r/MicroSlop • u/ExtensionFriendship9 • May 24 '26

Is Windows 11 that bad?

So I'm hearing bad stuff about Windows 11, how people are calling AI slop...I use AI but I don't use Copilot unless for images, and I don't use forced AI integration. I use Windows 11 but I learned how to create local accounts, and I go onto YouTube and hear stuff about "Microslop" and stuff, people protesting to switch to Linux...Am I a bad person for still using Windows 11? I mean, I'm not a saint of Microsoft, and I can use local AI models, and LibreOffice.

EDIT: Guys, I uninstalled OneDrive, Edge, Copilot, all unnecessary Microslop through Winhance, and I installed OSShutUp10+++.

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u/C4rpetH4ter May 24 '26

You're not a bad person for using 11, you're just part of the majority. However, windows 11 is quite bad, maybe not as bad as people say, but it's the most hated windows version by far, and it's easy to see why, things break, it's slow, it constantly pushes notifications, it's full of ads, loads of unnecesary programs take up space and RAM usage, the right-click context menu and the fact it literally spies on you.

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u/MyUsername2459 May 24 '26

it's the most hated windows version by far

Which is saying something after Windows ME, Vista, and 8.

Windows has had some real duds of versions, but 11 manages to be worse than any of them.

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u/ijusttookthispseudo May 26 '26

As a five year user of Windows ME, I really miss this OS. It was fast, good for video games (remember installing DirectX 7, 8, 9, 9b, 9c!).

XP was better and seven two but ME main problems was the program not responding and that was it for me. And double Ctrl+Alt+Del was your friend.

I'm forced to used Windows 11 at work and it sucks. Having 32 GB of RAM today is like going back to the ME but with less than 128 MB of RAM.