Windows 11 is finally getting fixed. After years of complaints about bloat, ads, broken updates and AIMicrosoft is making major changes to Windows 11.
Our senior editor Zac Bowden broke down the changes in an article and Bowden and editor-in-chief Daniel Rubino talked about the changes in a special episode of the Windows Central Podcast.
Microsoft will add fan favorites back to Windows 11, like the option to move the taskbar, and improve things internally.
System Performance, File Explorer, Windows Subsystem for linuxand Windows Search will receive updates. Microsoft also promises a faster and more consistent Windows 11 with fewer ads and forced AI integrations.
Microsoft is also working with OEMs and driver vendors to help with stability.
Several follow-up articles from Bowden break down other changes on the way, such as restoring the pause Windows updates foreverand speed up context menus, folder navigation and file transfers.
It all sounds like a dream come true… or like a billion-dollar company solving the problems it created. It depends on your perspective.
Sure, we could all focus on the fact that users have been requesting these changes since before the release of Windows 11, but I see it another way: Microsoft is really listening.
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I’m pretty sure this shift in strategy is a response to potential hits to Microsoft’s bank account and potential profits, rather than a wake-up call to altruistically make Windows 11 the best it can be.
In previous editions of Windows Wrap, I have covered Windows 11 as an OS in crisis, broken Windows 11 updatesto Controversial new Start menuand the MacBook Neo fills the void left by Microsoft Surface.
All of that is just a sample of the negativity surrounding Windows 11. At some point, it all adds up and Microsoft has to make changes or lose ground to macOS, Linux, Steam OS (Based on Linux but unique) and other alternatives.
Earlier this year, Microsoft promised to reduce weaknesses in Windows 11. When gave Microsoft a pat on the back for taking a step in the right direction, many turned back. We are now one step closer to seeing significant changes.
But friends, the fight is not over. Microsoft finally listened to the feedback because the noise became loud enough and other tech giants began to surround Windows 11. We need to continue to pressure Microsoft to make changes, even as we give credit to the significant improvements being implemented.
Even within Microsoft, there are struggles to improve Windows 11. A Microsoft vice president is “working” on elimination the requirement to use a Microsoft account to use Windows 11.
There are a lot of bad things about Windows 11 (and a lot of good things, but we’ll focus on that another day). Microsoft is taking some low-hanging fruit, like allowing us to move the taskbar, while making more substantial changes under the hood and behind the scenes.
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It will be a little while before the next changes to Windows 11 are rolled out, but they should come to PCs. That means a new PC you buy today will be even better in the future.
But even if they never got another feature, the Lenovo Ideapad 1 and ASUS ZenBook A14 They are solid PCs worth picking up at a discount. The Zenbook A14 is especially noteworthy because it eclipses the MacBook Neo when it’s discounted to $699.99.
Those laptop deals will end soon, so be sure to take advantage of the discounts if they’re the right PCs for you.
I also recommend the HP OMEN 27qs Gaming Monitor at $349.99. It’s an impressive 240Hz gaming monitor with a 1ms GtG response time and HDR support.
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