What Sucks in Windows 11

Today I'm starting a two part series. In this video I'm going to tell you why WIndows 11 SUCKS. the next video we will talk about why Windows 11 is great. Enjoy the video.
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[@jeuno880]

For me, Windows 11 is a proof that whoever develops or make decision for new product at Microsoft either never actually use Windows , or only uses it to browse youtube.

[@EvanOfTheDarkness]

Windows 11 is just a blatant Chrome OS ripoff. They didn't "develop" anything, they are just trying to look like Chrome Books, so noobs will buy it.

[@priyabratasadhukhan6435]

No man, MS people know selling OS is not as profitable as selling user data. Without the account-based activities or the browser, MS will lose every battle with google.

[@Therizinosaurus]

Maybe the result of diversity hiring? We'll never know.

[@tomr3422]

Who are the people on the insider program and what do they do that would make them think this is better

[@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay]

Wouldnt be surprised if MS has been infiltrated by Mac fanboys

[@DustonDiekmann]

Windows 7 was still my favorite. It was the sweet blend between old configurable windows, and new find stuff fast windows.

[@macblink]

yeah, despite lesser security, windows 7 was awesome

[@serajk1727]

Still using it thx to modders

[@zeroturn7091]

Long live Windows Media Center

[@AlexSaidit]

I am still in wind 7, a good antivirus, and no more porn sites. So far, so good.

[@ChibiKami]

@@macblink I've been hearing the cries of lessened security in Windows 7 for what is now more than 2 years and, let's try to be logical on this, the argument does not make sense W7 was actively updated for over 10 years. Any security holes have been locked down tighter than Fort Knox, and any hole they missed is something they had no intention of patching out and therefore probably also still exists in more recent versions of Windows and/or was intentionally introduced to create a vulnerability (which being Microsoft I can easily imagine them doing) so, less security? Compared to what?

[@randaljbatty]

The main thing I cannot understand about these upgrades (if you can call them that) is why the user interface has become progressively less intuitive. Why do I have to search for basic system/device controls? And even after you find the right menu, you still have to wade through a long list of unclearly named topics or you may have to travel through a mess of additional sub-menus. It's a bloody mess.

[@RavenVargas27]

Agreed, I call it nightmare 11 hate it so much

[@saged1513]

And this is why I've been researching Linux recently... Ive battles windows 10 down to a bearable state but I'm not dealing with it again for 11, especially if they are removing customization and efficiency so they can lazily port their os to tablets

[@migs6073]

Linux sucks. It is only good for programming

[@pikkon899]

"Do you love Windows 11?" Oh, sure! I love how Microsoft takes 1 step forward and 5 steps backwards with every new version of Windows starting with Windows 8... When are they going to learn that we don't want Mobile styled features on a PC? When?

[@thebeatles9]

it seems like "every other" version of windows is good... Windows 2000.. yes... Windows me.. NO.. windows XP.. yes ... Windows Vista.. NO.. windows 7.. yes... Windows 8.... NO.. windows 10.... yes... windows 11... NO (btw i actually loved 8 and 10 tablet mode but i had a tablet pc so)

[@mmoarchives2542]

but but, the numbers says you all love phones

[@n484l3iehugtil]

@@thebeatles9 WIn10 is honestly NO as well

[@retrocompaq5212]

@@thebeatles9 i still use windows me in on of my vintage pc, its my fastest booting pc and this thing is way more reliable for me than win98se, windows 2000 came in the same time than me

[@darkdogzstudioz]

@@mmoarchives2542 "dont you guys have phones?"

[@HowFarmsWork]

One look at it and I decided I’ll not upgrade. They’re trying too hard to become MacOS. I choose windows because I appreciate the traditional start menu that they got right over two decades ago. The problem is that they’re trying to reinvent the wheel. Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows 10 were all done right. What reason would they have for forcing their browser and other services on their users?

[@desmondruhling]

Exactly!

[@KShedTech]

Well i think you fail to realize for one that Windows 10 and 11 were free for the first time. and if you forgot EVERY version of windows came with BS bloat and adverts like Microsoft office icons that were just shortcuts to install the programs that you had to pay extra for. it's always funny the reluctance to change. In the Tech industry change never stops. Yes 11 has some really stupid crap in it but the start menu because of what they have done to it since windows 7 it's become nothing more then a search bar for everything . the icons in the menu pointless completley.

[@daviidon]

Most of the UI designers at Microsoft use macOS.

[@HowFarmsWork]

@@KShedTech Change in the tech industry is why we’re going to see companies like Microsoft lose their way and become irrelevant like Facebook and the “Metaverse” soon will be. You can only optimize so much and at some point all you’re doing is moving backwards.

[@husranlol]

to be honest, i like the design of Windows 11, so i upgraded my pc to windows 11. im happy with it for now but they'll never become a MacOS if they continue making these types of windows versions. honestly, they stole much from MacOS, im not trying to be rude to Microsoft, i really like the work that they do, but Windows 11 is not a Windows version for me, they tried changing the Windows with windows 8 but they were unsuccessful, i don't know why are they trying to do that again. the reason why i downloaded Windows 11 is my familiarity with MacOS design, but yea if you like Windows's style this version is clearly not for you.

[@chrisawelch]

Also, I agree with you on the excessive clicks. When I right click on the desktop or in a folder, I ALWAYS need to view more options. The default options are never ever what I need. Why is "Send to" not in the default menu???

[@zeeMuniStacksBundles]

Your channel is awesome to accurately and precisely present these issues while the mainstream couldn't be more clueless. We truly live in times of complete deceit.

[@corpb8972]

Win 7 was a masterpiece. I don't know why Microsoft is making their operating systems look like cell phones with bloatware and piracy. It's all about them and not the customers period!

[@BryantFarris]

One software to rule them all lmao, aka touch screens and tablets ect

[@wutang6020]

Yeh I loved Windows 7 I hated being forced off of it and now soon we will be forced again........ffs I thought it was me paying for my equipment and I thought I owned it but apparently not lol

[@jesusninja2401]

Yes I agree. Which is why I'm still using it. Will move to linux before I go to Windows 11.

[@slickback9295]

trying to make it more touch friendly for tablets i think is the way to go,because everything is become just more mobile,just need to trim it down and remove the bloatware ,most people will install the popular apps if need be,not to be forced to have it

[@gamingviewpoints3546]

Yes, windows 7 and windows 10 were the best. In my experience, Windows 10 is the most stable Windows I used, But windows 7 looks better. My unpopular opinion will be to bring back the old shutdown/restart style from windows XP. Much easier to see imo.

[@fnorgen]

It amazes me how for each edition of Windows all but the most brainless tasks have become progressively more difficult. I can just about tolerate the level of bullshit in Windows 10. I don't see myself "upgrading" to 11 any time soon, if ever.

[@marcanthony9659]

@Jack Sparrow nah, we'll stick to our OS and pre-built PC'S and screw hackintosh

[@bovdoyle2942]

@Jack Sparrow When you think Windows can't get any worse, there's always Mac OS to surprise you how garbage an OS can get.

[@fastertrackcreative]

@@rumble1925 I had to use Mac at College and the floating windows thing I found very confusing. Like they wouldn't dock to full-screen and it seemed to be arbitrary which toolbar was active. Quite alien to me. Also having the file saving incompatibility issue with my home PC.

[@bovdoyle2942]

@@rumble1925 What do you think makes mac os better is it the lack of support for most application/games or is it just the limitation in the OS itself?

[@bovdoyle2942]

@@rumble1925 Professional use Windows and Linux.

[@gastonpossel]

I like my Windows 10 (I liked 7, and liked XP back in the day too). It's snappy, easy to navigate, customizable, and I keep my Start Menu organized with my most used apps clasified in tile groups (productivity, games, audio production, etc...) so depending on the work I'm doing, I can get to them quickly. The task bar is movable and keeps its icons and tray at the corners, away from your center of attention (the way it should be). The new taskbar and Start Menu could be the main reason I'll skip Win11. Windows 11 is taking away the features I like most about Windows (and bringing up stuff similar to things that I hate about macOS). I don't want a macOS/iOS, I want a Windows.

[@CyberCPU]

I've been playing with the developer preview and I plan to do a video on it soon. Many of those things have been changed. You can now group icons and some of the task bas functionality has been restored.

[@aprileve2113]

...exactly my thoughts.

[@bernitajenkins3180]

XP was the best...

[@nestorarcilaosorio2457]

I dont even like 10, i used all the time in my moms notebook and i fucking hate it and 11 seems to be more of the same or worse.

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

same. Only upgraded to 10 a few months ago and it was a real game changed. problem is i had to buy a new laptop which has window 11... why did they change everything that was great about 10?

