Change These Windows 11 Settings

[@techquickie]

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[@Phoenix_Core]

What about killing the telemetry like we can with spy bot antibeacon?

[@InvinsableNoob]

Pro Tip #1 Don't get windows 11

[@Blue-bb9ro]

Hetzner is the best

[@ssd21345]

@@Blue-bb9ro Hetzer has routing issue multiple times for some people living in USA and Asia that result in dial-up download speed. So not really.

[@Nitemyst5824]

@@InvinsableNoob Pro tip #2 Linux IS your friend! :-)

[@dorfen6507]

I love the fact that Microsoft went the extra mille to implement the fact that -Skype- -Teams- Chat cannot be removed just with a right click.

[@themightywolfie7145]

Same way you can't remove OEM bloatware on Android. You have to manually remove the packages using ADB shell. Edit:- I meant OEM not AOSP. Sorry people

[@dorfen6507]

@@themightywolfie7145 Got a point

[@themightywolfie7145]

@@dorfen6507 ikr. I got tired of the default KZbin app because I prefer Vanced. Had to manually remove the package because it was interfering with youtube links. Also got rid of some other bloatware and other OEM app store.

[@ekim4926]

@Mr Tee9ja ? Isn’t Vanced a YT client? He’s accessing YT through Vanced

[@pessoaanonima6345]

@@themightywolfie7145 Just disable it and it will work

[@light-master]

Windows 11 seems to be Microsoft's most aggressive attempt to get people on Windows 10 to date.

[@arnox4554]

Fuck 10 as well. Still running an 8.1 install with a heavily modified UI as my workhorse.

[@netsendjoe]

Yes and its more than that. A TPM requirement for security purposes. They are no longer releasing x86 versions. Of course it is an aggressive attempt to capitalize into the market of new computers and devices that will run Windows 11

[@aadarshaofficialchannel6173]

@@netsendjoe I am using windows 11 on my old computer with no TPM. It just works fine. Not any issues yet.

[@netsendjoe]

@@aadarshaofficialchannel6173 Yeah, I heard there are ways around the alleged requirements. There are ways to disable those checks through registry during installation. That's a good thing, although. These requirements established by Microsoft are mostly a way of forcing technology advancement in terms of security. That being said, I am also under the impression that devices that do no comply with TPM will not receive certain Windows updates which is confusing as well if it pertains to security.

[@am33x]

@@arnox4554 Damn I thought I'm the last neanderthal on 8.1, too lazy to upgrade. Maybe after getting a nice PC as well but GPUs still cost a fortune.

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

Why is it everytime Windows tries to simplify something they're indirectly make it more complicated? It's frustrated with the settings in Windows 10 as it's very complicated to navigate until you find the Windows 7 version that is sort of hidden.

[@EdyDev]

It would be way nicer if they wouldn't hide those.

[@geostorm2860]

Linux gang lol and also why are you literally everywhere

[@TrioLOLGamers]

They've made it faster and smoother... But WTF Microsoft you've removed useful features like "background' apps"

[@shadamethyst1258]

One of the lead designer of ms office had a great talk on how they tried and failed to make things simpler, before they figured out the ribbon which they still use. I personally don't like it but some of the alternatives in the talk were much worse

[@crylia8666]

Thats why on Linux you use the command line for stuff like this

[@ThioJoe]

Common misconception about VBS: Memory Integrity (aka HVCI) is a SUB-feature of VBS. Disabling it does not disable VBS, it only disables memory integrity itself. Disabling VBS altogether requires some registry diving. That being said, VBS is a GOOD security feature and I personally highly discourage disabling it. It can block something like 60% of malware techniques.

[@Sollace]

Thank you! I was just thinking the same thing.

[@EAGYSL]

Funny at my Windows 11 installation it was disabled by default, maybe because I installed my Win11 in a 6700k PC (unsupported)

[@zengrath]

Yea but if you do nothing but play games on steam, it's doubtful you'd get some malware. I haven't even seen maleware in years, i can't remember last time i seen any on any of our PC's. no one downloads attachments in emails anymore, and no one in my house is going on fishy websites and clicking on installer popups or something. If your primary a gamer who watches netflix/youtube/twitch and game. i can't see how you'd ever get a virus. And slowing down your PC to catch something that doesn't exist makes no sense. I remember reading game manuals that game with games you'd buy from best buy back in the day before steam existed and all game manuals actually suggest turning off anti-virus programs as it can hinder game performance and i was like why do i even need while i'm playing a game anyway, i'm not downloading annoying during that game. But today it's far less likely then ever before to download accidently a virus, if you only go to official sources when you need an update like nvidia to update your drivers, what the heck are you going to get a virus from? No one downloads games or movies,, or music anymore like the old days as well,, everything is online, streamable, or on steam. I've honestly discouraged everyone i know from running any form of real time anti-virus programs and it's never been an issue because they aren't worth the preformance loss. Unless you use your PC for work and have sentive information on it, anti-virus protection is largely not worth it and jus a gimmik these days or for the truly stupid out there.

[@1up4evr7]

I watched your video first, so I was wiser before believing lol

[@FlintTD]

@Jeffrey Sweet Not everyone has a spare $1600 lying around, my guy. Most people are poor.

[@Florianski]

Microsofts work philosophy: *Always change a working system.*

[@C0deH0wler]

"But you see, it's just because you haven't gotten use to it. It's your fault you hate it. People always complain when something new comes out, but I just ignore them because those aren't actually problems worth my time. And I totally am not dismissing them just because I have a prejudice about watching, and like to generalize, these release cycles. And I'm totally not projecting my preferred workflow and UI experiences onto other people, and don't care if they are backed into a corner and forced to use it." - some user in a software subreddit; who totally takes democracy for granted, and who totally doesn't complain when new national policy comes out which they don't like.

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

I will say, I was miffed when my favorite Linux Distributions moved from OpenGL to Vulkan. As a user of a Non-Vulkan CPU, it's given me nothing but trouble

[@Cosmic-79]

Make the installation of a chip a requirement, so that you will have no real control of your system! Welcome to the age of hardware-based DRM!

[@vikmanphotography7984]

Android 12 just did the same thing to my phone... Damn calendar widget I can't remove and reserves more space than it's even using.

[@valerafox7795]

"Use literally only anything what gives you more money" you wanted to say

[@RisingProtostar]

I'm just looking forward to a way of making my taskbar clock show up on other monitors besides my primary monitor.

[@andrewcow108]

Yes!! So frustrating!

[@amsyarzero]

For now you can use an external program called ElevenClock. I still find it weird why Microsoft didn't do this 😂

[@CivMicheals]

windows 10

[@HDplusplus]

THIS…

[@otdp]

Can't you check the option to show Taskbar on other monitor for this?

[@BrendanGeormer]

Don't forget the important feature of going back to a system restore of whatever you were using before 11.

[@ShaOryDow]

This ^^^^ That feature alone has been a gift from above, I tell you. Even though it has a 10 day expiration time.

[@redcrafterlppa303]

@@ShaOryDow i just don't get it. Why is there an expiration date like it's some moldy bread?! This makes absolutely no sense. User friendly designed software upgrade would prompt you regularly like once a week or something if you want to delete old system files to free up space or go back to the old os.

