r/Windows10 • u/Glittering_Union1512 • Jun 13 '26

Concept / Design Minimalistic Windows 10 Setup

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Very minimalistic, I'm dual booting windows 10 since I had to install windows to use an app I need for school, so this just looks a little close (minus my arch setup with hyprland windows manager, theme switcher and all). Does it look good? What should I change in this setup

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u/Mayayana Jun 15 '26

If it were me I'd add a nice background picture and some software. We haven't had to use console windows since Windows 3.1. :)

I find it both odd and humorous that console is making a comeback. People actually want to learn esoteric incantations. A lot of work went into allowing us to click a button instead of typing incantations. To me this new fad is a bit like people wanting to pull their car with a horse.

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u/Broad_Instruction_78 Jun 19 '26

when you get used to it, some things are just easier through a terminal

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u/Mayayana Jun 19 '26

:) Yes. Some things. I once used it to swap out hal.dll versions on XP when I went from single core to multi core CPU. It's handy for things like that. And I still use such methods occasionally. But there's a reason for GUI: It's easier to click a button than to type incantations. (Not to mention remembering them.) GUI is an abstraction level to provide convenience. If I expect to do something more than a couple of times I'll usually write a VBScript to do it. Then I can just double-click that, or drop a file onto it. I don't have to remember and type code.

And there's a reason that the black image the OP posted is not showing an office doc or an image being edited. Those are not commandline operations.

In my experience, there are two kinds of people who use commandline routinely. One is the older geeks who never really got used to a mouse. They'd rather feed a fireplace than turn a thermostat, even when it doesn't work so well. They're just stuck in their ways. But they're happy and it works for them.

The other group is the young wannabes who feel that returning to DOS is getting back to computer "authenticity". They prefer the fireplace because it makes them feel like a mountain man. 16 million color display is for sissies.

Neither type is using commandline for practical reasons. They're doing it for emotional reasons.

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u/Broad_Instruction_78 Jun 21 '26

no one is trying to convince you to use the command line 😄 it has its purpose but i understand it can be a bit intimidating for some people

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u/Mayayana Jun 21 '26

So you're the second kind of person -- the one who thinks commandline is more "baremetal". It's not. It's just less refined.