[@reaperrr71]

I have just started using windows 11 on my Amd system. You are on point about what sucks in windows 11. Luckily, the Amd issue has been fixed with bios and a software update. They brought back widgets I feel they suck too. I disabled the widgets engine. Widgets are just so Microsoft can force feed you msn news. (In my opinion).

[@paullowman9131]

glad you caught that. Microdick basically wants to rifle through your pockets, sell your info and force feed you porkaganda. I'm not putting up with it, I hope nobody else is either. We need to send Microdick the same message we sent them when they tried to cram touchscreen down our throats.

[@kiillabytez]

From the announcement of Win11 to today, I can't get rid of the message that my "computer can't run Windows 11." Thanks, Microsoft. It's getting to the point that my Personal Computer (PC) just isn't personal anymore, but they're taking steps to MAKE it personal with their users by changing everything those users loved about previous iterations of Windows.

[@morgan5941]

He said that he doesn't like the stringent hardware requirements for win11. I do, it means I won't have to deal with the sneaky forced upgrade crap we had to deal with for win8. I won't be upgrading until I get a new pc, so probably like 4yrs from now.

[@richardbrand9337]

@@morgan5941 By then Win 12 will be out which will fix all the "issues" which Win 11 has created - You do know that only alternate versions of MS products are any good 😂

[@nofyfb123]

You shouldn't be bitching. Instead, thank microsoft - it just gave you another (like it's needed) reason to switch to Linux.

[@gracepierce1024]

my machines run linux just fine however. and they dont sell my information, force my machine to call home, require an account to install the os, update changes i do not want, its not prone to viruses, and the list goes on. all my steam games run great under proton. its been win win. kubuntu and zorin os are good options, but there are many others you can watch on yt and try.

[@nofyfb123]

@@gracepierce1024 Correction: NO-WIN[dows] win.

[@elcasey]

"No, I'm not gonna do it" has been my answer to Microsoft on pretty much every topic for the last 15 years. Starting to get fed up with Apple as well. "Make freedom cool again" is something I can certainly agree with!

[@kiillabytez]

Slogan used to be "Where Do You Want To Go Today?" Now, it's ""What App do you want to download today?"

[@elcasey]

@@kiillabytez When I was 15 years old I stood in line, at midnight, at a computer store (can't remember which one, it shut down about 15 years ago) to buy Windows 95. That was probably peak Windows. It's been downhill ever since, and Windows is absolutely intolerable for me at work where literally everything I do runs on Linux. I probably spend 30% of my time trying to clean up after developers who are forced to use Windows when the end result always runs on Linux. Anyway, enough of my problems! Take care, buddy!

[@kiillabytez]

@@elcasey You must be thinking CompUSA. It was my got to store for quality PC parts at a bargain. Man, I miss that store.

[@yosefmacgruber1920]

So then you must be a Linux user like me? I started with Linux just late last year. After Apple //e, Macintosh Performa 600CD, Mac mini, Mac mini minus the optical drive which I had to add as a USB device, now a former decade-old Windows 7 PC mini-tower switched over to Linux. Maybe I am finally defecting from artsy-fartsy Leftist Apple. I never was impressed with Apple's over-hyped and overpriced mobile products. Still not quite past the "Why can't my Linux do stuff like Mac OS did so well?"

[@elcasey]

@@kiillabytez It was indeed CompUSA! Thanks for jogging my memory, that is really bringing it all back! We also had a local software store throughout the 80s and 90s, they did "midnight runs" as well. Fun times as a kid growing up!

[@regwatson2017]

Great video thanks. But I keep looking at the bits in the crack you missed painting that corner. My OCD kicked in throughout 🙂

[@zombierider2794]

Nice shirt bro! Just found your channel and am loving the content! Keep up the good work!

[@nunyabidness8762]

What made Windows so amazing to start was how intuitive it was. Almost anyone could suddenly navigate and be productive on a computer. With the later versions, that intuitiveness has steadily decreased.

[@RodMartinJr]

That was one of my complaints, plus how Windows gradually made changes to the OS behavior that became more authoritarian. Win10, for instance, would not allow me to control updates the way I wanted them. Some things were made more difficult. Now, my favorite (Win7) can't be authenticated on my new PC, so I'm off to Linux -- the land of freedom and productivity.

[@jackkraken3888]

@@RodMartinJr Compared to Windows 10, windows 7 just seemed better organized too. I could easily get to for example the devices and printers in 2 clicks, without searching! Also safe mode was easier to use. I am still confused why they made safe mode harder to use. I just don't get that.

[@RodMartinJr]

@@jackkraken3888 I think it's blind certainty. When some kinds of people become certain they have the "right" answer, they stop looking. Thomas Sowell called them the "anointed" -- those with the "unconstrained vision" of the world (and he was not being kind). I, too, was not being kind in my book, *_Dumb Geniuses: How intelligence is sometimes its own worst enemy_* (hardcover, paperback, ebook)

[@peterlane1391]

I actually think it's the controller problem with consoles. So the NES had 8 buttons, and a ton of people found that easy and comforting, and they complained when it became over 16, but games have to do more things than they did at first and so does Windows. For instance, OG Windows didn't have to work nearly identically on several different classes of computer systems.

[@Wearyman]

@@jackkraken3888 it was. UI-wise, Windows 7 was the sweet spot. Not that certain things in Win10 and 11 aren't pretty. but overall, they are just... plainer. More "white box" and boring. More "samey". Which sounds odd to say as every fresh install of any Windows version looks identical to all the other fresh copies of that version. But still, Windows 7 had character and configurability You could really make it your own, and after 10+ years of support, it worked fantastically. Because of all this, and despite it still being very firmly grounded in the 32 bit world, it was and is still the all time most popular version of Windows, ever. Everything since then has been a disappointment.

[@skipperbentdk]

When Microsoft says the new CPU requirements are for "safety" that just translates to please upgrade to new CPUs that have better backdoors enabled for Klaus Schwab and frens in my mind.

[@c.m.7037]

Along with, please use your windows live creds to login to windows.

[@Acetyl53]

Yep. Not sure why everyone's mind jumps to only money rather than control.

[@mastert2990]

I really think people forgot the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabllity. I get and and I know it sucks but im pretty sure thats the cutoff going by the dates of the CPUs on that list. Maybe they just dont want to support CPUs that are easily exploitable without software patches. Windows live creds to login to windows though that's dumb and dont get it.

[@doppletruthvideos3793]

@@mastert2990 I gave them benefit of the doubt too but they are a trillion dollar industry in charge of half the computer industry and they can make up anything in order to gain more control.

[@Scheiseposter]

you dont need new CPU, you need little encryption chip, you can literally buy from amazon

[@wootle]

Great video thanks, just came across your channel. Im very happy with W10 Pro and wont budge until they stop updates for it! In fact I'll say W7 and W10 are two of my fav Windows editions. Subbed! Btw I like your very neat and tidy minimal setup!

[@jbennington]

The best,really best channel i've been seen on youtube who speaks out actually well about the case such as about newly introduced MS win 11 and so much other subjects, IS HERE.

[@jtodd76]

I've owned an IT business for 20 years and I really appreciate guys like you who take the time to make videos like this. You have a gift for making this type of content and although this is my first video, I've subscribed and look forward to watching your other content.

[@Cocoboi7]

would you outsource your process, as i have an IT biz too in India

[@howardwoods44]

Hey Jeff you hit it out the park. I am unhappy with this upgrade and looking to uninstall windows 11.

[@maddmags]

I loved control panel, it was like a proper command center, I was so lost when they changed it. Absolutely hate grouping of the icons too and can't imagine being unable to undo that!

[@nlx78]

Don't worry, enough tools will be available. I run on Win 10 and haven't tested the features of the new version Winaero (free/open source) That let's you pick options and settings that were removed from either XP, Vista, Win 7, Win 8. Another tool is called Windows Tweaker 5 for Win 11. What you otherwise could use, for the time being or longer when you like it, is enable a sort God Mode. You will have all the settings in 1 place. You have to make a file without an extension and it will change to have the Control Panel icon. But I will post those steps in another comment, often KZbin removes longer comments for spam alert I guess. 1/2

[@nlx78]

GodMode is a special folder in Windows that gives you quick access to over 200 tools and settings that are normally tucked away in the Control Panel and other windows and menus. Once enabled, GodMode lets you do all sorts of things, like quickly open the built-in disk defragmenter, view event logs, access Device Manager, add Bluetooth devices, format disk partitions, change display settings, update drivers, open Task Manager, adjust your mouse settings, show or hide file extensions, change font settings, rename the computer, and a lot more. The way GodMode works is actually very simple: just name an empty folder on your computer as outlined below, and then instantly, the folder will turn into a super-handy place to change all sorts of Windows settings.

