The constant decline of Windows 11

As already reported in many articles, blog posts and community fora, 2025 has been the worst year for Windows 11.

I have been using Windows 11 since day one and I always tried to keep a positive eye on updates, glitches and peculiar features. But I think I have had enough. I see no reason why I should put up with updates that break things instead of fixing them and welcome features that I never asked for and literally offer no true value to my work with Windows whatsoever.

One notable example, is how taking screenshots sometimes works and sometimes does not. Right now, the notification of the captured image only shows up at the fourth attempt and I neither know why nor how to fix it. It used to work for some time.

Another example is the badly designed and heavy and slow Windows applications like the new Outlook and Teams. Both are good examples of poorly implemented applications with confusing and cluttered interfaces, lack of features and inconsistent behavior.

Finally, the updated Start menu is a total mess for me. I do not like it at all. To be honest, I much prefer the Spotlight feature of macOS since the Start menu was never of true value to me. I liked the classic layout of Windows 7 but now it is a cluttered feature, badly designed with low efficiency and it has become sluggish, too.

I could go on with the Settings mess, the worthless updates, the unwanted AI features etc, etc. Instead, I'll just say I am reverting back to Windows 10. I am looking forward to a chores-free weekend to roll back. I wish Microsoft would change course and come up with a modern, efficient and robust operating system in the near future.