[@Retrofire-47]

@@redcrafterlppa303 Why do you think Microsoft released another operating system version after saying Windows 10 was definitive? it's cause they are spying on you. they want everyone on Windows 11 because they can harvest data more readily. why is Windows effectively free now? you are the product.

[@idkidc7513]

Not even in 5 years when Microsoft ends win 10 support I'll be willing to change to 11, or at least not like it is right now. I'm hoping in either Microsoft acknowledging the mistakes and improve it or just wait until people create a secure script to change the features

[@redcrafterlppa303]

@@idkidc7513 what are you referring to in particular? Is it the privacy? The removal of a few features? Because not much else was done. Windows 11 doesn't bring much new except a few under the hood improvements and "BAD" changes to ui.

[@koizumiizumi5426]

Pro Tip for Windows 11: Dont Install it till a while later when a Majority of New Tech Bugs are ironed out.

[@Chewiebakke]

...and there are third party programs reversing the M$-centric menus and settings. Start11 is a good start. A bloat remover is a must, too.

[@thesteelrodent1796]

legit best to wait at least till 22H1 is out, or better yet just not bother until you need to run something that specifically requires windows 11. At present there is absolutely no benefit to 11 unless you have an Alderlake CPU. With the hundreds of millions of PCs that cannot run Windows 11 (thanks to the excessive system requirements and the unnecessary demand for Secure Boot and TPM), but can run 10, MS will also very likely be forced to make a more lenient version if they truly want people to run 11, and possibly one that goes back to working like a proper Windows, just like they did with 8. Otherwise the majority of all those left behind PCs will be stuck with 10. We already have millions of PCs that can't even run 10, because all the bloat makes the OS too heavy

[@samy_k97]

@@theadventuresofrb1697 You can still use Windows 10 until 2025 no one is forced to upgrade to Windows 11

[@samy_k97]

@@theadventuresofrb1697 with the progress that is happening right now things will probably work on Linux by EOL day. Windows 10 will be supported until that day

[@temotskipuri3151]

@@thesteelrodent1796 Excuse me but TPM is what keeps PCs from getting malware. (At least the most effectively)

[@eternalmonsoon8103]

The only thing I find bothersome about W11 as an upgrade is the changes to the start menu and having no respect for how I had it previously setup. I don't want a load of shovelware replacing my carefully grouped applications.

[@LogicalError007]

Microsoft: We have increased the security. Everyone: Disable VBS.

[@jimmydandy9364]

No worries, the next version will require an MCM based CPU, that should fix all the slow down issues :P

[@mruczyslaw50]

Don't fix what wasn't broken - said probably no one at Microsoft when developing Windows 11

[@Blue2x2x]

Ah yes, right next to "Let's not alienate our core users" in the list of unspoken list

[@testerpt5]

MS thinking is: why make an SO user friendly when you can make it unfriendly? This way we can say it's user friendly.

[@GreenAppelPie]

They gotta create their job

[@kurushimee]

Then this means they have excellent programmers! (for those who don't know "don't fix what isn't broken" is a thing lazy and/or incompetent programmers say to push out bad code which barely isn't broken, those shall not be given a chance to ever work on a OS for example)

[@johnwayneasgenghiskhan4699]

Windows 10 is broken af tho...

[@Hickeroar]

The center alignment on the icons are really nice for ultrawide users. Saves us from having to mouse 10 miles to click on stuff.

[@neoasura]

Yeah, but them being so thick takes up way more real estate on the screen than WIndows 10. In an ultrawide, all the horizontal space is needed.

[@Nalianna]

Windows key, type mouse. increase mouse sensitivity. You're welcome.

[@mcslender2965]

@@Nalianna great, now my cursor just fly out of my monitor when I sneeze at my mouse

[@EruAnor]

I dunno. I don't mind. I'm used to Win10 UI and I have ultra wide. I still prefer Win 10 over 11.

[@evans7515]

I came here to post this. Especially on a 32:9 it's really handy to have them centered.

[@mahermagdy4604]

James :What's your pro tip for windows 11 ? Me : not installing it and stay on to windows 10.

[@Darthquackius]

the only truly pro tip

[@TwilightWolf032]

Pro tip for W11: Don't. Seriously, just wait 6 months or a year until it's stable and ready for a migration with much less headaches.

[@justinus8608]

At least to me, i hadn't had any problems, maybe I'm lucky, but, i recommend people to update, although i understand if y'all don't.

[@StriveForLuck]

@@justinus8608 yeah same. Only thing that sucks is how vr is shitty now with oculus link at least. Have to now put the oculus debug tool on focus, then launch the game for it to run stable. Only reason to upgrade tho is for the auto hdr which is pretty damn cool imo.

[@ninjashuriken]

I was on the fence too but decided to do it just for the fuck of it and it has been completely fine, apart from the fact that I still miss the old Win10 start menu and taskbar customization

[@NihinduAngana]

same here.. gonna wait a year or so to figure things out.. im looking forward to see if win 11 support old pc games from 2011-2016.. till it is confirmed that they are playable with no issues.. im staying with win 10

[@token3462]

Snipping tool is rendered unusable in 11 Idiot Microsoft 😒

[@albertbk7938]

Honestly I won't be upgrading any time soon just because I can't make Groups and folders in the start menu anymore. It may seem inconsequential to many but for me it is essential to my workflow

[@darkionx]

Having everything quickly at hand in the way you want it is great for me.

[@albertbk7938]

@@darkionx Exactly 💯 !!!

[@Gurj101]

you can't make groups and folders in the quick access one because they remove tiles completely is that what you are referring to? That's frankly quite easy to get around you see. The pinned apps in the new start menu have 6 columns i.e. each row contain 6 apps . you can move them around and think of each row as a separate group. yes that would mean having 6 apps in a group but still you can organise it in a way that is easy to understand by each group being your group/folder. and if you disable useless stuff like recent apps and recommendations from start setting you will have space for more apps.

[@albertbk7938]

@@Gurj101 it's a little bit more complicated for me as I have loads of pinned apps and folders and apps classified in named folders inside different groupes. It helps to have everything in front of me that's why a workaround won't do for me at least. Plus I don't understand why remove the feature completely just make it optional 😅

[@dougnulton]

@Albert BK this is the exact same reason I’m not making the jump.

[@benover17]

Biggest pro tip you will see here: Don't upgrade, wait a year it will save alot of headache.

[@TeaBurn]

I haven't upgraded since Windows 7...my brother; not since XP! Everything from minor annoyances to huge F-ups like deleting users's data, I just don't see a single good reason to upgrade if it means all those headaches. They may say better security updates, but at the same time those updates have deleted people's files, among countless other problems created. One step forward, two steps back. If hospitals and schools can still run XP and 7 just fine, so can I.

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

@@TeaBurn Still though, windows 7 OS degradation was known for how horrifyingly horrible it was, it's good for a bit but after the OS ages with use it becomes a steaming pile of garbage, though, if you don't mind cleaning your OS every once in while, I wouldn't upgrade, but when windows 12 (or what ever they want to call their garbage) releases I would atleast upgrade to win 10 or something, to atleast stay indate.

[@eulehund99]

@@TeaBurn Schools and Hospitals... 1. Mostly don't give access to anyone who isn't in IT to install software -> less malware. 2. Have specific software which gives them security. Win XP / Win 7 don't get any official security updates. And no, not a single update for me in the last 10 years happened to delete any of my files.

