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I think it did what Windows 8 did for desktops to tablets. Just all around worse to use on them for no good reason. And pretty much every UI change is a step ba

I think it did what Windows 8 did for desktops to tablets. Just all around worse to use on them for no good reason. And pretty much every UI change is a step back and kind of brain dead. Really the only positive I can think of is x64 support on ARM but they had that working on Windows 10 but decided not to roll into the mainstream release. It's not unusable but I'm not convinced it's BETTER.

dangus 2y ago
Again, like I said in my original comment, this is the kind of stuff that the never-11 people beat their drums to without ever using Windows 11 and certainly without using a recent build. There are a number of components of Windows 11 where the UI is clearly beter. The screen capture tools are an example. Notepad.exe with tabs. The Game Bar. Settings, while far from perfect, is slowly improving. No, they just label the entire thing as a step backwards using blanket and sweeping language, which makes it hard for me to believe since it's so vague and accusatory.
- goosedragons 2y ago
  Yeah, but the actual UI you use on a day to day basis dozens of times a day got worse. Context clicks, the start menu, etc. Something like Notepad I imagine most people either never use or immediately replace with something drastically better like Notepad++. Small improvements in the corners don't make up for the dump in the middle of the room.
  - dangus 2y ago
    All of these are minor quibbles that can easily be addressed with a single free utility. [1] I’d rather do some customization than lose major under the hood modernizations. Context menus and the start menu don’t bother me on a daily basis. I just hit start and type in what I want. I disabled internet searches with one registry key edit and I only had to do it once. The context menus are fine, they function. [1] https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher

dangus 2y ago

Again, like I said in my original comment, this is the kind of stuff that the never-11 people beat their drums to without ever using Windows 11 and certainly without using a recent build. There are a number of components of Windows 11 where the UI is clearly beter. The screen capture tools are an example. Notepad.exe with tabs. The Game Bar. Settings, while far from perfect, is slowly improving. No, they just label the entire thing as a step backwards using blanket and sweeping language, which makes it hard for me to believe since it's so vague and accusatory.

goosedragons 2y ago
Yeah, but the actual UI you use on a day to day basis dozens of times a day got worse. Context clicks, the start menu, etc. Something like Notepad I imagine most people either never use or immediately replace with something drastically better like Notepad++. Small improvements in the corners don't make up for the dump in the middle of the room.
- dangus 2y ago
  All of these are minor quibbles that can easily be addressed with a single free utility. [1] I’d rather do some customization than lose major under the hood modernizations. Context menus and the start menu don’t bother me on a daily basis. I just hit start and type in what I want. I disabled internet searches with one registry key edit and I only had to do it once. The context menus are fine, they function. [1] https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher