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Windows 11 is more of a heavy revamp for Microsoft Windows 10 instead of a radically new client operating system. Changes focus on promoting efficiency by presenting the user with an easy-to-customize environment with faster access to frequently run apps and commonly requested information. A marquee example is Windows 11's new Start menu, which allows users to pin and organize icons for your most task-relevant apps so you can immediately get down to business.

Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can help your organization to confirm the compatibility and performance of Windows 11 powering your critical workloads so you can assess the advantages to your company of migrating to Microsoft Windows 11. Migration support available from Progent remotely or onsite include ROI analysis, pilot system planning, hybrid cloud architecture, mobile connectivity, cybersecurity guidance, work-from-home solutions, management automation, network design, Wi-Fi setup, update management, disaster recovery preparedness, training for IT personnel and end users, Help Desk outsourcing, and ongoing technical support.

Progent stands out for being able to provide advanced guidance for Microsoft technology with little delay. Progent can deliver occasional help to get you through stubborn technical road blocks or end-to-end project management support to make sure you finish major Windows 11 projects on time and within budget.

New Features of Windows 11
Microsoft Windows 11 revamps its GUI across physical platforms, allows greater desktop customization, comes with important applications that before had to be manually downloaded, offers native support for Android apps, and reinstates support for Widgets for live information feeds.

New features to Microsoft Windows 11 include:

• The revamped Start Menu is the most prominent innovation of Windows 11, taking the place of Windows 10's screen-hogging tool with a compact, centered control panel that starts out populated with default application icons and can be easily personalized to include the user's preferred set of programs.
• A simplified release of Microsoft Teams is built into Windows 11 and can be launched from the taskbar. With this entry-level edition of Teams, you can immediately call, chat, text, or make a video or voice call with people in your contacts list.
• Snap Layouts provide an advanced tool for arranging windows into specific zones within predefined layouts on the Windows 11 desktop. Pausing over a window's maximize button shows a menu of available layouts. Choosing a zone in an available layout "snaps" the desired window into that zone. Snap Assist permits you to fill your selected layout with additional windows. You can store completed Snap Layouts in Snap Groups accessible from the taskbar.
  
  Snap Layouts permit you to arrange personalized windows

• The included Power Automate desktop flow designer is a robotic process automation utility that enables users to record workflows that can automate tedious manual desktop procedures. Power Automate lets you utilize built-in or custom workflows and can interact with common applications including email, Excel, websites, files and folders. Microsoft's Power Automate is intended to replace earlier generation RPA tools like Windows recorder (V1) and Selenium IDE.
• Virtual Desktops permit you to design a variety of custom desktops that each display apps associated with specific activities and processes like financials, entertainment, or marketing. Users can create virtual desktops and select them from the Task view icon on the Microsoft Windows 11 taskbar.
  
  Virtual desktops enable you to design custom desktops to facilitate distinct types of activities

• Windows 11 reintroduces Widgets, which efficiently present up-to-date data generated by various sources. Widget information can include weather, traffic, entertainment, equity prices, To-Do tasks, and other fast-changing data. Windows 11 users can add|, delete, organize, resize, and customize widgets based on their personal preferences and work circumstances. Every user's newsfeeds are tuned automatically but users can select topics and sources.
  
  Widgets provide realtime info on user-specified topics like local weather, news, entertainment, and To-Do tasks

• Android Apps can run natively on Windows 11. The Windows Subsystem for Android allows a Windows 11 computer to run mobile apps from the Amazon Appstore. Installed apps can use cellular data if your Windows 11 PC has a cellular connection and you have a data plan with a cellular service company.
• TCP WAN speed for high-bandwidth networks is enhanced by the incorporation of the TCP HyStart++ and RACK-TLP algorithms in the Windows 11 transport stack. HyStart++ cuts down connection latency during connection start-up and RACK-TLP minimizes Retransmit TimeOuts (RTOs).

Progent's Windows 11 Upgrade Support
Microsoft Windows 11 will not work with outdated processors or ones that do not have TPM version 2.0. hardware. For in-place upgrades to Windows 11, gen 2 virtual machines need to have at least two virtual processors, meet host processor prerequisites, and have virtual TPM enabled. You cannot make in-place migrations of existing generation 1 VMs to Windows 11. For eligible PCs, you can install Windows 11 as an upgrade to Microsoft Windows 10 using familiar utilities such as Windows Autopilot, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), and Configuration Manager. For devices running Windows 8, you must first run the no-cost update to Windows 10.

Since Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows 11 can coexist, you can deploy Windows 11 at your own pace. You can use the identical utilities and follow the same workflows to administer both types of clients. You can manage endpoints, confirm app support, and streamline Windows 11 deployments with the same tools you use for Windows 10. This ability to build a consistent management solution simplifies Windows 11 upgrades. Progent can help you to design and implement a Windows 11 upgrade that makes full use of your in-place IT resources including PCs, software tools, applications, services, and infrastructure.

Progent's consultants can provide these services to help you follow leading practices for each phase of your Windows 11 migration:

• Create a staged implementation plan that starts with developers, proceeds to proof of concept, and ends with broad deployment
• Establish criteria for readiness to advance to each consecutive deployment stage
• Assess rollout tools and verify your implementation plan is supported by your network infrastructure, intended configuration standards, and policies
• Determine which apps will run unmodified, which need patching, and which need to be replaced
• Design a continuing endpoint management strategy

Progent's Additional Consulting Support Services for Microsoft Windows 11
Progent can provide a variety of outsourcing and co-sourcing services designed to help organizations of any size to plan, implement, manage, and maintain hybrid networks that include PCs and notebooks running Microsoft Windows 11. Progent's Technical Response Center can serve as a short-term and seamless extension of your in-house Call Center to provide online help from Microsoft-certified consultants to help handle the initial influx of support requests you may experience as you migrate to Windows 11. Common questions may be associated with areas such as application or peripheral driver compatibility, remote connectivity, or security.

Progent's PC management experts and Windows 10 consultants can streamline the management of your Windows 11 devices by identifying efficient tools for common tasks such as patch management support, managing software licensing, monitoring utilization and throughput, and guarding against cyber threats. Progent's mobile computing experts can show you how to create a cohesive BYOD environment for your handheld device clients by delivering services like iOS integration and Android integration consulting. Progent's Wi-Fi integration specialists can assist you to configure both permanent and ad-hoc Wi-Fi infrastructure for any venue including corporate headquarters, branches, home offices, and convention sites.

Progent's certified network security consultants can help your organization to design, implement, and validate an IT security strategy that marshals the advanced cybersecurity capabilities of Windows 11. Progent has developed a variety of economical cybersecurity vulnerability assessment services to evaluate the security posture of desktops, laptops, and tablets powered by Microsoft Windows 11. For ongoing network threat defense and maximum availability, Progent has developed the ProSight suite of network management services which include of a selection of round-the-clock remote IT monitoring services including Progent's ProSight LAN Watch server and desktop management services and ProSight WAN Watch ITinfrastructure monitoring incorporating cutting-edge Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) technology. Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE network infrastructure consultants can help you benefit from the advanced remote access technology of Microsoft Windows 11 and can assist you to build a unified communications solution that facilitates a BYOD work style and features speed, advanced cybersecurity, and high availability.

To enhance manageability, cybersecurity, affordability, and availability for Windows 11 endpoints, Progent's Hyper-V virtual client experts can assist you to deploy the Client Hyper-V capability incorporated into Microsoft Windows 11.

Contact Progent to Find Out More About Planning and Upgrade Services for Microsoft Windows 11
To learn more about ways Progent's experts can help you to assess or migrate to Windows 11, call 1-800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.