[@l4kr]

I was considering upgrading right away as I did with W10.... Went straight into Arch Linux instead ...btw

[@SVW1976]

@@TeaBurn 😂🤣 Whatever. Compared to Windows 10 Windows 7 is a pile of shit. But there's always a few like you. Stubborn as F

[@gvi-n]

I wonder who the 3 people are that are gonna use the widgets menu. So useless I swear

[@Deathscythe91]

you can remove it from the task bar

[@alexsmith5584]

M$ really outdid themselves making widgets somehow even more useless than the old Gadgets Sidebar in Windows Vista

[@gregoriolorenzo8771]

I actually use it lol I don't use it to read the news or this kind of stuff but I use it everyday as a quick way to see to-do lists, weather info, calendar events, etc

[@MidWitPride]

I use it for the weather, but that's it.

[@ShaOryDow]

The only widget I use currently in WIndows 10, is Weather.

[@waveformdistortion]

"Gone is the big list of folders and shortcuts" God dammit Microsoft. Again? Really? Did you not learn a single thing from Windows 8?

[@TeaBurn]

At this point, I'd rather install Linux than upgrade to another Windows shitshow.

[@waveformdistortion]

@@TeaBurn I'll keep using Windows 10 until 11 is either fixed (not likely lol) or 10 hits its End Of Service date.

[@GreenAppelPie]

In a hundred years file systems are still gonna in folders and shortcuts.

[@SchwachsinnProduzent]

@@TeaBurn Do it, I've gone to Linux and now quite enjoy watching the newest bad news about Windows 11. It's like watching you enemy sink their own ship out of boredom. Weird, but entertaining.

[@techy804]

@@waveformdistortion I'm gonna use 10 until apps stop working on it, and if XP and Vista is anything to go by, that's around 3 years after the end date (End date for Win 10 October 25, 2025; unless you have LTSC 2016 or 17)

[@luizmiranda9095]

My pro tip would be "don't upgrade, at least not yet"

[@atimholt]

> Don't sidegrade FTFY

[@luizmiranda9095]

@@atimholt, although sidegrade is a subset in meaning of a upgrade I didn't know the term, my sincere thanks

[@yogalD]

@@atimholt > Don't downgrade FTFY

[@RoqueSantosJunior]

Best tip so far.

[@yogalD]

@@firebirb5316 No option to enable taskbar labels is literally a deal breaker for me. Can't work productively without it. Yes there are hacky ways to enable it but there's the risk it breaks in a future update.

[@hooch3307]

The only thing bugging me right now, is the start menu. There is currently no way to remove the "recommended" or "pinned" section, even if it's completely empty. It's just there, as a blank box. I get that some people might use it, but for those that don't, having the option to have a more traditional start menu would be great.

[@thebenberman]

Same. I have one W10 and one W11 PC. At first I thought w11 looked dumb but now I actually prefer it's rounded look. The only thing I hate is the start menu. Absolutely useless compared to any other windows start menu (except 8, that was terrible)

[@dandiaz19934]

So annoying how the Start menu lost all its customizability! You can't group programs into folders or groups. This would be super useful, because I find it distracting for the Xbox app or other non-Productivity apps to appear when I'm just looking for more basic/productivity functions. The icons and the layout looks pretty, but why lose all the customization in the Start menu??

[@TrioLOLGamers]

Welcome to the iPhone start mode 😜

[@GreenAppelPie]

There’s independent window menu customization apps that make this easy.

[@danfr]

Yeah I don't think I'd mind half the changes MS made and could get used to them. But loosing the ability to put things into groups in the start menu is going to make it absurdly hard to find infrequently used applications when I really need them.

[@ESFAndy011]

Because we're all dumb and can't customise anything to begin with, apparently.

[@vezeveer]

The best thing you can do is request the feature back and hopefully you get heard

[@nicholasbabelthuap8696]

Ah, yes, the old Microsoft mantra: "If it ain't broke, tweak it anyway."

[@slendydie1267]

"If it ain't broke, break it."

[@sthxdnn1]

You're joking right? We have heard nonstop that all of Microsoft's UIs from Xbox to WIndows sucks and now that they change it you're gonna act like Windows 10 boomer streamline machine is better than this? Bullshit.

[@ahmadhummoody4132]

Imagine if Microsoft collabed with Telegram or Discord to integrate it to windows rather than teams Edit: thanks for 200 likes!

[@guillermojperea6355]

Yeah but no, they have their own products to push

[@Teh3dSpartan]

I think Microsoft was gonna buy Discord at one point

[@cl0vis83]

I think that is what they might have intended to do with their proposition to buy discord earlier this year. Though I only base this supposition on my imagination.

[@hexerei02021]

@Prince Cooper But they wanted to.

[@arush.27]

They would need to buy them for that and then they would introduce microsoft accounts which we all know what it does to a platform

I just don't get why they go out of their way to hide and disable options, if they had not disable or just let us use the whatever Windows menu, and context menu we want, I would upgrade without any issue after a few years, but no, they can't just let people do what they want with their system.

[@vikmanphotography7984]

Because they're trying to shill their own products. Windows annoying you is for Microsoft's financial benefit (with all the people that won't immediately delete their difficult to remove bloatware)

[@flameshana9]

Or: let us choose which options go where in the menu. You know, instead of saying "Here, have some small icons. Let US rearrange things for you. WE think this is best."

[@frankhaha81]

Apple does the same thing and gets away with it.

[@SRC267]

My few complaints are you cannot show 'all apps' as default option as a list in the start menu, I removed all the pinned apps because I don't use start to launch apps. I like a more classic look. Also I need to old right click context menu back, and the ability to select more app icons to the taskbar corner overflow option.

[@Nearthel]

@@techdictator9116 Sure. MS-DOS was also a great success, but if Windows 12 doesn't have a GUI, it's not gonna work. In that regard, Windows 10 was an upgrade, while Windows 11 is a downgrade. It has nothing to do with accepting changes.

[@samfkt]

@@techdictator9116 cmon.....win 10 is unfinished product and win 11 is bassically an update for win 10. Instead of giving us options (you know the saying "pc master race"), they are instead turning the OS in a really closed system (more and more), consoles and Apple are receiving more and more options, expanding lol. MS on the other hand is comming up with win 11 but they never finished win 10.......just look at the "new" settings and the control panel, its laughable (like if they cannot decide what to do, what to leave, what to still keep, what to change/introduce). Not to talk about backward compatibility and such.... they are killing it more and more, at this pace the gaming consoles are more and more a "master race", its crazy to think about. And the thing is, I actually do like Win 7 and Win 10 but cmon, they need to step up the game.... for once. PCs should be options, not bullshit....

[@slendydie1267]

I just hope i can make my start menu full screen

[@SRC267]

@@slendydie1267 I think Start11 can do this

[@1981AdamGs]

The right-click context menu drives me nuts. Adding that one extra click is stupid.

[@TetraSky]

I dislike the new start menu. Disabling "Recommended". Just makes it tell you to reactive them, it doesn't make them go away to reclaim that space in the start menu. If we could do that and just have a large menu with only our pinned stuff, I'd be fine with it. But f off Microsoft for putting that "disabled but not really" awful feature in there.