[@nlx78]

To do this, right-click or tap-and-hold on any empty space in any folder in Windows, and choose New > Folder. You need to make a new folder. not just use an existing folder that already has files and folders in it. If you proceed to Step 2 using a folder that already has data in it, all of those files will instantly become hidden, and while GodMode will work, your files will not be accessible. When asked to name the folder, copy and paste this into that text box and then click away or press Enter: God Mode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} Done. 3/3 Just be careful of course.

[@Discrimination_is_not_a_right]

Actually, Control Panel is still there. Try typing it into the search bar.

[@sepsism138]

It's still there, hit windows key + R (this opens the run box), type in control and hit enter. When control panel opens click "View by" (top right) and select small icons. Done. This is for Windows 10 and 11. Cheers.

[@kon5791]

nice one, dude. keep the stream of good quality info coming!

[@sensiblename295]

I think you've summed up my early frustrations with Windows 11 when I bought a new lap top the other year, especially the extra clicking which just wastes time and is fiddly.

[@jonsmith1271]

I wish we could go back to the days when an operating system was just that

[@PutsOnSneakers]

true... even linux is a pain, every freaken time you want to adjust a setting "ENTER YOUR PASSWORD" for fuck sake what's the lockscreen for if the OS is paranoid you got kidnapped by an intruder before being able to lock the screen... it just keeps asking to enter your password "just in case"

[@davidhardaker192]

Yes, the operating system used to serve us and not the other way around.

[@SMGJohn]

Windows 7 was almost perfect, they could added more options in the control panel and added better battery management, better audio control access like which is in W10, better network selection etc. Then it would been perfect, oh and tabbed Explorer windows, but no, Microsoft essentially like "Fuck you guys, give us your money"

[@138NastyNate]

LOL Im still using 7 on purpose. All the others were so bad I said screw it and went back to what I like.

[@santafe37s]

@@138NastyNate Agreed. I still use Windows 7 Vista and XP.

[@gotsm9959]

@SMGJohn: windows 11 is more of a lamens OS because businesses normally buy refurbished Dell desktop wholesale not laptops because businesses care about profit. I don't feel that business will ever use windows 11 because ethier windows 12 is available for older PC or Linux can has windows 11 support in 🍷.

[@SMGJohn]

@@gotsm9959 Businesses are forced to upgrade once Windows reaches its end of cycle life, they cannot risk having old stuff running. But yes you are in large parts right, they will avoid upgrading wherever possible, I seen Windows 3.1 still run in the fucking bank as of 2022 because they are too greedy to upgrade it LOL, but again, if it works, it works, only downside is, having W3.1 connected to the internet, not the most brilliant idea.

[@gotsm9959]

@@SMGJohn Well business don't have to run windows they can use Linux and some new company like banks have only make consumer software for iPads for things like HRD checking .

[@judy9157]

Thanks for the info. I am going to stay with windows 10 as long as I can. I want to be able to easily choose my browser. (I don't use Edge.) I like the uncluttered layout of the Windows 10 start menu. I don't need or want a lot of 'bloatware' or advertising on my start menu. I like being able to arrange the items that I access most in a way that suits me. Also, I like to arrange icons on the task bar the way that I want them arranged. I like being able to make the task bar icons smaller. I don't need the fancy new android interface. I don't sync any other devices to my computer. I don't play X-box games. And though I seldom go to the control panel, I want to be able to do so if I want to. Sounds like when the day comes that we are forced to switch to windows 11, I am going to be very unhappy with it.

[@Dragons4Dummies]

I hella agree with that point about settings. I find way too many times when I'm troubleshooting I sometimes sit there playing with the settings menu until I inevitably get frustrated and open the control panel to get it done.

[@connectingcomics]

15+ years in IT and very happy that they had those hardware requirements in place... because it kept me from getting this horrible OS. This push to limit your ability to change settings is frustrating. I guess its time to dust off the linux books and move to a real operating system.

[@encapsulatio]

With Linux Mint you hardly have to do anything that requires you to hit those books when it comes just to basic use.

[@encapsulatio]

@Linden Reaper Depends on the distro. All of your family uses Mint?

[@Khakzoy]

I work in It for 25 years, always microsoft minded. Now I use Linux Pop OS for most of my work. Give it a try, it works really smooth and looks real nice out of the box.

[@TUBESPECIFIC1]

You can use Windows until 2025, but when a system is upgraded to Win 11, you really only have 11 days to decide if you want to revert it back. I reverted mine back once in January, but went back to Win 11 for I like the idea of ap support which has been wanted for years on PC, but I often have a case of disappearing task bar icons like browser icon preventing me from going back into it which is frustrating. Windows 10 was the very best version and 11 seems a bit off for I'm a bit confused that icons sometimes disappear and you can't personalize as much as you might like to on layout for I've tried already a few weeks ago.

[@Auszie]

​ @Linden Reaper Until things go wrong (your erstwhile know-how and years of experience sussing out and resolving problems, simply just knowing what and how, are not translatable/applicable). I know full-well Linux is and always has been the superior (Linux's shortcomings are a woeful lack of, until recently, software developer interest/support. Proprietary in particular); however, it even still is truly not for everyone. It's all well and good... until you encounter the uncommon issue... and find the user-to-user help base is much, much smaller than with Windows. When help's slow to come, if at all... you're well and truly it, as in the buck stops with you, when that happens. I am not looking forward to it, being in that hot seat (household admin; plex server too; now grateful I am not in IT professionally. I am no longer enjoying it, definitively since 10, truth be told. Never been more exhausted. 10's environment is like fighting quicksand, the whole time). Add to this, it isn't truly a mere change in OS but nearly the entire software 'ecosystem' too (predominantly inferior alts to Office, Adobe, so on; no offense to anyone intended, but that's true). Windows I know how to fix, no problem. But even for me it's now way too far gone (11's my worst nightmare: a mix of Vista and 8)... and I just don't know if I can actually successfully administrate/maintain Linux. (Damn M$ for all this). To my mind it's rather like if somebody only knows how to drive automatic and yet finds themselves having to operate a manual semi... (yes, I do see that Linux has gotten better, a lot; but still). >_

[@devinutube]

Just got my win 11 update notification again. Did a quick search. Found this video. Clicked "Stay on win 10 for now." I'll wait for windows 11 to become windows 10 before upgrading. Thanks for the video.

[@FunAngelo2005]

I am uploading to windows 11 right now

[@xLightcrystalx]

@@FunAngelo2005 good for you. It's the same exact thing just a bit prettier.

[@FunAngelo2005]

@@xLightcrystalx ok

[@CoasterMan13Official]

They'll make a windows 11.1 just like they did with 8.

[@Juliodax]

Wait!!. If Windows 10 works for you don't upgrade!!!. If something works don't touched, leave like this.

[@muddyshoals2710]

You CAN put control panel back on the desktop. In Windows 10 (and probably 11), right click on the desktop, select the "Personalize" option, select "Themes", go to the far right and look for "Related settings". Under that, click on "desktop icon settings". This brings up the old Windows 7 screen where you can put the old icons back on the desktop. I always use this setting because it lets me single click to open the PC, my personal folders, control panel, etc.

[@AeonHorus]

Well I have been wondering as to whether or not to go for it and install.. So thank you for this video. Everything seems OK a little buggy but win 10 was the same when I first installed it. The taskbar issue not able to resize and personalise, control panel are pretty much game changers, but to cap it all it was the sonar beep with the sound on that totally ditched the idea for me lol. That would drive me INSANE! I'll wait!

[@Mickelraven]

The lack of taskbar customization, waste of space in start menu, the extra clicks to find the option you want, and not all control panel items being accessible in settings are some of the most notable things that still makes me want to stay in Windows 10! I agree with every point you made, and until Microsoft fixes these issues, I'm staying on Windows 10. Heck, I would even go back to Windows 8.1, if some software developers like Elgato still supported pre-Windows 10 OS's.

[@am_pm.17]

I agree. It's the little things about Windows 11, but crucially those little things have a big effect on work productivity. My hope is that they will fix these issues at least in an update soon, then I'll happily upgrade. My ancient PC is unsupported but it's easy to bypass it and install!

[@gamble777888]

I have one windows 10 comp and another running windows 11 and 10 is easily better. I've given 11 enough time to get used to it so I don't think it's bias to say that. Everything just feels more easily accesible in 10.

[@andrewmanyore9913]

I would disagree to say Win11 is a bad OS. I think it's one of the best OSs I have used maybe after Win7. Yes it has quirks but it is definitely the biggest and best step in the right direction for Windows.

