These include spaced-out icons and new gestures, and possibly a new touch keyboard. That said, Redmond appears to have a replacement in the form of 'new functionality and capability for keyboard attach and detach,' as this Microsoft representative notes.
Tablet Mode was meant to restore a touch-friendly experience in Windows 10, but never worked right and caused confusion. Although Windows 8 failed to convince users for all sorts of reasons, it was cleverly designed for touch users, more so than any version of Windows before or since (excepting perhaps Windows Phone). Removed features include Quick Status on the lockscreen, S Mode (except in Home edition), Tablet Mode, and the ability to align the taskbar other than to the bottom of the screen. The curious can find the official list of removed and deprecated features here. If the centered Start menu and taskbar icons aren't to your liking, you can shove them to the left, as on Windows 10, in Windows 11's personalization settings. Options for the 'taskbar corner overflow'