[@karras6239]

Step 1: go back to windows 10 step 2: take out the botnet step 3: wait for at least 2 years so people betatest it for you step 4: decide if its really worth it step 5: realize win 7 was better

[@Darthquackius]

and that's why I am still a seeder for windows 10 ameliorated

[@norbertcolon5215]

lol, you've used windows a long time haven't you

[@pit32]

Win 8.1 > Win 7

[@bojc21]

@@pit32 Win 10 > Win 7 > Win XP > Win Vista > WIn 11 > Win 8.1

[@fabio5286]

Win 10 looks rushed

[@jvfx7469]

I’m looking forward to windows 12 to have the start menu back.

[@JonathanSchrock]

I'm hoping a ton of people move to Linux next year, so Microsoft will catch on and start developing non-stupid features. Then in 2023 or '24, Windows 12 will come out and be decent.

[@robspiess]

Windows 11.1 (a la Windows 8.1)

[@SToXC_.]

@@JonathanSchrock lol linux is fcking shit for consumer, are u crazy?

[@_quixote]

@@JonathanSchrock is linux good? And is it good for gaming?

[@TwelveLetter956]

@@_quixote it's great but not good for gaming

[@sleveille4]

just a quick note on VBS and the memory Integrity setting: - if you upgrade from win10 it should not be enabled (unless you already had it enabled under win10) - if you fresh install Win11 it might be enabled by default but can be disabled as described in the video - OEM computers shipping with win11 WILL have it enabled AND they might not let you switch it OFF or even display the option last part, not only this setting does have a performance impact in games, it ALSO can prevent some drivers, mainly for "older" devices, from working or even being installed

[@android-user]

You can't run programs that use virtualisation like Oracle Virtual Box.

[@Fryphe]

a whole damn year later and i finally understand a possible reason why those fucking drivers weren’t working

[@thanhavictus]

Going out of their way to disabling the classic menu registry tweak is just so petty of Microsoft. More user UI options than never hurt anyone.

[@harrybeechey7960]

I think I remember reading somewhere that the reson the reg edit does not work anymore is beacuse they remove the old menu GUI graphics from the image, I assume to reduce the size

[@frankhaha81]

Why give users options when you can charge them for it?

[@oafkad]

Windows 11 forgot that ultrawide monitors exist. Having the bar on the bottom eats up critical vertical real estate. Having it on the side gives you an enormous work space.

[@nickthaskater]

If you use the small task bar, it's like 10px height. Unless you're using an 18" ultrawide, it's a non issue. Also, you can auto-hide it.

[@The_Keeper]

To be fair, Ultrawides are extremely niche. It would be a waste of time and money to cater to those few. That being said, Frag MicroSoft for *taking away* customization options, instead of adding more.

[@trailblazercombi]

@@nickthaskater Does Windows 11 support small taskbar and auto-hiding?

[@nickthaskater]

@@trailblazercombi it supports hiding for sure, not sure about small taskbar... I thought it was there, but I'm not seeing it anymore in my current build of W11 Edit: looks like you can change the size via registry edit to small medium or large.

[@nickmurray7703]

how does removal of a 48px taking 1080px to 1032px give you an ENORMOUS work space? lol. Also this is not an Ultra-wide issue at all! it's vertical height! sooo it's an everyone issue who wants more vertical space over horizontal space on thier screen, not dissagreeing with you that Vertical option for the taskbar should and probably will come back (as long as people use the windows feedback hub to request it), just using ultrawides for this argument is odd

[@1leggeddog]

Pro Tip from 20 year experience sysadmin: DO NOT INSTALL WINDOWS 11 Wait until there is a major patch released for it first. Every single version of Windows has growing pains at the start. Windows 10 was no exception. Just wait. And if you have a prebuild that comes with W11 preinstalled, wipe the HD and install Windows 10 instead. You'll still have your W11 license anyway. Be patient, save yourself the hassle.

[@K_ingh16]

Ok chief, win 11 looks so nice but I'll wait

[@bartoszdobija2069]

What? Can't hear you over my laptop running Dev Channel because i forgot to swap it to beta channel and now every update is like drawing lottery

[@that_duck_over_there]

Or use linux

[@TigTex]

Use win11 on CPUs that require the new scheduler to run efficiently. (Intel alderlake). For the rest, keep win10 until win11 gets more mature and brings back features that used to exist since windows 95

[@AlfaPro1337]

Took me 5 years to switch to Windows 10, tried it twice, the OG 15 and 17, horrible experience, switched back to Windows 8.1 Pro, until I was forced to use Windows 10.

[@CodeRedCody]

Moving the taskbar icons back to the left was the first thing I did when I installed windows 11

[@RAW_Reality]

Figured out how to right click the taskbar to bring up the ability to start the task manager like what was available in Win10 yet?

[@johntony366]

@@RAW_Reality Right click the Start button

[@FamiliarGecko]

Ah yes... Classic Microsoft. "If it's broken, don't fix it. If it isn't broken, break it!"

[@le9038]

Microsoft will do anything to make it harder for us to use windows the way we intended

[@Mic_Glow]

Corporate mentality.... they think the way a couple hipsters at their office use the OS is how EVERYONE should use it, and that if they push it long enough, eventually people will adapt. And to their credit- it's working.... (sadly). Most won't do any (or barely a little) tweaks after getting a pre-built system with bloatware, and how many out of those doing a "clean" install will spend hours (or days) digging in registry to remove junk, bring back removed features and tweak the UI?

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

Momma Bird Microsoft pushing their babies out of the nest. It's like Microsoft is saying, we know you're scared at trying other OS's, so here, let me push you out of the nest... I've never looked into alternative operating systems so much in my life recently. haha

[@trailblazercombi]

@@Mic_Glow Yeah, I'd just give up somewhere half way and wipe Windows off my drive in favour of anything else, probably... ...wait, I already did that 😅

[@TrainPin1337]

Because windows is their operating system, not yours. Try Linux.

[@kolvis6626]

I'm not switching until I can move the fucking taskbar. edit: to Windows 11

[@bttfsof]

Still no folder preview on the full release of windows 11, something that's been present for years, completely gone. Nice job Microsoft.

[@SomethingAbstract]

Its to save caching resources /s

[@StefanVidenov]

Folder preview?

[@toab77]

@@StefanVidenovIf you use big icons you could see a couple of files inside the folder without opening it. MS removed this feature iirc

[@bttfsof]

@@toab77 Yup, exactly, and I among many people used big/medium icons just for this, it greatly helped to see at a glance what a folder contained. I think some photographers or artists in general will really miss this feature. I assume it'll of course come back, but it's still absolutely unacceptable for such company to release a brand new OS without such a core feature that helped to do a core windows thing ... Navigating in the explorer.

[@Daedalus2043]

@@bttfsof I doubt it'll come back. My suspicion is that Microsoft felt it was "untidy".

[@FragFrog01]

My pro-tip is the same I've given for the past twenty years: don't upgrade to a new version of Windows until at least the first Service Pack. Every Windows released since XP has been a steaming pile of garbage at launch, and 11 does not seem to be an exception.

[@ShaOryDow]

I call it now, it'll be the same as what they did with Win 8 followed by 8.1

[@The_Keeper]

Indeed, I'll hold out for Win 11.1 (Or whatever they'll call it), and skip the current abominable excuse for an OS.

[@o0Avalon0o]

Exactly

[@norbertcolon5215]

Entirely true, I've always thought the same and it's probably the best tip for any version of windows, now or in the future.