[@gamble777888]

@@andrewmanyore9913 I mean it's a matter of preference at the end of the day. I prefer 10 to 7 personally. Though seven was pretty good imo.

[@deerlow1851]

@@andrewmanyore9913 Name literally one improvement

[@jimgore1278]

The only time I remember MicroSoft being upfront about the crap they were giving us was the admission on the day that ME was released that there were 60,000+ known bugs, but only 28,000 were potentially serious.

[@justmeiniowa]

It's a toss up which was worse, ME or Vista. I hated both with a passion.

[@kalinovskiy]

@@justmeiniowa The first computer I got at 12 years old, which I wanted more than anything in the world, was a 1.0 Ghz Intel Celeron with windows ME on it. I loved that computer. I combed through every setting and optimization with great joy and actually made that thing run great. I resisted upgrading to XP for like a year after having access to it just because everything ran great and I knew exactly how to work and squeeze every drop of performance out of that system. For me, when it finally happened, XP was more of a visual upgrade because I liked how everything looked smooth and round in it. I didn't notice much of a difference in performance until I combed through all of XP's settings and optimized it for peak performance like I had done with ME. I hated Vista with a passion because most of the computers I fixed for people back then had vista on them and that was a giant paint in my ass to work with. Making those Vista machines run anything above "just barely ok" was near impossible. I'll take a windows ME over a Vista ANYDAY...

[@sw1000xg]

@@justmeiniowa nothing wrong with vista. People who say that are usually xp fanatics. I used vista for five years the only thing I had a problem with was the creative sound blaster drivers gave me errors.

[@ChibiKami]

Vista gave me constant headaches ME can be fixed by running Norton WinDoctor once and enjoying the OS

[@sushantkumar8845]

@@sw1000xg XP was horrible tbh. Vista & win 7 were great combination of looks and usability.

[@chriszalenski9443]

Well I'm just a beginner in the world of PC's and operating systems. I've referred to KZbin video's a lot lately especially with Windows 11. I have enjoyed your video's immensely. It be nice if you do something for older computers that have 775 socket motherboards. Yes that's right I do have a gigabyte GA G31 Motherboard. Be nice to see how to bypass secure boot,TPM and CPU compatibility checks to get this system to work so I wouldn't have to replace my motherboard and CPU to a compatible system for Windows 11. Keep the video's coming. Chris Z

[@paulosantos600]

I need to format my PC and was thinking on instaling W11, in a Surface 4 pro (not suported...). Thanks for changing my mind about the "upgrade"

[@scronx]

Microsoft once made a perfect OS. Everybody loved it. It was fun, reasonable, easy to use, free with no strings attached, and in a word great. If MS was human it would go back to featuring this their greatest product ever -- but I'm glad they're not because they'd just ruin it in some way. It was called Windows 7, and I'll use it till I die.

[@neverknow69]

WIN7 is the best MS will ever make.

[@NijiDash]

Well, not really free, but I agree with the rest of your points. Windows XP is another honorable mention for its fun and familiar user interface and the snappiness. Nowadays I wouldn't use Windows 7 anymore if it's connected to the internet, though. Not unless you know what you're doing, anyways-using some kind of ad blocker, finding a way to install the newest security updates normally only used by paid customers etc. If somehow there's a version of Windows 7 with all the security updates of Windows 10/11, that would've been the ultimate option.

[@peplegal8253]

Nope...Win 7 is too heavy...good for corporate usage...not so much for personal. Windows 8.1 was a great stepforward for personal use...then Win 10 and now Win 11. I still have a machine (now retired), single core VIA processor 1GHz using just 1 Giga DDR2 RAM running Win 8.1. (for 2 years it was my Headless Torrent Box and Personal File Server). My only complain about Win 11 is, as the video has shown...the huge amount of bugs. No quite big bugs...but lots of small (and irritating) ones...but M$ is fixing them day by day.

[@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay]

XP just due to market share at the time and how long it lasted

[@thewkovacs316]

you cant use it till you die no support just use it till your computer doesnt work and then when you get a new one...install linux

[@trappedkitty5335]

XP Pro had everything I wanted - Control, ease of use, and customization. I could run it bare with the right drivers and my programs would sing. More memory? Yup. More power? Yup. Games ran like butter? Yup, yup! It was a time when WinXP took over Sparq rendering in the industry because it was STABLE and unobtrusive. I don't think we'll see another OS like it until Microsoft's monopoly falls over from becoming top-heavy.

[@luci-fer250]

I loved windows XP pro wish they would bring it back with the PC I have now there would be fun to be had by me

[@FinalMythology]

Not many XP era computers supported 64 bit version. XP had a strong long run but the newer apps and games these days require everyone to atleast have 7. It felt like a big loss at first when many app developers dropped support for XP but I hope we never need to go past 7.

[@vanderslagmulders]

Yeah man, exactly! I just wrote the same, more or less and was afraid I’d be the only one 😂👍

[@OrdinaryWorld]

XP was indeed the pinnacle. All they've done since is incrementally make everything more difficult for the user. I guess they have to change things to justify their existence and paychecks? As someone whose job it is to design usable software I have to say that Windows gets further from being intuitive with every new release.

[@mmoarchives2542]

and tons of viruses

[@SumedhaManabaranaKandy]

My vender discouraged me using Windows 11 on my new system (3rd Gen AMD Rhyzen on Galax B550M EX). Initially, I was not happy about his recommendations. However, now I'm beginning to understand why I shouldn't upgrade to 11. Thank you so much. (I subscribed 👌🏆)

[@claudiaarmbruster846]

Thx for the vid. I think I am gonna hang on to windows 10 a bit longer :)

[@Sladeofdark]

Thank you so much. I was livid for months after the Win11 release, because none of the technologist I follow on social media would be honest about how bad it was. It was making me crazy for a while. they act like they have to pretend on behalf of Microsoft or something. Most of them are not working at Microsoft, and I just could not make sense of it. It still bothers me that no one will mention that Win11 is leftover UI elements from the FAILED Windows X. It is like they have a gag order or something, and are not allowed to say it. What will it hurt? Only thing that can happen is MS gets it's act together and fixes the thing. Why does everyone have such a hard time just saying the OS is garbage right now. And why does it make people 'bad' or 'negative' to say the truth? Thanks for being honest in this review. Windows 11 is a mess, and should not be acceptable from a company like MS.

[@esecallum]

They wont get invited to free buffet launch parties if they stated the truth..

[@BR0B0T_VR]

The “Every other version” legacy continues! You gotta admire that track record of consistency.

[@Josiuh]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sayakauotani3572]

after all these years, they sure are.

[@simplytough]

"Every other version" sounds catchy as a joke, but it's far from the truth. I have zero experience with the first or second ever Windows OS but... Windows 3.1/3.11 was great. Then came Windows 95, which also was great. Then came Windows 98, which was great, at least around the second edition era. Then Windows Me sucked. Windows 2000 followed, which was great. After that, Windows XP, which is arguably the best. Windows Vista sucked. Then Windows 7 came and was great. Windows 8/8.1 was really bad, but then came Windows 10 and grew from tollerable to good after a while. Now Windows 11 is here and is said to suck too. Windows 11 aside (too early to tell, Windows 10 sucked in it's infancy aswell), Microsoft evidently has a better track-record than "every other version". You've got Windows Me, Vista, and Windows 8. That's only 3 bad ones out of 10 (if we don't count the server and NT versions, and each did their respective jobs very well for their time - which would add even more to the good side total of windows releases). That is the actual truth.

[@TheKadanz]

@@simplytough *Wooosh*

[@kelpermoon23]

What about 8 and 9?

[@markfaz8689]

Wow great video love your honest opinions, had my doubts about W11 and you input has confirmed this, Many thanks from the UK

[@Zactivist]

I never even thought about hardware requirements and installed Windows 11 on my older HP Mini PC with an i3 6100T CPU. I don't see it on the list of supported CPUs. But I installed Windows 11 on it without a 2nd thought- no hacking or anything. Only upon watching your video just now did it occur to me that maybe that machine was outside the official requirements. Maybe MS has eased these a little? That said- I put it on this machine to try it out. I'm still not sure if I want to put it on my main systems still happily running 10.

[@francoisdeklerk9728]

I reluctantly went from XP over to Windows 7 back in the days, and fell in love with it... Still trying to fall in love with Win 10... will be years till I try 11

[@RodMartinJr]

XP... check! WinVista?... Yuck! Win7... check! Win8... Yuck! Win10?... Yuck! Heck. I like MS DOS better than most of their Windows products. Now that I'm unable to authenticate my perfectly legal Win7 on my new hardware, I'm waving Bye-Bye to Microsoft and hello Linux.

