Microsoft does this with every operating system and Windows 11 is no exception at this point considerable effort to reinvent the user interface your operating system. From aesthetic details that may seem insignificant to the vast majority, to complete overhauls of the way you interact with your computer, design, user experience, and usability are aspects that are highly considered in every major revision of Windows.

These changes sometimes they are welcome users, as happened with Windows 7 after Windows Vista, and on other occasions they cause little less than the catastrophe of Western civilizationhow could we live with the revolutionary (and I insist, as always when I talk about this operating system, advanced and misunderstood) Windows 8. What will never happen is that they are indifferent, for better or worse they always give a lot to talk about.

The change in this regard between Windows 10 and Windows 11 was not particularly significant, really. It is true that the alignment of the elements of the start bar to the center has caused many conversations (although the truth is that it is possible, simply by using the system settings, to return these elements to the traditional layout), that the Start menu has undergone a good facelift and visually it is easy to distinguish one from the other , but like I said it’s not nearly as dramatic a change as many of those we’ve experienced in the past.

Each version of Windows is also a daughter of its time, drinks from the most current trends in the world of design (sometimes even as an antecedent), and therefore design experts have been able to identify the time period to which each one belongs, even if they were previously unaware of them. And that’s what makes concepts like the one we’re dealing with in this news so interesting, because like retro-futuristic science fiction, they offer us something that’s completely timeless and extremely attractive at the same time.

I’m talking about some concept art from Twitter user mondyspartan.exe who posted this messageand which they show us What would Windows 11 look like if it was released in 2001?, more than 20 years ago. And it’s a very interesting concept, as it combines some of the most familiar design elements of Windows XP with those of Windows 11, such as the central alignment of the start bar components and also the menu design (albeit with some XP elements, such as the two buttons to log out and shutdown system).

In this design concept In addition, applications from the past and present go hand in handWell, we can see Microsoft Edge in a healthy coexistence with MSN Explorer, alongside some of Microsoft’s big hits like Windows Media Player and the more than memorable Messenger. Now comes the most unique moment of the experience when we find an eerie visual style while viewing the images silver. It might have seemed like a good idea at the time, but in retrospect it makes me want to turn off my monitor personally.

A few weeks ago we saw how WindowBlinds could make us restore the Windows 95 aesthetic in Windows 11, and shortly after that we found a “retro” redesign of the Windows 11 menu in the style of Windows XP. Clearly, nostalgia sellsthat anything that can take us back in time, even if only in imagination and for a little while, feeds the areas of our brain that provide truly satisfying rewards.