[@edoalive]

Unless Windows 11 is just a fancy name for just another Windows 10 Service Pack. So your tip doesn't hold anymore 😜

[@netiturtle]

What I miss the most is ungrouping of taskbar windows. Now we are forced to hover over the grouped apps, finding and clicking the correct window every time you switch, instead of just a click on a windows whos titlebar is visible and position you remember, taking fraction of the time. Copy-paste is plain awful now, if you need to work between different webpages and several excel files

[@netiturtle]

@@Rrrrry123 I find Alt-Tab quicker only with 2-3 windows. But having more, and from differing programs, having them selectable from taskbar with help of positional memory, is faster for me

[@MARZ2121]

God damn, I didn't know that they removed ungrouping on W11, that's literally the first thing I change on a new install. I've been daily driving Mint for a couple of years now, only switching to windows for some programs. Hopefully they'll implement it back in the near future, otherwise I'll hate those moments all the more when I move the Windows install to 11.

[@NotSoCheezyYT]

You should try Set Last Active Click. It's a registry tweak that makes a taskbar icon open the last used window in a stack. Not an exact replacement, but it makes it much nicer to use.

[@Null--]

The whole "Win 10 is the last version ever" was too good to be true. Next up: Subscription based OS. You own nothing, pay every month!

[@promero14]

I really hate that trend. Fuck Adobe

[@pit32]

Some guy said that 10 was the last version and everyone seems to thinks that was a official statement

[@flameshana9]

@@pit32 If a developer says it and nobody denies it no wonder people were confused.

[@johnwayneasgenghiskhan4699]

"too good to be true?" Win Update IS the virus.

[@flipflopski2951]

I agree... that's the direction Microslut is going...

[@Artwertable]

The new Start Menu and Task bar are for sys Admins is a huge mass for deployment. In Windows 10 one simple XML file that does it all but in Windows 11 ohh boy thats a HUGE mess they did. And if someone thinks it is just a .json and .xml for booth than you didn't even try remove the bloat yet.

[@Mr.Morden]

My biggest complaint is the giant task bar. I want a setting to get the thin taskbar back, there's a registry setting but it causes problems with the tray icons and doesn't work well. I also want a setting to never combine taskbar buttons.

[@BlazeFox89]

Have a look at Start Is Back, it's not free but works very well and I believe should provide the options you are looking for

[@flameshana9]

@@BlazeFox89 Yeah, I'm not _paying_ to fix a design choice by Microsoft or any other huge tech company.

[@dremy746]

Everyone keeps saying to disable VBS, but no one has really explained what it does exactly. Disabling windows features to improve performance is usually a no-brainer, but when you start getting into disabling security features, you need to be careful and understand what it does and what the benefits vs. consequences are to turning it off. If I could improve performance by disabling my router's firewall, I probably wouldn't disable the firewall, since it wouldn't be worth it.

[@DaRealLegacy]

Ultimately I feel like this comes down to how safe you feel with your own personal security. If you are a risk taker who downloads tons of mods off weird websites or random applications without research definitely keep it on, but if you’re a user who takes their security very seriously, it doesn’t change much to take it off. 90% of security issues are user error so I think that’s the big takeaway.

[@bumbalaaa]

Boy oh boy am I ready for my favorite part of upgrading my OS: reverting all its changes back to how they were.

[@xarevhunter]

Pro tip for Windows 11: wait for Windows 12 xD Yes, I will skip Win 11, I don't like the interface and that some features were removed. Win 11 features do not have the same appeal as the dropped ones.

[@davidlovsin]

Micosoft new moto: "We are going to fix this S#$t until it breaks" if I could i would still be using win 7!!!

[@warthunder1969]

The last great OS I'm afraid. Nothing since has been very good. 11 is somewhat better (and in the right direction in some ways) but its not "better".

[@ahmadhummoody4132]

Honestly windows 10 has come a long way and in my opinion it's more stable than windows 7

[@warthunder1969]

@@ahmadhummoody4132 Its alot more buggy, but I will admit I have seen very few BSOD since Windows 10. But unlike Windows 7 future releases of windows I feel like I am fighting Microsoft to use Windows how I used to use it. Change isn't always better. The start menu is still bad, search is aweful and windows update is a loose running animal. Whatever happend to patch tuesday??? I used to set my updates in control panel to update automatically but on the thursday after patch tuesday. 7 Was such a good experience configured that way. 10 I am constantly fighting MS when Im streaming or gaming and it decides to update, break my drivers ETC. Several times it replaced my video /audio drivers while I was gaming and crashed my system.

[@GarbanzoBeansFan]

You can clean install it on your system, you know.

[@killertruth186]

@@warthunder1969 And for some odd reason Windows 10 had changed the Spatial sound (it even breaks some game's audio like Fallout 76).

[@Akck67]

I hated how win11 got rid of the sound output device options when you click on the sound icon in the lower right of the taskbar. This is because I often switch between my headset (for gaming) and my speakers for all other use. Turns out they didn't. Left click on the sound icon, then next to the volume bar there's a little arrow pointing right, and it'll pull up the sound output options. This way you don't have to open an entire sound settings window every time you want to switch devices.

[@reubenprasanth271]

I figured it when the pc recognised by wirless controller as audio device haha

[@sebmacca224]

Thanks !

[@killertruth186]

And I am glad they had fixed the spatial sound options toggling off or to Windows Sonic for strange to unknown reason.

[@euroker05]

This will be pretty helpful when i actually press update. Thanks.

[@SilverlineImpala]

I'm still waiting until I can make my Taskbar smaller like I had it in Windows 10

[@injSrc]

Windows 11 task bar is bulky and annoying 😭

[@JKirkInTexas]

For me personally at least right now I don't see enough to make me want to upgrade two windows 11 yet. And way too many issues to make me feel comfortable with doing it.

[@potatobuilds]

This. And also the ability to move the Taskbar on top (or in any direction)

[@aminelswefy1808]

Yep. There's a way to tweak size in registry, but I few icons (input language, wifi sound and battery, date and time, and notifications) aren't centered in the small one if you change it from registry. Really annoying but you get used to it eventually

[@SilverlineImpala]

@@potatobuilds Same, I also had it on the top in Windows 10. I like Windows 11 so far but I want to have my Taskbar small and at the top like I had it because I'm just not used to having the Taskbar on the bottom and it being so big :I (Sorry for my bad English)

[@Kaluminat]

In order to see folder preview : I'm using "Thumbnail Generator" for each folder, and the option "recursive" on to apply on subfolders. I had a few crashes for bigger size folders otherwise it works fine.

[@allenqueen]

I liked the Windows 8,8.1,10 start menu style of having differently sized blocks for differents apps and the ability to put stuff in their own folders. I used that as a collapsible desktop of sorts, with all my apps placed in neat locations. For example- Steam was a medium square, with other game launchers in a small square folder. It gave my start menu a character.

[@aviaspotter32]

Live tiles

[@johanlahti84]

Aligning icons to the center is awesome. When you have a wider screen, it's kinda annoying that they are to the side.

[@Ziakel]

True. If you're on an ultrawide. It's much better to have icons in center instead of turning your head to the bottom left.

[@plum_bit]

You can already do that on Windows 10, no need for a whole 'new' OS

[@johanlahti84]

@@plum_bit oh didn't know that.