[@rengurenge]

@@RodMartinJr Crack it

[@RodMartinJr]

@@rengurenge Details? I've seen a dozen "cracking" methods. So far, either they didn't work or seemed too risky (virus potential -- "disable your firewall and connect to a server in China," for instance; LOL!).

[@nofyfb123]

ms won't give you years - it will make sure that 10 is obsolete.

[@jonthecomposer]

To many of us long term Windows users, it's just another of the "odd man out" Windows versions... like Millennium, Vista, and 8. I think what plagues Windows so badly is that they (probably) get this set of ideas in their head as to how they need to improve the OS with every other version, then on the first version they try to do this in, they fail hard. Eventually, after a year or two of losing numbers compared to previous versions, the project managers all be like, "Yeah, you know that 5 ft tall stack of printer-paper-thin suggestions that all say the same thing about how we should have designed [insert literally ANY functionality here] in the first place? Maybe if you could somewhat fix that now, that'd be great." XP and 7 don't count. They were like extensions of 2000 (I say that loosely. And one could even argue extension of 98, albeit on a non-kernel, interface level). With each version, most things got a little better. Whether it was ease of use, included drivers, settings availability, software compat, etc. Hell, even the interfaces were all similar. And then somehow, they're all like, "Yeah, no. Let's just limit people and make shit obsolete. Oh yeah! And let's bloat it and give it bugs and issues that are hard to fix!" lol Dear Microsoft. Stop. Just use the KISS principle, and also give us access to settings. That's literally all the philosophy you need. Honestly? I can't wait until the debacle that will be Windows 13 lol

[@luci-fer250]

my first windows os was windows 98

[@bettysteve322716]

@@luci-fer250 bring back 98SE

[@luci-fer250]

@@bettysteve322716 that was my second one

[@jaytea3299]

Why hate on 8? Just because it disables your wifi every time it sleeps doesn't make it a trash OS. 😂 I have also been using M$ since 3.1 and, well, it is as the WinDixie grocery stores jingle says, ".. Getting Better all the Time".

[@ChibiKami]

10 was an odd man out version for me after the upgrade (relative to 8) that was 8.1 (which for my money may as well be 9). 10 is slow, obtrusive to power users, loaded with spyware, and not actually having any features that new software would actually need outside of DX12 (which makes software actually requiring it largely a matter of vendor lockouts. For example, if you just edit the minimum version number in one of the installation files, you can put the latest Adobe AfterEffects and Premiere on a W7 machine). 11 seems somehow even worse than 10, looking like a hollywood version of a user-friendly computer. Does it even give you fullscreen in games? The commercials all show the start bar in what should be fullscreen applications

[@BostYT]

12:09 Clipchamp is a video editor that Microsoft acquired a couple months ago. I actually had it open while you said that LOL

[@JCRoberts]

I completely agree with you about the control panel disappearing. Finding it very annoying. I'm totally raging out on the menus being so short and having to make the extra clicks. I mean, they made what I normally use all the time one extra click, but still throughout my work day, or even at home. It's an Extra cliques. However, my biggest problem right now is my menus will stop working 6 to 7 times a day. The menu will open up just fine. However, it will not allow you to click on anything in that menu.. This is not just the start menu, but all menu. I wind up having to use Alt F4. In order to restart my machine so that I can continue working. Very frustrating. Driving me absolutely bonkers.

[@spede1]

I despise the lack of OS consistency. Having to click "show more options" to get to the old context menu, not able to show application name in the taskbar, lack of menu items when right clicking the taskbar, of course Bing always sucks. I downgraded from 10 to 11 but will be going back to 10

[@oldwoman1592]

So, if we don't have the requirements on our system, do we have to update to Windows 11? Will my Windows 10 get any more updates

[@ChristopherMaier.]

Ya, half the settings and shit is still straight from Windows 2000. It's pathetic. If they're going to overhaul the look of the OS, don't half ass it and only do 1/2 of the UI.

[@alansmart3808]

@@oldwoman1592 Microsoft will continue to support Windows 10 with security updates until October 14, 2025.

[@icecsm16]

Yeah I agree. That bothers me more than anything.

[@da_pawz]

100% Agree, I use old context menu a lot in explorer, and the need to click show more options is dumb. I also use WinRar occasionally so more annoying than ever lol

[@TopCarsTV]

Ungrouping Taskbar Labels is the reason why I went back to Win10. It is so unproductive, especially when I have 3-5 explorer windows opened at any time. I don't want them to be hidden behind an icon. PS. I see you're a car guy. Nice! PPS. Good video. Subbed

[@TheOneTonHammer]

So, preview? works for me. just hover over the icon and you get a visual break out of every window that you can use to easily pick the one you want while not cluttering your taskbar.

[@TopCarsTV]

@@TheOneTonHammer It takes 2s before popup appears. That's slow and time is money

[@TheOneTonHammer]

@@TopCarsTV I guess it depends on how often you use this feature. I use it maybe once a week. For me that works out to about 90 seconds a year? I think I can handle that.

[@hovnocuc4551]

@@TheOneTonHammer How do I benefit from the fact it works for you? It doesn't work for me. I don't want idiotic groupped icons, delays, hovers or animations. I want bars with labels, separated, because it used to be that way for about 30 years. I get that some people might like it, but why isn't this an option? OS is a layer between hardware and apps, I don't want it to force me into workflows I'm not familiar with or interested in.

[@TheOneTonHammer]

@@hovnocuc4551 remember, taskbar grouping when the bar wasn’t full only appeared in windows 7, ELEVEN years ago, not 30. I’m not trying to convince you of anything. It doesn’t bother me if there is a feature you don’t like. It just seems a juvenile reason to write off an entire release of an operating system for. 🤷‍♂️ you do you, boo.

[@robertleem5643]

I'm using Windows10 Pro, absolutely love it, won't be upgrading to Windows 11 anytime soon, government are trying to be more environmentally friendly yet tech companies force people to upgrade. It's a complete waste, I had my laptop built by PC Specialist 5 years ago, I'll upgrade it again when I want to Excellent video, keep them coming

[@river9994]

I have a visual impairment, I have my computer set up for my needs, Windows 11 does not seem to be user friendly for me, thank you for your videos and sharing your views it is greatly appreciated.

[@matkosmat8890]

Thanks for a nice review. The trend of demanding personal accounts for every damn software we use is maddening. I guess I'll stick to W10 as long as I can.

[@gintasvilkelis2544]

As far as UX is concerned, for me, Windows 7 was the pinnacle of Windows evolution, and it's been downhill ever since. It feels almost like Microsoft went out of their way to make Windows as ugly as possible (to have a "Soviet-era" look (drab colours, depressing-looking fonts and other graphic elements)), and to make it as inconvenient as possible for serious users (e.g. people who work with a lot of text, and who prefer to use keystrokes instead of a mouse to perform certain tasks, because those are much faster). It's as if Microsoft had decided that, starting with Win 8, their primary customer was going to be a colour-blind 3-year old child with no esthetic sense whatsoever, who liked to use nothing but his fingers to interact with computers, and who would never want to compose any bodies of text longer than 20 words. Why couldn't they just make "Microsoft Bob 2.0" for the toddlers, and leave the Windows 7 UX unfucked-up for the serious users?

[@Sanquinity]

Yea win 7 was definitely Windows' peak. And before that it was XP. This video may be about 11, but I still really don't like using windows 10 either, even after like 2 years of doing so. So many less-functional menus, more clicks to get to places, more advanced functionality and settings are harder to get to, the look feels hard and too minimalistic opposed to 7's soft and nicely clean look, etc. If this continues windows is going to eventually design itself out of it's majority market share.

[@Jimjolnir]

xD Well fucking said! xD

[@kittenisageek]

I agree. Personally, XP was my favorite, but 7 wasn't bad. Microsoft has aggressively removed or obfuscated features that I routinely find myself wanting to use. Got an old projector that has an HDMI port but doesn't use an HDMI resolution? Then there's the issue of removing customization features.. I mean, someone who is completely new to using computers but is familiar with phones may have an easier time learning the system, but those of us who are power users are being pushed away.

[@Sanquinity]

@@kittenisageek I'm somewhere in between a power and casual user. XP was a bit too complicated for my liking. 7 was spot on for me. But XP was the best before 7. After that it's all been downhill. The only reason I switched to 10 was because my motherboard/cpu upgrade didn't accept 7. The excuse was/is that the chipset doesn't properly work with 7, but that's bullshit. As there have been people that unlocked them to make 7 work just fine. So yea, microsoft basically forces people to get the new windows these days, by arbitrarily making newer motherboards/cpus lock out older ones...

[@qayray]

How are you struggling to write text? I‘ve been writing A LOT of text on W11 without any issues. What does the OS matter once you open Word?

