[inigyou]

As a former Windows user now on Linux, one of the things I miss is the single unified shell, where every installed program could install new right-click options on files and folders, overlay icons (like TortoiseGit's VC status icons), special objects that aren't files or folders (like My Computer), and so on. I understand this peaked in XP and from Vista onwards Microsoft started changing the shell in less-extendible says.

(but I'm still really confused why VC++6 had some menu option that would create a folder-like shell object and open it in a file-open dialog instead of just using a listview like everyone else. It was some kind of "add component to project" wizard, and I'd always try to find that fake folder in My Computer while the dialog was open)

[WorldMaker]

One interesting new twist in the Windows 11 removes extension points/makes extension points harder to use is first class built-in git version control integration: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/advanced-settings/...

It is not as convenient and it is not yet as capable as things like Tortoise have been in the past, but it is still an interesting thing to see paths explored in Windows like that, even if somewhat hidden in "Advanced Settings".