[@jodiac]

Pro tip! Don’t upgrade until next year when you know for sure all of your important unchangeable hardware and software is perfectly compatible and basically bug-less

[@steel5897]

Yeah I have some bizarre shit on my PC like a program I use to switch xinput controller IDs, stuff like that that I actually use often. The chances of software like that working on a new OS install are slim.

[@JamestheHuuman]

This. I sprung for a Win 11 pre-built just to get a 30 series Nvidia GPU, didn't research any hardware or software compatibility issues. Quickly found out that Oculus doesn't support 11 for PC VR(yeah there are work arounds) and my Steel Series RGB software has a Win 11 bug where it will installs a digital audio device and sets it as default no matter how many times I block or disable it.

[@killertruth186]

@Esuard Leder Linux had been in the low percentage in the OS market for a reason. And we all knew that most repair shops doesn't respect Linux. I had Arch Linux installed, and the repair shop guy that I had been going to must've changed the settings to the point it had break Arch from being bootable again. Linux will have to change in order for it to be more viable and or being more popular.

[@Darthquackius]

pro-er tip. Just don't upgrade to 11. All the worst things about it are considered features and won't be changed. Its the new win8

[@killertruth186]

@Esuard Leder I was expecting him to use his own boot device and not mine.

[@vanceyootoob5503]

I'll keep this in mind when Microsoft drops Windows 10 completely and I fail to use Linux.

[@GoogleUser-nx3wp]

Sem

[@g0dm4st3r]

Linux is easier to learn that you think. Especially if you use one of the popular distros like PopOS, Mint, Zorin, etc. You can give Manjaro a try too, but it's a tad bit more advanced since it's not based on Debian like the others.

[@trailblazercombi]

@@g0dm4st3r Can totally agree! Unless you need Windows-exclusive software (Adobe Suite or Microsoft Office SPECIFICALLY), I'm pretty sure you (Vance) are going to like it

[@g0dm4st3r]

@@trailblazercombi For simple things like that, you could run a VM with Windows if you have the hardware resources. I used to do that a lot when I was still in school since I needed to submit Word and PowerPoint documents. I just set up a shared folder so whatever I saved in the VM appeared in my Linux host system files so I didn't have to use the VM to access those files I already made if I needed to send something over email or upload the file online.

[@hellcat1988]

Pro tip : wait as long as possible before "upgrading" and download the fixes that people make to give you back things like the windows 7 start menu and classic control panel. Or just avoid it all together and move to linux.

[@martinrocak6840]

My tip is changing the size of taskbar - the default size is freaking huge... Only way to make it smaller is via registry plus its not 100% functional. Some icons (mostly time) might have worst visibility after this change.

[@slendydie1267]

arent there just normal people at ms that thin of things like this. Let people resize task bar seems like such a basic option that for some reason does not exist.

[@Abaw]

I also dislike how the taskbar can only be at the bottom of your screen with no option to set it on the sides or top

[@victorunbea8451]

Glad to see that Microsoft hasn't failed to maintain the pattern: XP - Good Vista - Poop 7 - Good 8 - Poop 10 - Good 11 - Looks like fertilizer to me... If they should've learned anything from windows 8 is that their users don't like major UI changes and can barely tolerate minor ones.

[@picolete]

10 was not good, it was acceptable next to 8, but was not good; that's the Microsoft strategy, make a version that removes a lot of options, wait 3 years and release a version that restores 40% of them, and people will eat it up

[@victorunbea8451]

@@picolete 10 is good. Not great, but good. If you ignore the fact that it's a massive spyware, then it's actually pretty optimized for day to day and business use from my experience. Not talking about power user, need to control the last byte type of person, just the average Joe.

[@FluxMarsh333]

I don't want to argue, but that last tip about Virtualisation security wasn't successful for me, and I had Memory Integrity set to off. Cool.

[@mayumikentei]

Turn virtualisation of in your computer bios, it might be named something different so look up your specific motherboard vendor.

[@bantcliff]

been using windows 11 since Insider release and prefer the central taskbar now I'm used to it.

[@dothx6374]

The thing I want is the taskbar clock on all my monitors. I can't see the time when I'm gaming.

[@taylorallen5985]

I was literally about to post this same complaint. And no, I don't want to use a Github or 3rd party application for such a basic feature.

[@AetheriusAri]

@@taylorallen5985 right?!? Just let us have the regular clock on all monitors! And the quick access/task menu!

[@voxelfusion9894]

Lmao, microsoft really removed everything useful, huh?

[@DacLMK]

I have a clock on my second monitor's taskbar on Windows 10. Is this a Windows 11 problem?

[@dothx6374]

@@DacLMK You're on a windows 11 video, guess the answer lol.

[@great_live_music]

My pro-tip: don't install Windows 11

[@kopetain]

How to return clock on the second monitor? That buggers me the most

[@KevDawg1992]

I don't think there's an official way to do it. At least just yet. I hope they fix this problem.

[@royk7712]

IKR, CANT SEE THE CLOCK WHEN PLAYING GAMES DAMNIT

[@amsyarzero]

Sadly, there's no official way. You can use an external program called ElevenClock to do that though. why microsoft why

[@shev9127]

i actually like the centralized taskbar, i don't keep many icons there anyway so its kinda cool

[@kdawg3484]

How about how to roll back to Windows 10 if you were forced to buy a computer with Windows 11 preinstalled? That's probably longer than a Techquickie video but it would be super useful to know if it's possible. Just like we did with XP instead of Vista and Win7 instead of Win8. When Win11 is fully cooked a few years from now (if it ever is), then sure, it'll be fine to stick with. The almost universal consensus right now seems to be to stick with Win10 until that happens or until support for Win10 is pulled 5 years from now. However, if you don't have that option--say, your laptop dies or, worse, the laptop of your friend or relative who you do free IT support for dies, and you're forced into Win11--it would be nice to be able to roll back to stable, familiar Win10. Even if there's no free roll back option and it's necessary to buy a Win10 key (though they might be free like they've been for Win7 to Win10 upgrades, who knows?), there are probably still settings and tweaks necessary to keep Windows from trying to force Win11 back on you that would need to be addressed. It's a completely valid topic and highly useful to know about. And probably good for channel views as well. Especially with Win11 having fundamental problems with Ryzen processors and other crap right now, it definitely feels prudent to wait it out. It could save a lot of people a lot of headaches.

[@DR4K0R3X]

There is no roll back if you never had 10. Either clean install 10 and buy a key or keep complaining about windows 11.

[@oksowhat]

you cant roll back, but can do a clean install, cant say about activation of that version of windows, but yeh you can do it

[@Darthquackius]

There are modding communities for when an OS's support is pulled. Cheers to 10 and 7, may the never die

[@nesyboi9421]

Yeah I don't think I'm upgrading until windows 10 support ends. I've gotten too used to how this OS works to swap to 11 at this point, and even then I think I'll just swap to a linux distro instead. I mean it looks good but Windows 10 is still better in most ways in my eyes, and the amount of features removed is greater than the amount of features added, and it takes up more space.

[@sid1234213]

I do have a windows 10 account for my old laptop. I wonder if it'll work. How about If I just use my old ssd which haa windows 10 as my primary drive. Will it have any issue since my old laptop was HP and new one is Asus.