[@richardwernst]

Also look into tweakui, free utility to bring back all sorts of look/feel/icons, options, etc. that are removed in W11 (and 10). Including Windows 7 taskbar and start menu!

[@CyberCPU]

I didn't even realize that was back. I may have to do a video on it. Thanks for the heads up.

[@Emerald_Acre_OH]

Love your shirt, Dude! I've been hating on MS for over 15 years!

[@mutleymutley7474]

Thanks for the very informative info on Windows 11. My laptop meets MS Windows 11 requirements and I have been holding off from upgrading. But now, I think I'm going to stick with Windows 10 till its retired in 2025.

[@whyyeseyec]

So, what happens when Win 10 is retired? Will everyone be forced to use whatever Microsoft has available at that time?

[@mutleymutley7474]

@@whyyeseyec I'm afraid so. It will be similar to when people were hanging on to Windows 7 till the very end and then everybody went to Windows 10.

[@telocho]

Of course by that time the free upgrade offer from MS will expire.

[@Florianski]

@@whyyeseyecthen i will use linux

[@zeroturn7091]

@@telocho I upgraded from 7 to 11 with the same product ID, skipping 8 and 10 on a laptop that needed to be repaired.

[@nongthip]

Like many Windows users (and I worked for Microsoft from 1988 to 1998) I've leap-frogged between good and bad versions of Windows. Windows 95 was when it became maybe better than Mac OS, then came Windows XP which many of us stuck with for over a decade, then a few versions (2000, ME) which sucked, and then Windows 7 which was ultimately the one to stay with for another decade. Windows 8 then also sucked, they skipped 9.0 for whatever reason, and now I'm in Windows 10 world and pretty happy with it, even if it meant I had to buy a new laptop with it pre-installed. They then started auto-harassing me to upgrade to Windows 11, but given the track record I'm back again to the "If it ain't broke don't fix it" crowd. So is Windows 11 another "NOPE"? Thanks for this video and warning not to succumb to yet another pressure to "upgrade" again? I'll stick with Windows 10 until there is enough evidence to go ahead.

[@SoulforSale]

I've stuck with XP.

[@Magus427]

A lot of the things he talks about are being addressed in the Windows 11 Insider builds (like the browser setting issue and the task bar icons/recommendations). I'd say give it a year or so and it should be fine to upgrade.

[@luci-fer250]

you forgot vista and 8.1

[@DerekThomasLirio]

There are a few Linux distros that have the same functionality and are much more stable than Windows. You can always use a Windows emulator if it's software that is Windows only.

[@dwightehowell8179]

@@luci-fer250 I waited a while to get vista and never had any issues with it. It was only the fools that rushed in first that had problems and the next version of windows after vista was for all practical purposes vista rebranded.

[@jaymacintyre1777]

Very good discussion. I hate the "show more options" thing...if we could customize it would be ok. Also, drag/drop issue (can't do it easily). And I think W11 hates my bluetooth mouse and keyboard: switched back to wired, but that's still buggy (mouse pointer disappears at times ...arrrggh!)

[@dylandouglas93]

-Windows 7 (windows 7 was amazing and is probably my favorite windows to date. The widgets they had were amazing which they took away) -Windows XP (would XP was very very stable and just works) -Windows 10 (I have grown to like it with destroy spying blockers and other customization. I have used it as my daily driver for years now) -Windows 11 (I have installed this on an SD card i have made a portable install using Rufus. What I HATE: There are a TON of steps to make it usable and productive. -The extra steps on the right click they added to the context menu is idiotic -How long it takes to make an application a default application -The stock launcher is not intuitive (I have installed startisback11 to make this better) -Windows Defender which you cannot just uninstall or permanently disable without going into the registry (this has been the forced virus protection since windows 10 and I hate it) -There are many more extra steps you have to take to re-enable features and settings that Microsoft thought it would be good to change. -There is software and guides to help you with fixing it WHAT I DO LIKE: -It seems snappy -Refreshed UI -Gives you the ability to run Android applications (I have the full Google play store installed on mine and magisk rooted which is amazing and very cool

[@clover831]

Windows 7 and XP where the best. Everything was simple and functional, and everything worked like it was supposed to back then.. -When they actually still cared about quality control.

[@Franklin.Ellesmere]

I'm still rocking Windows 7.....love it

[@sigkil]

XP with all programs running as admin by default was a bit insecure, I think.

[@craigfrazier1698]

I really wish that Microsoft made a version of Windows that was stripped down with no bloatware, telemetry, and all the crap!

[@static7985]

linux :D

[@rocketraccoon1976]

They do make such a version of Windows. You can buy it, too. All you need to do first is create a corporation with thousands of employees who will each have their own Windows PC. Then you will be allowed to buy Windows Enterprise version. What could be more simple? 😃

[@enditakamweneshe6428]

You got Windows Lite OSes, Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and 11 all have those versions.

[@robertbeisert3315]

Good news: they exist. Bad news: they're not for you. Most iterations are either for enterprises that wouldn't buy regular Windows due to security concerns or are supposed to be sold only for embedded systems.

[@Auszie]

10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021. (Massgravel's MAS; HWID). Illegal (and with caveats beside), but... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Pabzmusic]

What happened to the wonderful 3D effects from Windows 10 video editor? They are not included in windows 11?

[@chriscodrington5464]

Good spirited and well said on both counts!

[@James-no2oc]

Hi! Your bug is mostly likely a result of enhanced sleep in the registry. One of your devices is being constantly waken up and put to sleep. You will have to go in the registry and tweak the value to 0. Hope that helps!

[@arkama67]

The taskbar in windows 11 is such a sht show it's unbelievable. I can understand not improving the taskbar but making it worse than w10 is unforgivable. You can't move it accross monitors. You can't force display all notification icons unless you click everything. And it will only anchor to your main screen which is stupid if you need to keep a clean full screen for an application.

[@johnsmith-qz4bv]

i didnt know this im looking at building my first pc and wanted win 11....but not sure ...i still have win 8.1...great video ....

[@thijs199]

ok that explorer patch is a ton of help, thanks

[@CyberCPU]

Yes, it's a cool program.

[@Parawingdelta2]

As Windows progressed through the various versions in the 90's and early 2000's, they just seemed to be improving and 'piggy backing' off user prior learning and intuition. Ever since Windows 95, it just seems as though changes have been made just to undo any previous experience level and bring the user back to square one. I was also confused by the reason for some of the dramatic changes to the 'Office' programs. Things that use to be so simple now seem difficult. Why is that?

[@marklowery8193]

I remember and miss when computers had a steep but rewarding learning curve. Now it’s just pure “less is less and people will still buy it” garbage that even Pokémon is doing.

[@thothheartmaat2833]

this is literally what i just said.. windows 95 made sense.. what the heck is any of this new stuff? its all over the place.. oh you want to adjust your reolution well thats over here.. you want to change your screen colors well thats over in this other category.. you want to adjust your frame rate well thats over here.. you want a screen saver? that doesnt exist..

[@brentunderjaw2311]

improving is never a word I would use to describe anything mircosoft does.

[@user-xg6zz8qs3q]

Just install Linux Mint. It comes with Libre Office and Firefox. Everything is dead simple. Mint feels a lot like Windows XP. Mint is completely free. However, Linux gets frustrating as heck if you try to game, stream or install proprietary software.

[@corriedebeer799]

They have to change it so they can pretend like they have not been selling the same OS for 30 years. Arbitrary changes to the UI is how they make you think it is new. That's why I like Linux. Gnome pissing you off try cinnamon. It is unlikely on Linux that there is not a desktop environment that is not to your liking

[@nuversion8673]

I miss windows XP. You could run anything on that system. I even still have the "Photo Suite 4" disk that came with it. What a great great program that was. It would sort of run on windows 7, but windows 10 won't even recognize it. I'm sure windows 11 won't run older software either.

[@khehlentlemeza1922]

That was my favourite OS. It was extremely intuitive.

[@Soundwave142]

I grew up with XP and I miss it sorely. I, you and others I'm sure, would rather stick with Windows 7 than 10 or 11. Windows 7 looked beautiful, 10 and 11, bland, boring and lazy. I am moving into Linux, I suggest you do the same as well. I do not use windows as often as I used to. I recommend Linux Mint with the Cinnamon Desktop Environment which reminds me of Windows 7. XFCE and MATE Desktops remind me more of XP, I bet to some it reminds them of Windows 95 and 98. You have a bit of learning to do with Linux but you will have fun. Which reminds me of when using Windows XP to 7 was fun.

[@Soundwave142]

@@khehlentlemeza1922 A time when Windows was good.

