Sun Valley

E190523

Microsoft internal codename software user interface redesign project

Sun Valley is the internal codename Microsoft used for the major user interface redesign that debuted with Windows 11.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Sun Valley 2	2
Sun Valley canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1653909 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sun Valley
Context triple: [Windows 11, codename, Sun Valley]

A. Deer Valley
Deer Valley is a renowned ski resort in Park City, Utah, known for its upscale amenities and role as a major venue for freestyle skiing events during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
B. Alpine Meadows
Alpine Meadows is a popular ski resort in the Lake Tahoe region of California, known for its varied terrain and abundant snowfall.
C. Vail Mountain
Vail Mountain is a major ski resort in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, renowned for its extensive terrain, back bowls, and status as one of the largest and most popular ski destinations in the United States.
D. Squaw Valley
Squaw Valley is a major ski resort area in the Sierra Nevada of California, best known for hosting the 1960 Winter Olympics and offering extensive alpine skiing terrain near Lake Tahoe.
E. Sundance Mountain Resort
Sundance Mountain Resort is a scenic, year-round ski and outdoor recreation destination in Utah founded by Robert Redford, known for its rustic luxury, arts focus, and environmental stewardship.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sun Valley
Target entity description: Sun Valley is the internal codename Microsoft used for the major user interface redesign that debuted with Windows 11.

A. Deer Valley
Deer Valley is a renowned ski resort in Park City, Utah, known for its upscale amenities and role as a major venue for freestyle skiing events during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
B. Alpine Meadows
Alpine Meadows is a popular ski resort in the Lake Tahoe region of California, known for its varied terrain and abundant snowfall.
C. Vail Mountain
Vail Mountain is a major ski resort in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, renowned for its extensive terrain, back bowls, and status as one of the largest and most popular ski destinations in the United States.
D. Squaw Valley
Squaw Valley is a major ski resort area in the Sierra Nevada of California, best known for hosting the 1960 Winter Olympics and offering extensive alpine skiing terrain near Lake Tahoe.
E. Sundance Mountain Resort
Sundance Mountain Resort is a scenic, year-round ski and outdoor recreation destination in Utah founded by Robert Redford, known for its rustic luxury, arts focus, and environmental stewardship.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Microsoft internal codename ⓘ software user interface redesign project ⓘ
affectsComponent	Action Center and notifications UI ⓘ File Explorer visual styling ⓘ Settings app UI ⓘ Start menu ⓘ linked to: mintMenu lock screen and login UI ⓘ system context menus ⓘ taskbar ⓘ
announcedInContextOf	Windows 11 reveal in 2021 ⓘ
associatedWithProduct	Windows 10 ⓘ Windows 11 ⓘ
codenameFor	Windows 11 user interface redesign ⓘ linked to: Windows 11 major Windows user interface redesign ⓘ
codenameOwner	Windows team at Microsoft ⓘ
company	Microsoft Corporation ⓘ linked to: Microsoft
designLanguage	Fluent Design System ⓘ
developer	Microsoft ⓘ
focus	consistency across Windows UI elements ⓘ user interface modernization ⓘ visual refresh of Windows shell ⓘ
goal	improve visual coherence between Win32 and UWP apps ⓘ modernize legacy Windows interface components ⓘ prepare UI for Windows 11 branding ⓘ
includesConcept	Mica material background effect ⓘ improved touch-friendly UI elements ⓘ refined dark mode visuals ⓘ
industry	software ⓘ
internalUse	used as project name inside Microsoft ⓘ
introducedFeatureCategory	new animations in Windows UI ⓘ new iconography in Windows ⓘ new system sounds ⓘ rounded window corners ⓘ updated Start menu design ⓘ updated system typography ⓘ updated taskbar design ⓘ
partOf	Windows client development ⓘ
platform	Microsoft Windows ⓘ linked to: Windows
publicPerception	known externally through leaks and reports before Windows 11 announcement ⓘ
relatedCodename	Sun Valley 2 ⓘ linked to: Sun Valley
relatedTo	Fluent Design ⓘ linked to: Fluent Design System Windows 11 design language ⓘ linked to: Fluent Design System
successorProject	Sun Valley 2 ⓘ linked to: Sun Valley
targetRelease	Windows 10 21H2 (planned UI work) ⓘ Windows 11 initial release ⓘ linked to: Windows 11
timeframe	around 2020–2021 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Windows 11 → codename → Sun Valley ⓘ

Sun Valley → successorProject → Sun Valley 2 ⓘ

linked to: Sun Valley

Sun Valley → relatedCodename → Sun Valley 2 ⓘ