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Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11

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Re: Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11

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Post by smitty1e »

mixel wrote: post #3

It's not shocking they added even more bloatware to every microsoft program so even with the same OS kernel it would probably take longer. At this point it also got out of hand for Microsoft themselves if you have heard how they are going to speed up the explorer. Not by making it faster but by preloading it on startup so it feels snappier, there are 20 years of technical debt in I think you cannot save this anymore…

Sluggishness is the price we pay for freedom*.

*Corporate surveillance.

Re: Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11

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Post by magicalhippo »

Been using KDE on a secondary machine for 15 years now. However they were always lacking in hardware compared to my main desktop.

I recently installed CachyOS on a USB NVMe drive, so I can dual boot without the dual boot pain. And wow, that thing flies.

I've been a Windows user since 3.0, but Windows 11 is probably getting replaced soon. I've stopped competitive gaming so anti-cheats ain't an issue, and Linux gaming is good enough.

There are some things I'll miss, but the bloat and lack of care from MS I'll be glad to leave behind.

Re: Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11

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Post by richard_chase »

I switched to Linux after Windows started showing me propaganda on the screen where you enter your password. To me, that's diabolical and forced me to make the switch. Sorry, I don't wish to "Learn more about Black-Owned Businesses" just to access my computer.

Re: Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11

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Post by Flux159 »

"What Andy giveth, Bill taketh away" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_and_Bill%27s_law

On a more serious note, I really only use Windows for games & I'm still always frustrated with how many updates (& restarts during updates) Windows needs. My fans are always constantly spinning on Windows too (laptop or desktop) whereas my Mac & Linux machines are generally silent outside of heavy load.

Re: Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11

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Post by nine_k »

I see no reason to migrate to Win11 when Win10 hits hard EOL. I'm lucky, of course: I only have one game-oriented machine with Windows, and Steam / Proton is going to suffice.

Those beholden to MSO and the One True Excel, which of course is not guaranteed to work well (or at all) under Wine / Proton, are less lucky.

Re: Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11

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Post by 1over137 »

the__alchemist wrote: post #2

Out of the loop: Why is Windows 11 discussion trending over the past few months? It was released 4 years ago, and the most notable changes from the previous edition are a tabbed file browser, and the taskbar icons are now in the middle.

Windows 10 just stopped getting security updates some weeks ago. So people that had been sticking with 10 are now considering 11.

Re: Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11

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Post by bob1029 »

mixel wrote: post #3

It's not shocking they added even more bloatware to every microsoft program so even with the same OS kernel it would probably take longer. At this point it also got out of hand for Microsoft themselves if you have heard how they are going to speed up the explorer. Not by making it faster but by preloading it on startup so it feels snappier, there are 20 years of technical debt in I think you cannot save this anymore…

> there are 20 years of technical debt

The only part of windows that really matters in the long run is win32 which has been extremely stable. You could go back to XP and not lose that many features. The fact that modern windows runs like ass has very little to do with backwards compatibility.

Re: Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11

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Post by nilamo »

richard_chase wrote: post #14

I switched to Linux after Windows started showing me propaganda on the screen where you enter your password. To me, that's diabolical and forced me to make the switch. Sorry, I don't wish to "Learn more about Black-Owned Businesses" just to access my computer.

I, too, am irrationally furious at microsoft for forcing me to look at nature scapes and offering a link to learn more if I wanted.
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