[@delliottq]

The taskbar was my deal breaker. My hardware already worked for it. Until I got Start11 from Stardock, I couldn't productively stay in Windows 11. I can't combine taskbar icons and multitask efficiently. I still don't see the why of the upgrade as Windows 10 is still working fine and fast. I don't hate 11 anymore, though. I figured out pretty quickly how to set defaults and turn off what I don't want, but they don't make it easy. I agree 100% on the excessive clicks. The only reason I haven't tweaked that is because, as a tech, I need to (mostly) see what the user is seeing. You're dead on on what's wrong with it.

[@Esther-yu1sv]

Well said, also considering this my last windows laptop, I'm moving to a MacBook.

[@arnieadam]

This was really helpful. I bought a new HP just before 11 came out and this computer was set up with 10, but with the knowledge 11 was due shortly and once that happened, it keeps reminding me to upgrade. It's hardwired in there to keep pushing the upgrade now that it's available. Now I know to just avoid doing that.

[@bryandpalmer]

I tried Windows 11 about 3 times with several weeks in between each try, giving Microsoft a chance to fix their problems. A severely limited taskbar, limited context menus, forced grouping of similar app spaces, bloatware, and forced use of a Microsoft account had me reverting back to Windows 10 within only a few hours each time. At this point I'm just not going to do it any more, and as the IT manager at my office, I'm not supporting or helping anyone with Windows 11 issues now either. Windows 11 will not be allowed in our workplace unless it's on personal equipment, and that will be unsupported. Microsoft has really dropped the ball on this one.

[@Maneesh1301]

Windows 11 was eating away my CPU!

[@elduderino7767]

You'll only need to try Zorin once

[@bsadewitz]

If you're the IT manager, why not just not install the bloatware? It doesn't force you to use a Microsoft account. Perhaps it did at one point (?). However, if I were in your position, I'd probably want to use LTSC instead, so the normal release cycles would be irrelevant.

[@telocho]

In a work environment where they are employing even an IT manager, they should use win11 professional and not home anyway. Multiple reasons, including central management options on installed sw, azure to access central infrastructure like network printers, etc.

[@urosboy2000]

You dont have to use microsoft account except if you are using enterprise edition (which is normal, thats windows of your work or school). Context menu is same if you click more options. I use pc for different tasks (photo editing, gaming, education, programming) and i did not find anything which is missing on win 11, that existed on win 10.

[@joshlowell3075]

The problem is that it takes a hell of a lot of time to learn a new system. I haven't learned everything 10 does because I'm busy as hell. In order to find the time to learn another system and keep up with all the other responsibilities in life I would have to quit my job.

[@davidruzzo5806]

When I was using Windows 7 on my systems it took me a looooong time to decide to switch to Windows 10. I just bypassed Windows 8 and 8.1 altogether because of the hassle of learning a new operating environment and for the reasons pointed out here. To me, Windows has always been a royal pain in the ASS migrating from one OS to a newer version that I may not like. I've had it with Microsoft and their Windows. Windows 10 is going to be the last OS I use from Microsoft. I may continue using it way past it's last day of support, but after I decide to quite using Windows 10 altogether I am going to start using Linux Mint on all my systems. I am using Mint 20.1 now in conjunction with Windows 10, only because I have some programs that only run in Windows. But nowadays with WINE you can run Windows software in Linux so that makes leaving Windows even easier. The real problem may be that Microsoft is now becoming "WOKE" and they want to control more of our computer use and enjoyable experiences. Unfortunately...Just not the Windows of past generations. In a FREE world there is no need for Windows and Gates! GO LINUX!

[@vla1ne]

Been on Windows 7 and used windows 10 on a friends computer, worst experience i've had on a computer, and never upgraded. Windows 7 now complains to me at least twice a day to upgrade, or that my veesion is "no longer supported", and I will happily endure that, so long as I don't have to deal with the hassle that is downgrading to Windows 10+. I'm switching to linux the moment windows 7 decides to brick itself. Without even going into the amount of annoying oversight that microsoft tries to have these days, (to say nothing of the spyware they shovel into the OS) Microsoft is evolving backwards, and I have no intention of following them. Windows had a _near_ perfect balance of user control around 7, and they decided to throw it all out the window.

[@Queldonus]

Don’t give them the “woke” excuse. Bad design decisions are bad design decisions.

[@yosefmacgruber1920]

I am a Linux elementary newbie since late last year, coming from Mac OS. Slowly getting used to it.

[@yosefmacgruber1920]

@@vla1ne _throw it all out the window_ ? I often call it MyCrud$oft Windoze. I am moving from Macintosh to Linux elementary running on a former Windows 7 PC. Would Mint or Pop OS have been better?

[@vla1ne]

@@yosefmacgruber1920 i forgot about mint and pop. Gonna have to give those aa second look later.

[@hegedusuk]

Absolutely true! There's a fix for the inability to easily change defaults coming soon. But I think it was done on purpose to move as many people over the Edge as possible. I'd happily use Edge if it didn't have that useless search engine Bing. Every time I accidentally use it, it just returns fake websites and dodgy links instead of whatever I was looking for.

[@KuttyJoe]

I would never use Edge because Microsoft had made it to be as inflexible as possible. Like with Windows, I want to customize things to my personal taste and Edge, like Chrome and Windows 11, is the opposite.

[@michaelelkin9542]

I can't imagine what you could possibly like about Windows 11? The insert audio bug is rare in 10, but I have always seen it caused by power management of USB hubs or devices. Does disabling power management fix the bug?

[@nonplayercharacter12333]

I upgraded to windows 11 a while ago and though I'm used to it now, there's one thing that annoys me. They somehow removed the drag and drop feature on the taskbar. You cannot drag images, links and the like from one app to another. You have to either, have both windows open or, download a script for the feature to be enabled.

[@CyberCPU]

They brought it back in the development preview. That feature should be added to the next major build.

[@dhy5342]

Very informative...I guess! I thought that even though as a user only I'm comfortable with most actions needed to do what needs to be done, your use of acronyms tells me that there is a lot I don't know. Apparently, your video is aimed at expert users or programmers; maybe you could do it over again and explain what the various acronyms mean and why (or if) they're important for the general user.

[@CyberCPU]

If you let me know which acronyms I use that you don't understand you can definitely ask and I'll try to explain it better.

[@dhy5342]

@@CyberCPU Well, there's EUFI, and TPM, and i7 7700, and what is a Local Account (vs Microsoft Account)?

[@CyberCPU]

@@dhy5342 UEFI -Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. It's essentially a computer's most base firmware. UEFI is a new standard that replaced BIOS (basic input output system) that's been used since the beginning of the personal computer. TPM - trusted platform module. It's essentially a glorified random number generator that can store encryption keys to make cryptology stronger within computer systems. It's used to help strengthen technologies like secure boot and encrypted hard drives. i7 7700K - This is just a popular Intel 7th generation model number. The i7 indicates the type of CPU. For the 7th generation it would have made it a quad code with hyperthreading. The 7700 is the generation. The K simply means it had an unlocked multiplier making it an overclockable processor. Hope that helps.

[@dhy5342]

@@CyberCPU As long as those are all background things that don't require user actions I can live with them without really knowing much about them. I'm happy if the computer turns on ready to go when I hit the on button and the icons appear where I left them on the desktop. It's been years since I saw a Blue Screen Of Death so I suppose everything is going right.

[@bruce-le-smith]

Thanks for making this list, appreciate the service. More choice is always better (obviously with the caveat that the presentation of the choices shouldn't overwhelm the end user). I'm getting pretty tired of Microsoft arbitrarily taking away configuration options/choices that they already have the code for. I realize that new versions of software are architected differently and are written in light of new programming trends. However a design principle could be, 'don't take away the old choices, just offer new ones as the default and give the choice to use the old config option'. I've been putting off Windows 11 and will continue to do so. Might be one of those seasons where I just go live in Linuxland for a while till things get set right again.

[@dr.insanity9087]

@@user-iy3cv3nj3c mostly that a lot of people are used to google chrome

[@tschaller6774]

This why I migrated to Linux Mint Debian.

[@machdaddy6451]

Could you do an episode on Chrome OS Flex. My experience is that it works on some computers, but won't even boot on others. Really wondering why.

[@maurolimaok]

Great video, man!

[@WigWoo1]

2:20 Windows 11 DOES require Secure boot. back when it was first released in beta form you have always needed Secure boot

[@aaronmicalowe]

That was beta

[@CyberCPU]

Windows 11 requires you to have the ability to enable secure boot. You need a GPT partition on a UEFI BIOS. You don't actually have to enable secure boot.

[@WigWoo1]

@@CyberCPU oh well then shit I need to turn secure boot off

[@CyberCPU]

@@WigWoo1 Secure boot has some value against root kits. I don't necessarily recommend turning it off but just find it ironic that Windows 11 doesn't require it to be enabled.

