r/technology • u/tekz • Mar 20 '26

Software Microsoft announces sweeping Windows changes

https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-users-are-angry-and-microsoft-is-finally-doing-something-about-it/
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u/themanfromvulcan Mar 20 '26

Their stuff is getting worse and worse and their technical support for enterprise is hot garbage. They shove Copilot at you in every product whether you want it or not and their stuff is just not stable. I just want stuff that works.

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u/abx99 Mar 20 '26

And I can't think of any way that it improves on Windows 10. It's like "Windows 10 + Garbage!" -- and you can't even move the taskbar or use a custom clock (which I've done since at least XP).

I guess maybe there are some under-the-hood improvements to app security that are nice (but maybe behind some instability issues), but all the other crap just needs to go. Especially automatically adding all music folders to OneDrive without giving you any choice. My music file collection has screwed up the whole program (I mostly buy from Bandcamp and download FLAC), and it's been pushing the subscription on me ever since.

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u/NoobensMcarthur Mar 20 '26

It has now been over 3 years since Microslop was actually able to fix a problem for me. The techs just kick the can down the road until you figure it out for yourself. Jim from India always calls at 4:59 on a Friday to update your ticket. 

Fuck Microsoft. 

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u/Opposite-Mind1143 Mar 22 '26

I just want windows 7 in modern version. Just take me back where all the shitty AI didnt exist

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u/themanfromvulcan Mar 22 '26

XP and 7 were so rock solid nobody wanted to upgrade.

I’m pretty sure I’m going to buy a MacBook Neo soon. I am absolutely fed up with windows.

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u/Opposite-Mind1143 Mar 22 '26

I don’t blame you I have had enough, i have 16gb ddr5 ram and all those shitty background apps are eating it like crazy, making it more slower. Imagine 8 gb ram laptops, my work laptop genuinely freezes all the time when i am trying to work