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saurabh2947
Brass Contributor
Jul 19, 2021

Windows 11 Feature Requests

Is there a board to post feature requests in win11? I'd vote to get back named group in start menu pinned apps. It helps when you have a lot of apps on your system.
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Kyle_Manel
Copper Contributor
Nov 15, 2021

What I'm getting at is that there is no need;
Unless there are features necessary or some vulnerability necessary to patch, and the app is working as expected, then it is unnecessary to change;
This is why I mentioned what I did, that notepad is an app built on, or at-the-least used on the premise of responsibility & reliability; If it aint broke, don't fix it, and changing coding requires expensive validation testing, which is an investment of time/money and risk, none of which is necessary for an app that works as intended already.

 

Likewise, because notepad is built as the lowest common denominator that will always operate as expected for a limited use-case, then it is, quite honestly more productive & valuable to use the programming experience and time required to modify it, on a project which may require these, such as I mentioned.

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SDMF
Copper Contributor
Nov 16, 2021
Well there was no need for a new os either (ie win 11) Microsoft could have told Intel to "get lost, dont make sissy cores". Theres no need for a security patch every month but it happens, there was no need to round the corners on all their windows or move the start button to the midle of the screen etc etc. You think microsoft is worried that if they update notepad it might no longer function properly lol? Really, microsoft dude, you think microsoft has a "if it aint broke dont fix it" motto? Bruh have you ever used windows, you should download it sometime and give it a go freal
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    Kyle_Manel
    Copper Contributor
    Nov 16, 2021
    I don't think that at all, what I do think is that Notepad is explicitly made to work in EVERY situation;
    I have used every version of Windows since 3.11, and as a system administrator myself, there are ALL KINDS of great and valuable tools which are useful for modifying text files. That said, however, I enjoy having notepad there IN ADDITION to all of those apps BECAUSE it will work; It requires nil resources, and operates in almost any situation.

    If you want more features use another app, there are many that are already available from Microsoft; Visual Studio Code, as I mentioned previously is an exceptional app, if you are looking for additional features.
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      SDMF
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 18, 2021

      Bruh Its great you got credentials and its great you are familiar with other versions of windows but I didnt ask microsoft to update "all kinds of other tools" by microsoft or other developers. I specifically suggested that it might be time to make "NOTEPAD" better.

      If I was interested in using a different app despite how different or similar they are to NP I would have done like you & searched the appstore/interwebs. I thanked you for the links but that is not what this thread is about. Feel free to scroll to the top, Im sure being a sys admin requires the ability to read. Oh and to be clear I appreciate the "nil" resources as you put it, windows uses enough memory as is and has way too many processes running in the background but I dont believe adding a couple well over due features to Notepad is gonna hog another 2gb of system ram

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        Kyle_Manel
        Copper Contributor
        Nov 18, 2021
        https://www.windowscentral.com/how-send-feedback-about-windows-10-microsoft