[@thealien_ali3382]

@@CyberCPU agreed

[@msulkey]

Looking forward to the next video. Would you recommend 10 or 11 for a new build at this time? I have a 12700K, 32g DDR5, 3080 TI and a z-690-i MB. Getting ready to put it together in the next couple of weeks. Primary use would be gaming and video editing nothing major.

[@revanmercury]

I'm not 100% sure but I don't think Windows 10 will make use of the E-cores your 12700K has.

[@davik9003]

To get all of the performance you paid for, you'll want 11 for sure. 3600mhz ram doesn't hurt either, I find the experience to be a lot smoother than 10 on the same hardware.

[@bazahaza]

@@davik9003 My system seams so much snappier on 11.I really like it. Not really a big change from 10.

[@ExtremePowerDream]

Are you using Syncmaster B2230 Monitor ??

[@vmendes9999]

Hi Rich, do you have any solution to avoid crash with sleep and hybernation. I'm trying all the tips I find since almost an year. Same problem with Windows 10 or 11.

[@dwightehowell8179]

I asked the Woz why Apple and MS often made the user interface harder to use and he said that it was because the programmers needed to justify their pay checks. To be blunt one of the much earlier versions of Windows, at least to me, had a better user interface. In recent years they just make them worse for most of us. I also don't want to dump my text documents, etc. on line. Not everything is public information and if they have it then my privacy has a hole in it you can send a super tanker through. For that reason I now use libre office. Oh yes, I had to look up how to turn off the computer in windows 11. Foolish!!!

[@mdr1902]

No. The programmers are not doing shit regarding user experience. They just program what they are told. And I doubt very much that you asked Woz and he said this.

[@lycanthoss]

I'm sorry, but how da fuq do you have to look up how to shutdown windows? It's basically the same as it has been in every version of windows and it's the same as in every desktop environment that has a start menu.

[@dwightehowell8179]

@@lycanthoss The shut down command in all previous versions has been in the same location. In eleven you have to right click on the on the window then in on a list near the bottom. It only took a couple of minutes but this is just another example of brilliant stupidity that occurs when staff decides to change the interface. I call them time wasters.

[@lycanthoss]

@@dwightehowell8179 but the location of the shut down button is completely intuitive. And for how different the UI is, I'd say it's basically the same location.

[@daimus]

Regarding the sound issue, I'd recommend going into device manager to see if it's constantly removing and re-adding a particular device. If that narrows it down, see if there's an updated device driver for it. Failing that, if the device isn't required you could disable it for now until a new driver is released (potentially via Windows Update).

[@CyberCPU]

I think I've narrowed it down to the Corsair Commander pro. Typically when I put a test OS on the system I don't bother installing the iCUE software. It shows absolutely nothing in device manager but I haven't had time to test me iCUE theory, but it makes sense. It doesn't do it in my main Windows 10 OS. It just does it in Windows 11 test installs that I use for content. Once I'm done filming the videos I usually wipe it out so I haven't spent much time troubleshooting it.

[@RR2Ch]

Yes

[@SebtorDude]

Unfortunately the USB-beep issue is also present in Windows 10. I also suspect that it might have something to do with constantly adding and removing a device but my scanner for example still appears to do it's job just fine (I.e. even if I hear the sound in the middle of a 10 page scan job). If somebody finds a fix, I'D be happy for a tutorial.

[@thechupacabra3524]

Not sure if you’re running a Ryzen 5000 series CPU but I used to get the USB connect/disconnect sound ALL THE TIME😒. There were some BIOS updates that nearly eliminated the issue. Still happens from time to time. The original issue caused random, intermittent USB disconnects pretty much constantly. When I first built my machine, it was so irritating I kept mine muted as well

[@RafaMazurekRMZ]

Its not issue with windows, just some device issue, I had that with occulus detector thing some time ago, it was easy fix when I did know whats wrong

[@ferfromla]

I switched to Linux ages ago. I still have one machine with Windows 10 just in case I need it. But truth be told, once I learned to use Linux, I never looked back. With all that said, I enjoy all the tips you give for Windows as I have many friends and relations that still use it and I like to keep up to help them.

[@gigglesmccanada5533]

Lol, when it first launched I was notified that I could upgrade. I said, "oh sure, what the hell." Then it ran it's test and told me that despite my CPU being an i7 running at 4.4ghz, my CPU wasn't supported. and I thought, "huh, that's weird.". Now seeing this, I'm so happy it rejected my CPU.

[@TheThingKing]

When I bought a new Desktop a few months ago and had the choice between operating systems coming from Windows 7 I'm glad I selected Windows 10. It's still too early in Windows 11 development to go all in right now IMO. Besides Windows 10 will be supported with software updates and security patches until 2025, so there is no rush to 'upgrade'. By 2025 I'm sure Windows 11 will have matured too.

[@garymaxie3481]

Remove your Windows and go Linux. Over 13 years with Ubuntu Linux and Happy Happy Happy...

[@gijoenumberone]

Or they will be offering Windows 13 to supplant the errors of Windows 12 which was needed to fix Windows 11.

[@youtubeshadowbannedme]

@@garymaxie3481 the OP can decide what to do with their computer

[@EraldBuneci]

You are so damn right. Microsoft is trying to ruin their OS since after Windows XP. The only solution is to make XP support the latest hardware we have today. Don't wait for Microsoft to do a good OS anymore, they will struggle hard to make it worse.

[@HTMangaka]

Windows 7 is great if you know how to low-jack it. In fact, I prefer 7 after learning the ins and outs. Microsoft can take 8,8.1,10 and 11 and shove 'em. =P

[@da_pawz]

@@HTMangaka I agree, I was a late adopter of Win10, and even I have use win10 for more than 5 years now, I still kinda miss windows 7

[@CrankyEmu]

In my humble opinion, I think the end-user has little bearing (read: none) or input on Microsoft's decisions. With the CPU requirement, it means my i7 desktop is not able to run 11. So what happens when they stop releasing updates for Win10?

[@GoodStageProduction0]

You wipe Windows off the machine and put Linux on it.

[@CrankyEmu]

@@GoodStageProduction0 Nice thought, but the software available on linux is considerably lacking. Most major (if not all) software developers develop for Windows platform, as they know it has the highest user base, therefore greater returns. Linux is not the be all and end all as some like to have people believe.

[@neuromonkey]

I have an i3-6700T running Windows 11, and it works perfectly. It can also run a VMware virtual machine with a full install of KDE Neon or kubuntu... simultaneously, and without problems. I highly recommend the Ghost Spectre Superlite distro of both Win 10 and 11. It's lean and highly performant, and it solves most of the problems you mentioned, while the few remaining issues can be fixed with registry tweaks or small, free utilities. I'm not saying I love Windows 11, but in the past couple weeks of testing with the Superlite version, the only problem I've had is that the taskbar volume adjuster doesn't pop up when I click on it. I have to right-click. There are a few quirks and design issues that I'd change, but with the wealth of tuning & tweaking apps out there, none of the problems are hard to fix. I wouldn't use it for a production machine, but for casual use, it's been fine. I think I prefer Windows 10 Superlite a bit better, but I'll stick with it for another week or so before I make that call. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHuXYmurnsijoZo

[@joshuawest9561]

I just recently had to get a new laptop, because my 8 yr-old champ decided to die on me, so I got to enjoy all the fun of using Windows 11. I agree with a lot of what you've discussed, as well as many other commenters' issues, along with my own fun experiences in the past few weeks. Apparently, you can't change your user folder/user profile name without glitching out Windows bad enough to render your computer virtually unsalvageable. Also, I've experienced a glitch that reverts the system volume to full blast, so you can't mute your system notifications without going in and deleting the audio files. Speaking of, there's also a delightfully unchangeable setting that makes all file folders revert to 'read-only' if there's another folder inside, so if I need to delete a large project from my directory, I have to either delete every file individually, or go into the admin profile to give myself the permissions to delete said folder, only to have subsequent new folders created still bear the 'read-only' status. It's like Microsoft goes out of their way to put out a broken, garbage OS that hates its users.

[@davidr.wilson8194]

You'd do well to go back to Windows 10.I did.

[@tempestvenator9809]

@@davidr.wilson8194 I'm staying on windows 10.

[@VicVergalito]

I like the way windows 11 looks visually, but functionally it seems rough. I’ll wait for a while. Thanks for the info! Oh and not to mention the litany of issues with ryzen CPUs!

[@microsoftsarker]

THANKS A LOT MAN, LOVE U BRO

[@steinarkjrjohansen4400]

My plan was to upgrade tonight but now I changed my mind. Thank you