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)
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.
I could probably tolerate Windows 11 if:
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”.
Windows 10 was the start of the enshittification. Windows 7 was the best version of Windows, by far.
Or 8. 8.1, actually.
Ah, I skipped 8 and 8.1 but I didn’t really hear much complaining at the time.
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.
There are debloating tools that do all of that for you in just a few clicks.
But why is that even necessary
Because Microsoft subsidizes the price of Windows by selling ad space. Legit XP and 7 licenses were far more expensive.
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.