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Windows 7 was peak windows, past the mess of driver signing in vista, before they started screwing up the start menu search and turning the whole os into an ad
by thfuran 3y ago
Windows 7 was peak windows, past the mess of driver signing in vista, before they started screwing up the start menu search and turning the whole os into an ad platform.
- olyjohn 3y agoI can't think of what Windows 7 did that was better than 2000. I'd be curious to hear what people liked about it?
- thfuran 3y agoBetter search in the start menu, for one. It didn't really matter at the time, but a lack of 64 bit support would suck for current use.
- Gud 3y agoSearch in the start menu has absolutely been making windows worse, not better. If I recall correctly, it did work well in Windows 7, but since internet search and more crap has been bolted on, and combined with other anti-features, has made the windows start menu frustrating to use.
- thfuran 3y agoYes, it's crap now. But it worked well in windows 7.
- o11c 3y agoWindows 7 was the first version that finally implemented 1970s-style user-based security successfully. XP was useless if you weren't an administrator, and Vista broke too many things too often.