cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30390004
This is partly to do with the start menu trying to act like a search engine. Its frustrating when you are looking for a document or application and it searches the web.
Microsoft why can we not turn this off!
ive had to learn never to use the 'more info' or 'search' options at all, as it defaults to a web search now instead of what im used to, a hdd search for my file or internal windows help documentation. fuggen
! something something you are the product smh my headI remember searching "control panel" and it brings up a brazilian cafe
You can. I've had it off for years. It just needs a registry update, and persists across updates.
Windows is basically malware now. My wife is forced to use W11 for work and she fucking hates it with a passion (and that’s the pared down IT version).
I pulled out my old gaming laptop that had been unplugged for quite a while and found it somehow updated itself to W11. I immediately wiped the computer and installed Nobara as the main OS. No regrets, no issues, and no half-assed bullshit.
Windows on the ASUS ROG Ally is absolute dog shit. It would constantly reboot to install unwanted updates that offered zero value on a handheld (let alone anything).
Nothing I own will ever run Windows.
Windows isn’t popular. It’s forced onto tons of prebuilt computers and most people wouldn’t know what to use instead. Fuck Windows. Rant over.
Windows is freemium now. It serves as a vehicle to sell other MS shit.
At least I don't need to pay for freeware. Last I checked, the cost of Windows was included in my laptop and I didn't get the option to not install an OS even though I fully intended to install Linux on it.
I've used Windows my whole life at home. Last year I realized I kind of hate gaming at a desk since I'm at one all day for work, so I bought a used Steam Deck. Literally have not touched Windows since. I probably don't need a home computer anymore and if I need one in the future, I'm confident it won't be running Windows.
I have one too and love that thing! Even as a programmer, I find the only time I use a computer is during work time. Otherwise I’m mostly on my Steam Deck.
If someone can please make Autodesk stuff install and run under Wine, not saying Autodesk to deploy their stuff natively for Linux, I'd be gone with the blink of an eye. And I bet a lot of professionals too.
Maya and Motionbuilder run on Linux, but that happened before they were hoovered up by the monster. Autodesk just ignores that part of their portfolio. I know a few people who work/have worked on the Maya team and they're talented, passionate devs, but management just doesn't give a fuck about Media & Entertainment when Autocad and Revit are making so much money.
Oh, I think I might hop over to that when I switch over the OS on my gaming PC.
You could also try bazzite, it is based on fedora atomic desktops
"I have deemed my own work to be 'great' and that's the only professional feedback I take"
Microsoft couldn’t think about this while they were developing the OS, no?
Best thing about Windows 11 is that my hardware doesn’t support it
No wonder why Windows is sluggish
I thought they were using winui or win32 nglIs right click menu one too? After boot, it always takes like 5 seconds for it to show up, recurring times it takes <1 second (not instant). I run last gen ryzen somethingsomethingXD and 4070 so my PC can definitely run a context menu.
It's not that bad by default, it just gives it a disadvantage in terms of performance, but if you care about it you can still make it run smooth and be not-that-heavy. Microsoft just doesn't.
