Microsoft veteran software engineer explains the development of the Start menu as a Windows 95 feature before it turned into a Windows 11 'billboard

[Windows Central]

Microsoft veteran Dave W. Plummer, aka Dave's Garage, recently narrated how he wrote the Start menu for Windows 95.

Microsoft veteran software engineer explains the development of the Start menu as a Windows 95 feature before it turned into a Windows 11 'billboard : Read more

 

[DaveDansey]

"Windows users are in a love-hate relationship with the Start menu"

then further down...

"Windows 11 users have no love for the Start menu"

So a "hate-hate" relationship then

Luckily there is a very simple and free way to fix it with "Winaero tweaker" - if your start menu just comprises of a set of live tiles, arranged how you like (as mine is), upon upgrade to W11, this tool will put it back exactly like you had it on W10.

 

[wojtek]

"Windows users are in a love-hate relationship with the Start menu"

then further down...

"Windows 11 users have no love for the Start menu"

So a "hate-hate" relationship then

Luckily there is a very simple and free way to fix it with "Winaero tweaker" - if your start menu just comprises of a set of live tiles, arranged how you like (as mine is), upon upgrade to W11, this tool will put it back exactly like you had it on W10.

or use Linux with KDE or MacOS

 

[TheFerrango]

or use Linux with KDE or MacOS

I love KDE

 

[wojtek]

I love KDE

me too!

the other day I had to use windows (11) and the experience was so awful ;_;

 

[DaveDansey]

Agree KDE is great but not an option at work... and MacOS!? I had a friend a long time ago who asked me for help on his mac - didn't have a clue, it's like a different universe where nothing makes sense and I couldn't even operate the mouse I'm sure it's lovely if you're used to it and have a bottomless wallet to buy into the Apple walled garden.

 

[wojtek]

Agree KDE is great but not an option at work

Why not?

and MacOS!? I had a friend a long time ago who asked me for help on his mac - didn't have a clue, it's like a different universe where nothing makes sense

Just because you have no experience and something works different to what you are used to doesn't make it bad…

and I couldn't even operate the mouse

Luckily macs (MBP) have amazing touchpad to which windows machines doesn't (still!) come close…

I'm sure it's lovely if you're used to it and have a bottomless wallet to buy into the Apple walled garden.

MBP with comparable spec to windows offering (so rather performant spec) is somewhat similar. Being able to get M1 machine (silence!) was awesome.

As for walled garden - apart from macOS I don't use any other apple software (rely on homebrew and use everything FOSS, to which I donate if I use it frequently) so no walled garden... on the other hand - try to escape windows/microsoft walled garden and it's impositions. Have you removed all the adds from the OS that you (supposedly) bought? Which is not cheap I may add