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As soon as W10 isn’t receiving updates I’m going full linux man, lol. Friggen microshaft is redoing the w8 nonsense all over again. ALL WE WANT IS A BASIC, STABLE OS WITH NO AI BS. THATS IT. From that point users can customize or install programs that they want for features they want.

> „More taskbar customization, including vertical and top positions … We are introducing the ability to reposition it to the top or sides of your screen, making it easier to personalize your workspace.“

After years of complaints and literally thousands of users directly telling them to do this, they finally do. There’s snail pace, and then there’s Microsoft pace.

> „We are reducing unnecessary Copilot entry points, starting with apps like Snipping Tool, Photos, Widgets, and Notepad.“

Of course, this is **after** they introduced a vulnerability to Notepad because of Copilo.

> „Across the operating system, we will focus on improving … baseline reliability [and] strengthening the Windows foundation by reducing OS level crashes, improving driver quality and app stability across our ecosystem so PCs run smoothly and reliably every day.“

Like the article says, this should’ve already been their objective. Hilarious that they would include this in a press release meant to show that they’re pretending to care about their customers.

Instructions unclear – Windows Minesweeper 12 released

They are basically going to go through a top 5 list of complaints and try to fix them. It really took the MBAs 5 years since Windows 11 to think of that strategy, and 10+ years for some of this issues like forced windows updates at inopportune times.

Get your sloppy windows. I made em extra sloppy for ya. I know how you kids like em sloppy.

Lady, you’re scaring us.

Just create a polished version of windows xp and be done. Thats all they have to do and everyone would be happy.

Too late Microsoft, I’m done with Windows.

I wonder if MacBook Neo inspired this. They know they’re cooked

Only Microslop can f*ck up a product i’ve relied on (and loved) for over 15 years so badly that I end out giving an arm and a leg just so my software can RUN. It is insane how laggy and unoptimized Windows 11 is, how terrible professional software runs and how long it takes for everything to load in. That was on a decent computer with a 13th gen i7 and 4060.

Linux has them beaten for games and MacOS runs circles around them for professional work. I’m certain the Neo has them sh*tting their pants. Buts its too little too late for me.

So maybe, just maybe you might get close to KDE plasma

Linux DE biting at their ankles.

It’s everyone’s right to be cynical about this, but if you work in a reasonably large corporate software environment you’ll recognize this as part of the engineering cycle.

The way of the world is:
– Individual product incentives to meet growth targets result in siloed workstreams that are not incentivized to care about wholistic experiences – see Copilot
– This has to get _really bad_ before top-level leadership is confronted with the scale of the problem. Sometimes it requires leadership change (this slows it down even more).
– Someone has to make a gameplan. And facilitating that gameplan across multiple levels of orgs and reintroducing the proper incentives is a big task.
– The actual job of engineering these features is herculean. Doesn’t matter that Windows 10 had the capability to reposition the taskbar – I guarantee you adding it back will be the fulltime work of a few engineering teams for months. Software is hard, especially when you change a fundamental pre-condition (Win 11 taskbar goes on the bottom)

Again, you can have as much or as little cynicism about this cycle as you want, but when you start peeling back layers it’s not as inscrutable as you might think. It takes really strong leadership and product vision to keep monoliths like Windows on track. Clearly Windows has been lacking that, but they might crack it this time. But probably not. Time will tell.

EDIT: Oh I almost forgot to add, this is one of the risks of relying on quantitative user metrics to make your product decisions. I’m sure there’s some telemetry out there that shows a low single digit percentage of users use a non-default task bar position. Compared with the cost of engineering upkeep and device support, it probably seemed like a no-brainer. But you can’t always derive the actual lived popular opinion of your userbase through metrics. Hence the listening tour.

So, they want a cookie for finally doing the things we have been asking for?

Good old Microsoft cycle.

Ruin your OS with arrogant and intrusive marketing ploys until even die hard adopters start pushing back. Realize your mistake, make a better user-centric OS, regain some reputation, start the cycle again.

All I can say is thank you Apple. The Neo’s announcement must have sent shockwaves throughout the industry, and I bet Microsoft got an ear full from their OEM partners about the recent quality and reputation of Windows 11.

Get rid of the MS account requirement and that god awful onboarding experience while you’re at it. There’s literally like a dozen or more prompts for subscription services before you can even use the damn thing now.

The fall of Microsoft this past decade from then ruining the Xbox to fucking up Windows really should be studied.

Never imagined in a million years a MacBook Neo would be the best low cost laptop. They should be embarrassed.

Link to the actual post:

[https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/03/20/our-commitment-to-windows-quality/](https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/03/20/our-commitment-to-windows-quality/)

Absolutely crazy that focusing in reliability has never been a priority up until now

Microsoft has lost its way and their CEO needs to go

Good. Now make OneDrive optional, not an automatic install baked into the OS. Most of the tech help desk time I volunteer for is filled with helping customers uninstall the confusing ransomware called OneDrive and recover their files that they accidentally deleted.

And also make updates user activated, not automatic, and offer a choice between necessary (security fixes) and other optional fixes to the bloatware.

Why are the majority of the public still using this bad OS?

Just like they did with Xbox One back in a day. Always online requirement, not being able to borrow or share game discs with friends, aggressive DRM etc. They’ve rolled back these „features“ quite fast, but the damage has been done and PS4 outsold XBO by a mile.

Too little, too late.

Garbage ass OS and company.

It’s happening! Linux and Mac are finally talking over. They’re scrambling to stop the bleeding but we’re already out the door.

Microsoft? What is that? I am only familiar with Microslop.