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by pastrami_panda 1296 days ago
Honestly Windows 11 is getting better all the time. It's much cleaner and less cluttered compared to 10 as well.

It's not perfect of course, but it's the best one so far imo, and it keeps getting better. I really like the new way to connect and manage Bluetooth devices from the taskbar that was recently added.

But then again, it's Windows, so when you look underneath the shiny new surface and realize e.g there's no way to add seconds to the watch display due to performance issues - the facade starts to slowly peel away.

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Getting better all the time? Yes, so do wounds. Microsoft wounded technology for so many with Windows 11. It's gotten to the point it auto installs even without elevation, so many of us are home with family for Thanksgiving only to spend hours with confused parents trying to navigate the mess of broken 'features'.
Forced OS upgrades should be regulated. Microsoft, Google and other operating system vendors should not be using dark patterns to "encourage" upgrades when users aren't paying attention.
But sir, it is for your security. That's why we don't fix bugs , but introduce new features.
Except if one is a developer burned with the whole rewrite in WinRT, in UAP, in UWP, in WinUI,...

Basically better to keep using Forms, WPF and Win32 for sanity, or the Web, thus Windows 11 doesn't matter at all.

Omitting Bluetooth flyout on Win11 21H2 was really weird decision. It's happy that it came back on 22H2, but I don't praise MS for it.
Can you uncombine taskbar buttons in Win 11 yet?
Actually, the "seconds feature" is coming back. https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/11/18/announc...