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The Windows 11 problem(www.spacebar.news)

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a_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.world
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I could probably tolerate Windows 11 if:

  • the start menu search didn’t search the web and just searched my system.
  • the widget panel wasn’t just a wrapper for their shitty news aggregator that seems to only gather celebrity news
  • If I have windows pro, I don’t want notifications to use Edge or see TikTok, Amazon, Candycrush, etc. in the start menu (I know they aren’t downloaded but what “pro” wants any of that shit)
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fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world
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the start menu search didn’t search the web and just searched my system.

Windows 10 has the same problem, that one isn’t unique to 11.

Widgets I don’t think there’s anything that can save that. 10% of the space is set aside for actual widgets, the rest is just their “news”.

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rivalary@lemmy.ca
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Windows 10 was the start of the enshittification. Windows 7 was the best version of Windows, by far.

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mitrosus@discuss.tchncs.de
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Or 8. 8.1, actually.

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Neeen@sh.itjust.works
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I used a regedit to fix the web search part of it. Starallback is what I use to fix the rest of it. After that, it’s almost like I’m using Windows 10.

Changing audio output does still take an extra click compared to before, but I’ve just been dealing with that.

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thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com
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There are debloating tools that do all of that for you in just a few clicks.

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sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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But why is that even necessary

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thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com
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Because Microsoft subsidizes the price of Windows by selling ad space. Legit XP and 7 licenses were far more expensive.

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Nelots@lemm.ee
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As others mentioned, there are ways to disable all of this shit incredibly easily. ShutUp10++ is my personal choice for debloating Windows 10 & 11. Now, should it need to be done in the first place? No, but I’d say installing the program is easier than learning a whole new operating system.

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HidingCat@kbin.social
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Searching the web isn’t that bad, it’s on the bottom anyway, no? Or did they change that in Win11?

Still waiting for my taskbar changes, mainly.

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a_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.world
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This is definitely a personal preference thing but I think if you want to search the web, you go to the web browser. And if you want to search for a folder or file on the system, windows search should fulfill that purpose.

At the very least, it should be a toggle. The current implementation of Windows search feels like it’s only there to force people to use Edge

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