makes me cringe that windows just created a new UI right on top of the old one (like clicking on "Show More Options" when right clicking a file). just so shoddily developed this OS
@@UlyssesM Why do that when Shift + Right-click puts you straight into that hodgepodge mess of a context menu where more mouse movement is needed, not to mention, commands added by apps are not attributable to the app itself.
they did that because there are so many apps that use the old context menu for different features. In time more apps will be updated to use the new menu
@@nathsabari97Why didn't they put only the old app options in show more options then? They did it because they were too lazy to port all the options to the new menu or integrate the old menu properly
The fact you have to install a bunch of tools on top of what the operating system comes with (that can break with just an update) in order to make it usable doesn't bode well for the future of windows…
He didn't really show why he felt those changes were necessary or what they improved exactly though. Not saying there aren't things that got improved, but he sure didn't tell us.
@@SimonVaIe Check back... he has talked about it before. But I am in the same boat, so for me: 1) OpenShell: It brings back the actually useful Start Menu and not this alphabetized list of programs. It has a setting for dropping into both the Control Panel AND Settings. You can have several of the versions of the Start Menu, and then they each are highly configurable. Since Windows 8 I have almost never opened the default Start Menu. 2) RetroBar: Don't use this one as I am on 10 and I don't need to theme outside of Dark Mode, but for people who want the classic Taskbar, especially the ability to place it on all 4 sides of your screen and don't want to hack it into the default Taskbar, and moreover since they have started adding advertracking to the default Taskbar in 11, blocking that from showing. 3) Explorer Patcher: This adds allot of features that were removed from Windows and Explorer but the code was left in the Windows OS. I don't use this because it is often broken by updates either removing those features, adding new features which breaks the program, or, as Logan demonstrated, Windows blocked the installation until he pulled the difficult hacking maneuver, and changed the file name. 4) Ear Trumpet: Not shown in this video, and supposedly has some issues in Windows 11, but I have also heard that has been fixed so Logan may want to look at it again, is an alternative to the Volume Mixer and Master Volume for all your audio devices that you can even set to replace the built in one. An honorable mention goes to ArsClip, a free clipboard manager for when you are on a local account, SoundSwitcher, a keyboard shortcut utility for controlling your Recording and Playback devices without going into your settings, and Display Fusion, who even in the free version has allot of great utilities for Multi-Monitor Setups. And yes I am getting tired of hacking the UI and using programs like O&O Shut Up 10!++ to protect my privacy... and that is why I am going from being a IT/Help Desk/Computer Technician on the Windows Platform and learning how to Daily Drive Linux.
@@Default_Defect you literally cant even open images from an iphone without installing a paid HEIC codec or finding it for free. windows is not a complete OS outside of the box.
It feels strange to waste so much time just to have an operating system not getting in the way of your work. The funny thing is that some weird update may break all the custom configurations you make along the way.
It stopped feeling strange to me some time ago (around the late vista era), OSs tend to be things you need to fight with. perhaps one day we can have something better but I doubt it.
@@duven60 Man, if you're still thinking OSs are something you need to fight with, you're either stuck in the past or just haven’t seen what Linux can do. Especially with distros like Arch, once you set it up your way, it stays out of your way. No forced updates when you're in the middle of something, no random pop-ups, no mysterious background processes slowing you down. You’re not playing tug-of-war with your system on Linux; you're in control. The learning curve might seem a bit steep, but once you're past that, it's smooth sailing. Plus, no hunting for third-party bloatware to get basic stuff done. And guess what? You don’t have to 'fight' with a Linux system to keep it secure, unlike the patchwork mess Windows turns into with every update. So yeah, if you're tired of the OS being a battle, Linux is the way to go. It’s not just ‘one day’ that we’ll have something better. That day already happened, it’s called Linux, and it’s been there all along.
@@CodeWhizbangFunny, how 90% of the videos of regular tech literate people trying Linux involve them fighting the OS or having to implement some sort of workaround to their usual workflow because Linux doesn't have the support it needs from companies. Modern windows is hot garbage but it still looks a lot easier for you to set things up than Linux
@@Invictus_Mithra Where are you pulling that 90% statistic from? Feels like you’re just making up numbers to back your point. Honestly, Linux is way easier than Windows once you know what you’re doing. The learning curve might be there at first, but so is it with Windows when you constantly deal with bloatware, forced updates, and system sluggishness. Just because you might have had issues doesn't mean it's some universal fact. Passing off personal opinion as global truth isn't exactly fair, is it? And please, explain to me exactly how typing sudo pacman -S or sudo apt install is somehow harder than going to a random website, downloading an executable, and clicking 'Next' a million times through shady installers and unwanted toolbars. With package managers, it’s literally one command, and you’re done. If anything, Linux makes things easier once you get past the initial setup. Maybe the issue isn’t Linux, but the fact that people are too used to Windows doing things the clunky way.
