LogFAQs > #979803355

Very Negative.

Windows has had an identity crisis with its core UX design since Windows 8 (the OS where touch was born) and have struggled to create a unity between finger based devices (tablets) and pointer based devices (laptops / PCs). Back with Windows 8, I was willing to give Metro a chance despite disagreements about what it could've been for pointer devices (see Zune Software) but after 3 OS generations, I think Apple was right in keeping those design cores separate. Microsoft have a direction with Mica material design but how long will that last? They "had" direction with Metro. With Modern UI. Given their track record to give up so easily, I have little faith they'll actually see this UX design shift through and we're stuck in this awkward limbo mix of relying on remnants of Windows Vista/7 and Windows 11 schools of thought with no timeline or game plan for us to see. Microsoft: pick a path and stick with it. Potentially across multiple generations. That's all I ask.

I hate how much Microsoft has become Big Brother. Awhile back, they laid off a lot of their QA workers in favor of this heavy handed metrics collecting of errors and user behavior being hover vacuumed up for data analysis and further use in their services (what services? don't know and they won't tell). The end results? An incredibly buggy OS and an increase in user complaints that never get addressed. The Feedback Hub has become largely a joke because if your feedback does not align with marketing, MS will silently tell you to fuck off.

Microsoft has grown incredibly tenacious with its dark pattern advertisements. Let's take a few steps to setup your Operating System? Let me rephrase it for you: Let's take a few steps to sell you on X-Box Game Pass and Office 365. Don't want it? We'll do this again on next major update because more ads = more sales. Don't like Edge? Tough Shit, it's the recommended Windows 11 browser and we'll take every opportunity to remind you for daring to use Firefox or Chrome. Don't like using the Photos app? No biggie, we'll just questionably bork some Windows stuff if you remove it (based off experience) and constantly try to get you to switch to it if you don't.

I hate how Microsoft fights tooth and nail to retain that draconian level of control. The EU file new regulations? Too bad non EU, you don't get to benefit unless you want to jump through hoops and lie about living in the EEA. Could've had the ability to uninstall stuff like Edge, Cortana, etc but you don't have the protection laws like the EU so tough shit.

From experience, if you have multiple monitors, expect instability with Auto HDR. It's a known issue that Microsoft doesn't seem interested in fixing.