How to Test Windows 11 Without Installing Anything
Now you can showcase Windows 11 in your internet browser thanks to a new webpage created by an ingenious developer known as “Blue Edge”.
The web page allows anyone to see Windows 11 for themselves, even if your computer doesn’t meet the OS’s strict hardware requirements , and without having to install an unfinished beta version of Windows 11 on your computer. I tried it in Chrome and Edge and it worked fine, so it should be available in almost any browser.
To be clear, this is not a fully functional version of Windows 11, nor is it the remote desktop that the OS is running on. The webpage is actually a (very convincing) simulation of the real thing, albeit with limited interaction. For example, you can open the Start Menu, Search Widget, Edge Browser, and Windows Store, but these are just compelling layouts with a few interactive sections to sell the effect.
The taskbar icons in the lower right corner also accurately respond to time, date, battery level, and internet connection status, but hovering over an icon or shortcut does not display the tooltip text that usually appears in Windows 11.
The updated Windows 11 explorer also doesn’t work in Blue Edge sim – at least for now. When you open Explorer, a new folder window will open, but all that is written there is “Coming Soon”. However, it does give an idea of how the smoother rounded application and folder windows in Windows 11 will look in action.
However, beyond these few layouts, most of the page is a purely visual representation of the default Windows 11 desktop.
The Action Center and News widgets are static images, not interactive elements, and nothing happens when you click the trash can icon or the Settings menu, or try to display hidden system tray icons. It’s the same with most of the “apps” on the Start menu.
However, some will open up new pages on Blue Edge social media profiles, and the Github icon opens upthe Win 11 in React project page for those who want to know more about it.
That said, the Win 11 in React page is basically an accurate representation of how Windows 11 looks and behaves, and anyone curious about the next version of Windows should give it a try. It’s not a comprehensive Windows 11 experience, but it’s much easier than updating your PC to install an unfinished beta.
[ Windows Central ]