@@CodeWhizbang Buddy, I was being hyperbolic when I mentioned that statistic... lots of people do that lol. I doubt you have the actual statistics for the failure rate of those trying to switch over to Linux either. Just look at most of the popular videos where people try to use Linux for like a month and you'll see most of them involve them struggling and ultimately staying on Windows. I want Linux to succeed but comparing it to the ease of use of Windows even if you have to install a few additional pieces of software to get it how you like it is just laughable
My problem with Microsoft and Windows 11 is that when it first came out they stripped every useful features out and only added more telemetry. Now there starting to bring back some features but i think someone at Microsoft said "Hey we can give them all that back at no cost to the user i have idea RECALL" there the cost for those features we are getting back all of our computing life as telemetry.
The fact that there's a context menu, and then you click "more" and there's another - different (and old) - context menu that has some but not all of the same things - this is just ridiculous, and for some reason people still say that Linux is ugly and difficult😮
Microsoft: We want people to use the simplified and quicker new context menu mouse movement... People who grew on the mess of the old context menu: *_WHERE THE FUDGE IS MY CONTEXT MENU!?!?!_* Microsoft 3 secs later: ...Yet, we also gave the option to explore the context menu people are familiar with.
I've always set windows up with a throwaway microsoft account, then create a local administrator account, login to that and delete the microsoft account.
I'm using multiple DACs so I need easy access to the sound output, so for this I created a shortcut right next to Start. Right click on desktop, new, shortcut, then write this C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:::{F2DDFC82-8F12-4CDD-B7DC-D4FE1425AA4D} name it whatever you want, choose an icon for it right click on the new file and choose Pin to taskbar delete the file from desktop This was for windows 10, don't know if still works in 11.
why cant you just click the sound icon and a list of your sound devices (your dacs would be listed)..thats two clicks and its neat and tidy and behind the sound icon?... am i missing something or are you overlooking that?
@@V1CT1MIZED Thank You very much. I was checking that yesterday and this option from System->Display: Colour profile, was totally missing. I only had Night Light and use HDR there :) Now, after reading this, I went through Change advanced colour management once again, added my profiles and option for choosing them reappeared in System->Display. Now I have to rework some images that I made in between :)
I renamed the explorer patcher executable to something related to my company and it worked, it is stupid that Microsoft tries to not let us customize our computers with apps like explorer patcher, especially when the stock customization is bland
if you want the open shell start menu to align with retrobar automatically, just tick "align to working area" right above that option where you typed the numbers
New context menu can be replaced with the old through registry. Windows 11 almost becomes usable if you are willed spending minutes to hours fixing issues after every install and update.
I avoid messing with the registry unless there's no other way. 24h2 broke a ton of registry hacks... And they can cause issues during updates. So I use a patch or hack whenever possible instead because it's generally easier to fix if need be.
@@teksyndicate I would imagine most patches and hacks are editing those registry keys anyway. Even many Microsoft Patches often have a 'To do manually, open regedit then . . .' But, you are certainly right that it can cause issues, especially if you are not documenting 'what' you've changed.
I am back to Windows 10 for a while now, and definitely having much better experience. However, at some point down the line, I will switch to a Linux distribution again.
i am on windows 10 that i paid for, and i will not be changing this until a better windows 12 or 13 whatever it is comes out. i use this dolby paid app from windows store which is essential for my listening experience and my bluetooth headphones and wired speakers. that app just did not work on windows 11, and for me that was reason enough to go back to 10 and i am happy here.
There is no need to install any third part apps. Just move the start menu to the left in the tasbark settings and then go to start settings and turn everything off. Then Unpin/uninstall all the bloatware from the start menu and pin folders like we had in the windows 7 start menu. This totally works great for me only annoying thing is i can't get rid of the wording for the recommended section but it's not a huge deal.
Thanks for the great vid! A friend brought me his W11 laptop, all audio inputs and outputs missing. I gave him some BT ear buds that work great, but I was not able to restore his audio devices. I installed Classic Shell but it didn't work. Thanks again for your expertise!
Windows 11's biggest crime is discontinuing WSA, adding the bloat and crap, and removing the vertical taskbar. I have to use StartAllBack to get a functional start menu and taskbar again. PowerToys should be bundled with Windows from the start, that would actually be a good piece of software bundled with it. The only positive I can say about Windows 11 is the Windows Terminal and Winget.
