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Introducing Windows 11

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Re: Introducing Windows 11

#71
post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also the search indexer.

I don't understand how the search indexer consumes so much resources, I was able to make something faster by following the ntfs journal and just keeping a full listing of files in sqlite.

Especially considering that it's still somehow pretty bad at finding things that you know are there.

Re: Introducing Windows 11

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post #45
post #16

> We’re also pumped to announce that we are bringing Android apps to Windows for the first time This is super cool, but honestly I don't see myself using any Android apps on Windows.

> Starting later this year, people will be able to discover Android apps in the Microsoft Store and download them through the Amazon Appstore I probably shouldn't expect different, but it's a bummer that you apparently won't be able to to load paid Google Playstore apps. I have several reference apps that are paid and would love to run those on my desktop since no web or native app exists.

Doesn't Windows have a built in tool to mirror this from an existing Android phone? Clearly not the same, but maybe an option.

Re: Introducing Windows 11

#74
post #16

> We’re also pumped to announce that we are bringing Android apps to Windows for the first time This is super cool, but honestly I don't see myself using any Android apps on Windows.

It is just like Apple did with their new M1 MacBooks

Re: Introducing Windows 11

#75
post #9

> Windows 11 will be available through a free upgrade for eligible Windows 10 PCs and on new PCs beginning this holiday. Wow!

> this holiday Which holiday? Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year, Labor Day... Fourth of July? Maybe Halloween would be appropriate, given how scary any major Windows upgrade is to enterprise orgs. If they said "this holiday season ", that would probably mean December timeframe, but they don't say that. They repeat this confusing reference later on: > The free upgrade will begin to roll out to eligible Windows 10 PCs…

Some American holiday presumably? Just like the video starting at "8am PDT" or whatever.

Why can't they just a) commit to a date or month, and b) specify UTC time for their launches.

Re: Introducing Windows 11

#76
post #5

All I want is a completely new, Unix like file system. Speed sucks in windows, bringing down my patience.

The primary slowdown factor on Windows is not the filesystem itself but Windows Defender doing its scans. Just disable it and file operations will be a lot faster.

OMG that's for the tip!!

Re: Introducing Windows 11

#78
post #9

> Windows 11 will be available through a free upgrade for eligible Windows 10 PCs and on new PCs beginning this holiday. Wow!

> this holiday Which holiday? Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year, Labor Day... Fourth of July? Maybe Halloween would be appropriate, given how scary any major Windows upgrade is to enterprise orgs. If they said "this holiday season ", that would probably mean December timeframe, but they don't say that. They repeat this confusing reference later on: > The free upgrade will begin to roll out to eligible Windows 10 PCs…

rofl, they mean December you pedant

Re: Introducing Windows 11

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post #5

All I want is a completely new, Unix like file system. Speed sucks in windows, bringing down my patience.

The primary slowdown factor on Windows is not the filesystem itself but Windows Defender doing its scans. Just disable it and file operations will be a lot faster.

Transfer times are definitely high in windows when compared to linux systems. I don't think Windows defender may affect file transfer directly.
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