But, this introduces another problem! Playing Youtube Music on the browser will stream to my connected devices – the Plantronics plastic speaker I use for audio feedback during online meetings or my headset. However, I now get Youtube Music which is on par with Spotify for my needs at the home office. And I hate that YouTube pushes weird ads with 1×1 pixel close buttons – so I opted to pay for the mid-range YouTube premium subscription just for this. Why YouTube Music? The 4-year-old insists on seeing particular shows on YouTube while waiting for dinner to be ready. I also realize, while typing this, that I’ve over-engineered my solution, but it works for me very well. How did I resolve this? Well, it’s a combination of two things: an application called Stream What You Hear and YouTube Music.
If I press play, the vehicle stops playing-the curse of the single account. I cannot listen to Spotify at home anywhere, as I’m fighting between streaming in the car or at home. What’s the problem then? If my wife is driving the car to pick up the 4-year-old from daycare, Spotify is reserved. I could create an alias account, such as, for the car – but then I’d lose the playlists, favorites, and daily mixes Spotify so nicely manages for me. For the car, we use my account because changing the account is so cumbersome you never want to do it again. The kids have Spotify on their phones and log in with their accounts. It costs a bit more but grants you six premium accounts for ~$16/month. Our family mostly listens to music when we’re in the car or when someone is working from the home office. This is one of those blog posts that are pretty obvious but took a surprisingly long time for me to start using. There’s a lot that goes into overhauling something as big and sprawling as Windows, so hopefully the final product smooths up some of the early and rough edges.Thanks for reading my blog! If you have any questions or need a second opinion with anything Microsoft Azure, security or Power Platform related, don't hesitate to contact me. At times, it still feels like Microsoft is mashing together Windows from a decade ago with this modern and simple UI. It’s a work in progress, but there’s still a lot of inconsistency in this preview that needs to be ironed out. The Windows 11 design certainly isn’t perfect, though. “We want your journey into Windows 11 to be literally centered from the start,” says Microsoft. They’re mostly centered to match the Start menu. Microsoft even worked with design studio Six N Five to create most of the wallpapers you’ll see in Windows 11. Like most of Windows 11, these are subtle changes that you only really start to notice after using the OS for a few days.
Microsoft has also added rounded corners to most parts of Windows 11, new iconography, and an updated Segoe UI Variable font. Sometimes, it’s the little things that count.
The settings you configure are a lot more useful than in Windows 10, including naming your PC and setting up a PC for how you intend to use it. Windows 11 also improves the out-of-box experience (OOBE) of when you set up a machine for the first time. “It also adapts to modern device form factors and enables easier access for all screen sizes, from a Surface Go to an ultrawide monitor.” The new Windows 11 Start menu versus Windows 10. “After listening to people express a need for more efficiency and less noise when using Start, we designed a cleaner and simpler experience that puts people at the center by prioritizing the apps they love and the documents they need,” says Microsoft’s design team. While the subtle animations might be calming, the choice to center the taskbar and change the Start menu is the more striking change in Windows 11.
Windows 11 is a new and refreshing approach to an old and familiar home Microsoft releases Windows 11 preview, available to download now