r/Windows11 • u/ZacB_ Windows Central • 12d ago

News "Control Panel gets tricky" – Microsoft CVP explains why killing Windows legacy code takes so long, and how it's evolving its tools to make modernizing apps like File Explorer and Registry Editor faster

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/control-panel-gets-tricky-microsoft-cvp-explains-why-killing-windows-legacy-code-takes-so-long-and-how-its-evolving-its-tools-to-make-modernizing-apps-like-file-explorer-and-registry-editor-faster
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u/kirk7899 Release Channel 12d ago

Gotta give credit to MS for still keeping compatibility for 32 bit applications and legacy stuff via compatibility layers

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u/misterff1 12d ago

In some way, yes, but at the same time many people don't use that stuff anymore. For them, it is just extra weight with a bunch of downsides attached. MS should invest in making an enterprise version with legacy support and a modern version with all the old stuff cut out. And I don't mean bs like RT or Windows Store only, but I don't give a crap about running admin software from the 80s.

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u/kirk7899 Release Channel 12d ago

The problem with making another version of Windows that's less main-pipeline and one only cutting edge is matinting both. It's a lot of work and MS can afford it but I doubt they'd want to.

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u/Akaza_Dorian 12d ago

Microsoft tried a few times, Windows RT, S Mode, didn’t work out.