[@RedRingOfDead]

Pro tip for W11: stay on W10 🤣

[@DacLMK]

Pro tip for W10: stay on W7 or switch to Linux.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

2:48 - You'd think that Microsoft would have at least one accessibility officer to tell them not to screw around with stuff like this. Or at the very least, that there would be at least one person on the team who's mouse batteries died and has to use the keyboard or who is working in a way that they can't use the keyboard and have to rely on the mouse or whatever, to realize, hmm, maybe _DON'T_ remove functionality that makes it harder for people to use the system by assuming that everybody necessarily have a keyboard and/or mouse at all times (and no, having to turn on Ease of Use functions is not a solution). 🙄 🤦

[@Darthquackius]

ah but you see they probably did have someone tell them this was bad, and they don't care ;) See the new menu is based on tracking ALL of your computer use and systems indexing and uploading that to Microsoft on a regular basis. They don't actually care about it being easier or better, they care about being able to monitize information like "how often will a user search __" "how likely are these words in file names __" and "what programs do you usually open at what time of day"

[@awesomeferret]

There is, and they're being ignored, because they're too "old fashioned" and "hate progress".

[@C0deH0wler]

​@@awesomeferret Some planner in the 60's: "Sorry mate, but we will need to bulldoze your house and your community for this ultra-deluxe highway parallel to another motorway. Oh and we are gonna expand that two lane street over there to six lanes, and we will need to bulldoze a hundred businesses that have been there for 50 years. It's progress! :)"

[@awesomeferret]

@@C0deH0wler in retrospect, it actually was progress, but I get your point and mostly agree with it.

[@morezco]

People have beein hailing Windows 10 as a “good” version of Windows in their good-bad-good-bad cycles, but it’s crazy how much this era of fragmented experiences sucks, with half of the system looking new and less usable, the other half looking old and being hidden on purpose etc.

[@slendydie1267]

They forget about 8.1 so its: 8 bad, 8.1 good, 10 bad. 10 is the worst windows i've used to date, it pisses me off on daily basis if 11 is even a tad bit as shit as 10 it might be time to go back to the last good supported windows or even linux maybe.

[@christopherhodge]

I think they moved the start options to the center to avoid screen burn - in. I've noticed that having things fixed-aligned to the left over time causes icons to burn into the screen, which is very noticeable when you launch a full screen game. It could be to copy mac os but I think there's a secondary reason.

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

It just ruined 20 years of muscle memory, hell no, fuck burn in, muscle memory matters more.

[@Suspended4thYT]

Don't buy an OLED

[@voxelfusion9894]

Anyone with taskbars on the sides or top: Guess I'll install something else.

[@darthcabs]

You should list things that we had in Windows 10 and don't have in Windows 11, not even via Registry, so that Windows 10 users can know what they'll actually miss in Windows 11, such as moving the task bar to the sides. Lots of people use it vertically on the left, and after updating, boom, gone without a chance to come back

[@Alalpog]

There is one setting i find very very very difficult to get used to. I used to changed audio output very often depending ony use case scenario. Sometimes id use my earphones sometimes its my speakers. Win10 made it really easy to switch audio output via the volume icon on the taskbar. But now win11, i need to go to settings audio audio output. 2clicks before, 4-5 clicks now, more if you forget and make mistakes on navigation. Wish they'd being that back.

[@Supernicolas00]

When you click on the sound icon, you see the little arrow on the right of the volume slider ? Click on it. Boom, audio output change just like before ;)

[@JuanMirandaCifuentes995]

There is a little arrow pointing to the right beside the volume bar, there you can change the audio output whit just 2 clicks

[@andreanizzola4645]

Something that I really hate however is the mixer. Now it opens a full settings page instead of just the tiny window at the bottom

[@ash36230]

Windows 11 Tweak: Stay on 10 for now until Microsoft sorts it out. What is with this trend in UIs now where you hide everything behind a billion clicks just because it looks 'cleaner'

[@kristianthim7045]

I like the new way. No issues using the new start menu or right click. It took 2 tries to get used to. I'm keeping my buttons centered

[@ericepperson8409]

Relying on Windows search feature in the Start Menu is just a bad, bad, bad idea. Windows search is worse than useless when it only recommends Bing Web Searches over applications I know are installed on my PC.

[@Hickeroar]

I've been using windows-button searching for years, and I've never once had it recommend a bing search over an application I have installed. I call foul on this claim. In fact, trying right now in windows 11 on a fresh install, the only way I can even get bing results is if I type out a partial sentence that doesn't match anything on my PC...

[@avaness863]

Search seems fine for me. Besides, anything I actually need to use frequently gets pinned or put on the desktop. I basically stopped using the start menu completely after windows 10 was released.

[@thesteelrodent1796]

not sure if 11 prefers bing over local, but you should still be able to neuter its reliance on bing and cortana by editing the registry (unfortunately you can't remove cortana completely without crippling the search function into uselessness)

[@ericepperson8409]

@@Hickeroar Funny that you make this a comment on an LTT video, since they have specifically called this out as a problem in some recent content. I can't remember exactly but feels like a WAN show topic.

[@zeus3freedom]

I love Windows 11, installed it on my main PC's, no problems so far.

[@peshito0o]

Snipping tool wasn't working at all, so the fix that I found is, you have to change the date of your PC to a date earlier than 31st of October, and then it should work and you can revert the date.

[@DavidHHH99]

It's been working fine for me.

[@RitzyBusiness]

You can also disable the entire vbs option by turning off virtualization features of your cpu. It will say the feature is not supported. For AMD that's AMD-V, in gigabyte bios it's called SVM. If you're not using a VM of any kind (android included) it is not neccesary to have enabled. It wont stop you from using VM software but you'll lose a lot of performance.

[@DxBang3D]

the centered icons taskbar was made for 32:9 monitors... we love it

[@naikjoy]

Strange they broke what was perfect. Win10 was perfect. I always used Windows Classic theme.. but in Win10 I didn't dislike it. I just did some of the tweaks to disable all the things. But here u have to do even more tweaking and it sucks. There's no reason to upgrade to Win11 for me. Win11 should enable some new hardware things, or so you can play new games.., but I have an AMD Athlon 3000G that its like an i3-4150 & GeForce 8800 ultra. The next APU I'll buy is in the next 10 years and thats still gonna be just good enough to play videogames up to the year 2018. So no rush for me. Win10 is perfect as it is.

[@minihackerme]

"Strange they broke what was perfect": Win98(good), WinMe(broken),WinXP(good),Vista(broken),Win7(good),Win8(broken),Win10(good),Win11(broken). Just a little prank that Microsoft plays with its user base by moving around Start buttons and hiding UI elements, removing settings that people depend on, and so on. Are you not entertained?

[@naikjoy]

@@minihackerme haha true yes

[@hughjazz44]

Microsoft has a bad habit of releasing products before they're actually finished. Just look at Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8. They can eventually release a good product, but only after a year or so of people complaining.

[@arnox4554]

This is actually the third major Windows iteration that's been awful. They've been going steadily downhill since 2010. Windows 7 was the peak.

[@gulaschkeule]

all i need is a proper drag n drop feature for the taskbar. Who on earth thought it'd be a nice idea to disable this?

[@randyriverolarevalo2263]

any solution for this? this is the only thing that keep my away from windows 11

[@randyriverolarevalo2263]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHiroJ6ol8-fsJo >>> solved

[@gulaschkeule]

@@randyriverolarevalo2263 nah. I prefer a more official version 😅 I found the video also a few days ago but I'm not a big fan of such mods

[@richardrisner921]

A right-click menu is not supposed to be glossy and aero and shadowy. If I cannot instantly read the plain text of options on the menu, the right click feature has failed. The whole point of an instant context menu is to save me time, not to make me feel more aero while I squint and wonder why the option that I need was removed.

