 11 will be missing the Amazon Appstore integration at launch. Nevertheless, a fresh take on Microsoft Store is exactly the thing Windows 11 needed.

We Can’t Wait to See Windows 11 in Action

Windows 11 is shaping up to be the best Windows ever. Microsoft is hoping to deliver improvements in all aspects. Gaming, productivity, communication, and development, Windows 11 is packing features to make everything better.

Let's hope Microsoft nails this launch and delivers a Windows experience to remember.