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Feedback on Windows 11
I've been a Windows customer since the beginning. I was doing computing back on the TSR-80, when we still saved information on audio tape. However, with the changes in the last few versions of Windows; I feel I can on longer use a Windows product.
I've been using a Windows 11 system for several months now, and I've hated every time I had to use it. With the increase in non-optional "optional" and non-removable features; I've decided that it's time to move onto a Linux based system.
Sincerely,
a former Microsoft customer.
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Over the last several years, I've become very disenchanted with Windows, and the new updates that were installed last night are emblematic of the problems. I was in the midst of working with enormous data files, and the system forced an update and restarted, closing my programs, which resulted in me losing my place. And the reason for the critical update? Windows added a startup app that would tell me the latest NBA scores and stock market trends on the locked screen. I could not care less about sports or stocks, and even if I did, why would I want this info in my face before I even sign into my computer? By the way, I also loath the new subscription-based software. It seems to me that, since Bill Gates left, Windows has been attempting to emulate Apple. To me this is a mistake. Not everyone swoons over their business model of making the newest ephemeral fads both irresistible to consumers and incompatible with older versions. Windows in contrast was great about being user-friendly and robust to version updates, but this is no longer the case. About these updates that installed last night, I already went into the settings to remove the changes.
- I bought a new PC a week ago and Windows 11 came installed in the computer. I have many years experience with the afore mentioned operating system. The good ones do not come along with each release. Windows 7 was a good one. Windows 10 was another good one. So, Windows 8 was a mess and Windows 9 died in the laboratory I think.
Windows 11 has so far been an awful experience for me. Too many things have been forced on the operator. The sign in page , Microsoft Edge , the restrictions to customize system settings . These are just a few of the things I have run up against in the first two weeks of Windows 11.
So , my initial impressions are not good. This is not an operating system that is in any way fun to use. The other things is the endless lists of options for almost everything you click on.
In closing , I am in a rush to replace this OS as soon as possible. My advice to the Windows 12 team would be to loosen up a little bit . Your users are not all boring yuppies. - A little way back History for those who never used a TRS 80 Computer. Things have changed a whole lot since then so I can understand your frustration especially compared to the days of fewer choices of software and limited features back in the day. Things were a lot less complicated back then. Now for the History of the TRS 80...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80 - Would you mind elaborate your issue in details?
Not sure what do you mean by optional and non-removable features?
Could you share some examples?Reza_Ameri
When I right click in Windows 11 to bring up the context menu, and select "New", I get a list of 8 options which I mostly don't use. And these irrelevant options, such as Microsoft Access Database (which appears twice on the menu) and Microsoft Publisher, are not removable unless you have administrator access to the registry editor.- I agree 100%... Sometimes it appears the programmers at Microsoft don't actually use the product!