[@PurgeVision]

A quick way to get to the Taskbar settings in windows 11 is to right click on the taskbar

[@DreiPixel]

i would like to have a fix for my start menu not opening sometimes. or a fix for a weird hanging issue (everything gets weirdly "slo-mo" for a moment). those are the only 2 issues i have RN

[@gorkskoal9315]

I think I know what you mean with slow-mo.

[@RaianF1]

Upgraded to Windows 11, disliked the (again) complex menu, the easy access to the calendar events was gone, the weather was gone, the (I use this multiple times a day) battery performance settings were buried in a menu, the quick access to change keyboard layouts was gone, and after all this so was I. Reverted back to win10 after like 2 hours.

[@CoolJosh3k]

I expect to upgrade to Windows 11 in 2023, along with a new PC. However I expect I will only be using it when I have to for certain programs that I can’t use on Linux.

[@temotskipuri3151]

Wait what?

[@temotskipuri3151]

Bruh

[@CoolJosh3k]

In reality I guess I have until 2025, but I’ll probably want new hardware before then.

[@temotskipuri3151]

@@CoolJosh3k There goes the update importance

[@normietwiceremoved]

I quite like the centre taskbar. Makes more sense aesthetically.

[@bojkenoven]

I would suggest giving a good rundown on when you should enable VBS and when you should disable it.

[@davidg5898]

All good tips -- it's stuff I immediately searched out on my own and took care of. This is the worst implementation of the Start menu ever. The pinned shortcuts have no way of being organized (unlike Win10's tiles). I have recents & recommendations turned off, and now half of the Start menu is an empty area that I can't even expand the pinned shortcuts to. Meanwhile, the Widgets panel is also a fail because it's barely configurable. I don't want an endless scroll of news items that can't be disabled. I want a clean Widgets panel that *only* has the items I put on it. That said, I actually am liking Win11. It's a worthy successor to Win10 so far.

[@catsjc]

You are able to organize the pinned shortcuts, click and drag

[@Darthquackius]

you had me in the first half, but then you lost me with your conclusion

[@davidg5898]

@@catsjc That's just reordering them. I'm talking about *organizing* them. With Win10's tiles, you could place them anywhere on the tile part of the Start menu, group them in different geometries (columns, rows, even squares/rectangles), have space separating one group of programs from another, even put a title on some groupings. You could even make the tile section wider if you wanted more space for more tiles (not to mention it scrolled down if you overflowed the vertical space). You can't do any of that with the new Start menu. It's just a limited, linear list.

[@ranitbehera7542]

@@davidg5898 Find what windows10 start menu looked like when it was launched. If I'm correct it lacked a lot of features currently available and was ugly compared to today's. Give Microsoft sometime. They will add all functionality back according to user reviews. Remember its a unfinished product :)

[@davidg5898]

@@ranitbehera7542 That's what I'm hoping for.

[@BobMotster]

Call me when Microsoft comes up with a Windows version where I'll be able to control visuals, performance and installed applications at 100%. No need for registry edits, third-party tools which are borderline illegal or having to modify system libraries just to have something bearable to use on a daily basis.

[@trailblazercombi]

The Linux that Azure runs on? :P

[@BobMotster]

@@toptierdiscordmod7806 Easier said than done, when one has been raised on Windows, went through the educational system on Windows and every employer they ever had used Windows for corporate operations.

[@msauerable]

I’d love to know if it is possible to move the taskbar to the left side of the screen, like you can do in Windows 10. I’ve been doing that for years!

[@hillppari]

nope.

[@antoniohagopian213]

Bottom left 4 the win

[@mand0rk_jr73]

@@hillppari oh crud. same here, but I prefer the right side. darn.

[@guillermojperea6355]

Nope, it's not...

[@minihackerme]

The UI has been altered. Pray Microsoft doesn't alter it any further.

[@ArthurTully]

You should disable the search button on taskbar too since when you start typing on start menu it opens up search anyway. If you have multiple monitors and apps aren't remembering the right position, for example discord opening on the main monitor instead of the secondary one, go to display settings and uncheck and then check again remember window monitor positions. Only thing I hate about w11 is how I can't drag files to taskbar and open that in the app. Like dragging a video in after effects or premiere.

[@justmavi7999]

The last point about VBS is incorrect and ThioJoe has a comprehensive response about the said article, this being a techquickie video, I'd like for it to be addressed. Enabling VBS has two main disadvantages: 1, it doesn't allow you to use other virtual machines like android emulators for example. 2, it can drop gaming performance on average by up to 5%, in some rare cases more. Yet it is an added layer of security that for most users is beneficial.

[@Skull_Gun]

How do I get MORE telemetry? I want them to know EVERYTHING about me!

[@SodomySnake]

Send them daily emails detailing what you had for breakfast, time and weight of any bowel movements etc. Maybe if we all did this they'd have enough data and wouldn't need to spy on you through your OS anymore.

[@rkvkydqf]

They once had a build-in keylogger enabled by default. Now it's opt-in, but for some reason, 2 years ago, before starting to care about my privacy, I enabled it. Now I switched to Ubuntu, and with minor exceptions, never looked back.

[@MvsG18]

Windows copying Apple and doing it wrong as always: ✅✅✅✅✅

[@SmokeBloody]

So far, it seems that I would lose more from installing Windows 11 than actually gain something useful.

[@Hellios92]

Well thats easy to calculate since Windows 11 doesn't bring anything useful with it

[@SamJoex]

You can enable a clock with seconds in the context menu, although it'll only update when you open the flyout or when a new minute strikes. Right-click the system clock → Adjust date and time → Additional Clocks → check "Show this Clock" → Apply. Then, switch tabs to Date & Time → Change date and time... → Change calendar settings → Additional settings → switch to Time tab → change "Short time:" to "hh:mm:ss tt" (or "HH:mm:ss" if you're using 24-hour time). If it doesn't show up in the calendar flyout immediately, you may need to restart your computer.

[@digitalclips]

The revert to the right click for 10 tweak worked for me just now. Jan 4, 2022. I have the Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview installed and up to date as of today.

[@RaydeusMX]

It's honestly impressive how Microsoft has managed to make Windows worse with every new release, starting with Windows 8. It's like they legit want to force people to move to Linux. And now that they've caught the live services bug it's only going to get much worse as time passes.

[@alen2937]

I switched to debian 11 and could not be happier

[@omarra4338]

I can't believe how the snipping tool has just stopped working completely 💔 like how can they release the OS with clear bugs like this?!

[@hg-ir8tb]

Virtualization-based security is great on paper, however, even when you disregard the performance penalty, Microsoft's Hyper-V Manager is only geared towards enterprise users and not casual users and doesn't include many features aimed for consumers. Adding to this, Microsoft's virtualization platform doesn't expose Nested Virtualization extensions to third-party hypervisors that have such conveniences. By the way, don't expect any changes to Hyper-V for improvements as Microsoft is even starting to deprecate Hyper-V Server. Also, I would like to point out that the worst thing about Microsoft's virtualization platform is the virtualization management software. You had one job! *Head explodes*