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I still remember the first day I used Windows 10 and tried to make a desktop shortcut. I opened the Start menu, began typing the name... and then dragging a pro

I still remember the first day I used Windows 10 and tried to make a desktop shortcut. I opened the Start menu, began typing the name... and then dragging a program off the search result list didn't work. I right clicked, expecting to get the option to "send to desktop(create shortcut)" and that was gone too. I found I had to add it to the Start menu, drag it from there onto the desktop, and then delete it from the Start menu. The feeling of dread that settled onto my stomach at that moment has never been matched by any other computer event in my life.

Anthony-G 6y ago
> The feeling of dread that settled onto my stomach at that moment has never been matched by any other computer event in my life. Consider yourself blessed if that’s the most dreadful computer experience. I’ve had severe anxiety induced by: * user errors, e.g., why is that “rm” command taking so long? or “Save As” over-writing an important file * software bugs, e.g., “no boot device found” after the most recent Windows 10 update * hardware errors, e.g., USB flash drive suddenly becomes unreadable
- Causality1 6y ago
  Those are bad events that happen once and then are over and you pick up the pieces. Windows 10 is like learning you have a terminal illness. It's a few small inconveniences now but you know it's just going to get worse and worse and worse.
boatsie 6y ago
Had this exact experience and had to google a solution.. Why they didn’t use the same control element for an item found with the search versus in the start menu is mind boggling.
- Causality1 6y ago
  The same attitude extends everywhere else in the operating system. In any other version of Windows if you drag a folder onto the taskbar you get a labeled icon that opens that folder when you click it. In Windows 10 it just adds to the list of possible folders when you open the file manager shortcut. You can create a shortcut to a folder by adding an Explorer argument to a folder shortcut but it still won't have a label when you put it on the taskbar.
  - ziml77 6y ago
    I'm not sure what you mean about the behavior of dragging a folder onto the taskbar. If I do that on Windows 7, it adds the folder to Explorer's jumplist.
    - Causality1 6y ago
      In Windows 7 it's called the Favorites toolbar. You add it to the taskbar and create a section you can put folder links in, with or without labels. Windows 10's version is called Links and it's utterly crippled in comparison. You can't put it on the left side of your other taskbar shortcuts and you can't remove the massive "Links" label that wastes space and does nothing.

Anthony-G 6y ago

> The feeling of dread that settled onto my stomach at that moment has never been matched by any other computer event in my life. Consider yourself blessed if that’s the most dreadful computer experience. I’ve had severe anxiety induced by: * user errors, e.g., why is that “rm” command taking so long? or “Save As” over-writing an important file * software bugs, e.g., “no boot device found” after the most recent Windows 10 update * hardware errors, e.g., USB flash drive suddenly becomes unreadable

Causality1 6y ago
Those are bad events that happen once and then are over and you pick up the pieces. Windows 10 is like learning you have a terminal illness. It's a few small inconveniences now but you know it's just going to get worse and worse and worse.

boatsie 6y ago

Had this exact experience and had to google a solution.. Why they didn’t use the same control element for an item found with the search versus in the start menu is mind boggling.

Causality1 6y ago
The same attitude extends everywhere else in the operating system. In any other version of Windows if you drag a folder onto the taskbar you get a labeled icon that opens that folder when you click it. In Windows 10 it just adds to the list of possible folders when you open the file manager shortcut. You can create a shortcut to a folder by adding an Explorer argument to a folder shortcut but it still won't have a label when you put it on the taskbar.
- ziml77 6y ago
  I'm not sure what you mean about the behavior of dragging a folder onto the taskbar. If I do that on Windows 7, it adds the folder to Explorer's jumplist.
  - Causality1 6y ago
    In Windows 7 it's called the Favorites toolbar. You add it to the taskbar and create a section you can put folder links in, with or without labels. Windows 10's version is called Links and it's utterly crippled in comparison. You can't put it on the left side of your other taskbar shortcuts and you can't remove the massive "Links" label that wastes space and does nothing.