Windows 11 SE is Microsoft’s newest platform for education

“Windows 11 SE was designed and built during the pandemic to address the most fundamental challenges that schools will face in the world of blended learning. It brings performance enhancements that optimize resources on low-cost devices to deliver more immersive learning experiences and are easier to deploy and manage,” said Paige Johnson, vice president of education marketing. blog post,

Windows 11 SE

This is not the first time Microsoft Taking a shot at Google’s ChromeOS. The company had tried “S Mode” for Windows 10 in 2018, but it didn’t work. It also had a toned-down version of Windows 10, called Windows 10X, but that was later discontinued.

Windows 11 SE is optimized for Microsoft apps like Office, Edge browser, OneDrive and other cloud services. However, a major difference between S Mode and SE is that SE does not restrict users to download apps only from the Windows App Store, which is in line with the more open approach adopted by Microsoft more recently than Google. Is. Apple.

“Windows 11 SE also supports third party apps including Zoom and Chrome as we want to give schools the option to do what works best for them. We are committed to continuing to expand third-party app support to include the most common test-taking, accessibility, content filtering and classroom orchestration apps,” Johnson’s post said. The platform will also have features that enable IT administrators to Allows you to deploy and manage devices remotely and right out of the box.

The new platform will not have Windows 11’s new Snap Layout feature, which allows apps to be viewed side by side. It will also open all apps in full-screen mode by default, and as a security measure only IT administrators will be allowed to download apps directly to the device. Windows 11 SE will not have the widget feature, which is one of the key features of Windows 11.

Also, unlike Windows 11, Microsoft Edge on the new classroom-focused version will automatically recognize Chrome extensions. This is disabled on regular versions of Windows 11, but given the success of ChromeOS in education markets overseas, it may facilitate easy transitions to Windows 11 SE.

Surface Laptop SE and more

There’s the Surface Laptop SE with Windows 11 SE, which starts at $249 in the US. Unlike the mighty specs of most Surface Laptops, the base model of the Surface Laptop SE will run on an Intel Celeron processor paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage. It features an 11.6-inch display with 1366×768 pixel resolution, which is a big step up from the PixelSense display that most other Surface devices use.

On the specs front, the Surface Laptop SE is also a significant step down from the Surface Go 3, which is the company’s entry-level laptop right now. However, it is also cheaper and the company claims that it will provide 16 hours of battery life on “normal use”.

Surface Laptop SE should start shipping later this year and Windows 11 SE will also be coming soon to devices from Acer, ASUS, Dell, Dynabook, Fujitsu, HP, JK-IP, Lenovo and Positivo, and powered by Intel. Will be done. and AMD processors.