The Windows 11 problem

Honestly, between the telemetry data collection, the strange hardware requirements, advertisements, bloatware, and unknown future licensing model, Linux is looking like an attractive option. At this point, I only use Windows for Office and gaming, and Linux + Proton has gotten really good lately. I don't see a reason to use Windows on my personal machine any more.

I could probably tolerate Windows 11 if:

• the start menu search didn’t search the web and just searched my system.
• the widget panel wasn’t just a wrapper for their shitty news aggregator that seems to only gather celebrity news
• If I have windows pro, I don’t want notifications to use Edge or see TikTok, Amazon, Candycrush, etc. in the start menu (I know they aren’t downloaded but what “pro” wants any of that shit)

I can understand that sometimes hardware needs to be deprecated, but windows 11 is trying to ditch hardware that is still quite new. And with all the chip problems and expenses it has not been so feasible to "just" get something more up to date.

If I'm going to buy something with the same money that I bought what I have now I'm going to end with about the same pefromance of what I have.

ITT: People who just read the headlines and not the article, and then going off on their own Windows rant/Linux evangelism instead of discussing the article.

The Windows 11 problem

The problem: Windows 11

FTFY

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They used to say that 10 would be the last version and they'd just update that

Windows 11 definitely has its issues, but I don’t think the author of this article has sufficient knowledge to be writing articles about it.

There’s not a great solution for switching to UEFI in an existing install

MBR2GPT is baked into Windows and works great as long as you don’t have a jacked up partition layout.

Windows 11 demands a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 security coprocessor, which isn’t in many PCs that meet all the other requirements.

Part of the reason that Intel 8xxx and Ryzen 2xxx processors are the baseline “requirement” is that they have fTPM 2.0 embedded in the silicon. It’s actually in the overwhelming majority of devices that meet the other requirements.

There appears to be no loss in functionality when bypassing the installation requirements… so why do they exist?

Microsoft could provide a more limited Windows 11 experience to PCs that don’t meet the strict requirements

Microsoft doesn’t go out of their way to hide the fact that you can install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware.

By providing and sanctioning a “limited” experience, Microsoft would then have to dedicate resources to supporting that experience. I’ve worked with tons of legacy devices that had odd quirks that required workarounds in Windows 10, so I can’t really blame them for wanting to limit how they spend their support resources.

It’s easier than ever to switch to Linux, especially if the thing holding you back was gaming.

I say we boycott windows 11

I've stayed away from Windows 11 because of the bloatware and TPM requirements. Turns out, my old processor that was rejected by Microsoft actually had TPM 2.0, it just needed to be enabled from the BIOS. Well, I installed it a few days ago and everything look great. The bloatware was a problem but there are FOSS apps for that. The UI looks clean, the taskbar is uncluttered, and I feel stupid for not updating before. I don't know if I'm the minority here but I think that for most users Windows 11 is easier and more accessible.

That's a really well written article.

Looks like I'll be going Linux. Better OS for casual use anyway.

I don't need to read this article to know that the Taskbar Calendar/Agenda Flyout is still missing.

I've been gradually shifting over to Linux ever since Windows 10 launched and even back in the days of Windows 7 really and the further Microsoft gets from its roots the closer I get to Linux.

All I have to say: Windows 7 forever!

guess who's jumping ship as soon as win10 acts up again? i'm not gonna pay a win11 subscription.

They are giving up on UWP? Fuck yeah

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And now we'll get the "Just switch to Linux!" crowd.

Linux has come a long way, but it's nowhere near being usable by the average user. Unless you're willing to spend hours, days, even weeks learning all the commands and quirks it isn't worth it. Linux is great and I'm sure it'll get to that point someday, but it a replacement to Windows yet.

Windows 11 soon gets more AI integration. Scanning all your files and content of files, this is no conspiracy. Deleting your Microsoft account if it detects misbehavior, even if you never shared this private info with anyone. You'll also not be able to program anything you want anymore, because if the AI detects it's possibly malicious, it will delete your Microsoft account.

It's probably a lot of fun if you have stuff on your onedrive or use outlook.

Why is there so little outrage about this? I hope it doesn't release for win10 or is blockable.

Edit: first is German though https://tarnkappe.info/artikel/netzpolitik/microsofts-neuer-servicevertrag-erlaubt-totalueberwachung-aller-nutzer-280856.html

https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/servicesagreement/default.aspx

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/DigitalSafety/moderation-and-enforcement/content-detection

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/photodna