It made me unreasonably annoyed back when I still used windows 11, that I had dark mode on and would constantly get flash banged by bright white dialogue boxes
@@Burnsie Then you get apps like rectify11 which would manage to theme old win32 apps correctly, but I never used them because they’d break after every update
I left my computer on overnight updating and downloading steam games. Without permission windows updated to 11 and bricked my PC. Swapped to Manjaro and haven't been happier.
I also was setting up brand new windows 10 laptop for brother's girlfriend, updates were on and it rebooted to windows 11. Microsoft hates choice with every update they make.
I was super fed up with the constant service remediation of windows update (I had this thing killed every minute because my bandwidth at the time was so low I couldn't even browse the web otherwise)... but that update breaking shit was the final straw and I TOO installed manjaro (and now running arch). Microsoft is becoming incredibly skilled at converting their life time users to linux, it's great !
During Windows 11 installation select US World for your Date/Time format. This will prevent most of the apps including Microsoft Store from installing and then just set it back once Windows is running. You can install Microsoft Store after that.
Define installed during that first sentence. Those are just placeholder shortcuts of 8KB telling you that 'Hey, want this snazzy thing that you might utilize? There is a storefront for this. If you don't want, one can always remove the shortcuts, I don't mind."
Windows 7 was the last good version of Windows. Now Linux is good enough and Windows is bad enough to not bother with Windows any more unless you are forced to do so.
yeah, been feelin' that way since I finally switched to windows 10 from 7 in 2021, and the entire time I was on 7 I was still dual-booting one linux distro or another as my daily driver and just using windows 7 for gaming, and STILL am only on windows 10 for gaming...not switching to 11 at End of Life, probably well before EoL I'm just turning my windows partition into Pop!_OS since my gf's hand-me-down gaming laptop she gave me runs every game I've tried flawlessly once I figured out how to get Wine presets working, and I've installed windows only games that aren't on Steam or GOG, even pirated/cracked games, and it's all working amazingly (sometimes I gotta run it in Bottles instead of Lutris, but there hasn't been one yet that just straight up doesn't work)
@@YouTubdotCub I tried rolling over to Linux a couple of weeks ago, but for 7 days to die the shadows were terrible and blocky and really off putting, so I rolled back to Windows 10. I had been on Windows 11, but with testing, I found that Linux didn't have slowness in a game I was playing at the time, and neither did Win10 when I tried that for as a what the heck. Win11 though - still had stuttering. . . Though with most games I didn't notice any issues. It was mainly just Planet Crafter after I had many things and a substantial base. Approaching it and the assets loading in just really started chugging in Win11. I might give Linux another shot later. I like the look and feel for Pop!_OS, just wonder what it's missing with the dev team stuck on Cosmic duty. But maybe Fedora will have less issues with shadow rendering. . . It's all the little things you need to wrestle with in Linux that builds up though, but I still occasionally try. . . 🤣
@@sociallyferal4237 Nobara 40 with NVIDIA "just werks," don't use Mint or anything Debian based for gaming. You *will* have to tweak it to get it working correctly, which you may or may not want to do..
@@sociallyferal4237 I haven't noticed problems with shadow rendering on my install of Pop, tho if you're thinking of Fedora, you could try Nobara! Nobara is a Fedora fork made by the guy responsible for Proton-GE which is probably the most used version of Proton outside of the official versions (and probably used more than the official versions outside of the most current version and the Experimental branch), and I've heard good things!
@@YouTubdotCub Yeah I can agree. Games usually work well with Wine/Proton. Most of the problems are in Windows, Mac only software, some software work, some software technically work but are buggy and then some software doesn't work at all. But I gotta say that I'm still very impressed with how much actually works.
task bar location seems not that important, but i actually put it on the right side of the screen both on my w10 desktop and linux laptop. so if i were to move to w11 i would have to cope with this 100% arbitrary limitation. it's not ground breaking or lifechanging, but why? why tf, ms? looks like pure bullying - we'll force you to accept it just because we can. sickening.
@@teksyndicate yeah, yeah, i understand, but it's kind of like pissing against the wind. one day you're fighting your system installing things, the next it's getting updated destroying all your efforts.
This was previously the top voted issue in the feedback hub but either their system glitched and removed a bunch of upvotes or they changed it to try to hide it as it lost lots of upvotes. However, it's slowly creeping its way up to the top again. Press Win + F to open the feedback hub and upvote and leave a comment on it if you're ever on Windows 11, please.
One thing annoying about 24H2 over 23H2 is now you can't edit the quick access buttons that show in the Network/ volume panel. Btw, give windhawk a try. You can do some pretty nice UI tweaks using it.
I LOVE THOSE DARK THEMES for Retrobar! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Also on the Control Center, I like it actually. Easy access to turn on/off Bluetooth, Wifi, etc...and I can switch audio devices now without needing to enter Control Panel. So it's not all bad. Not all change is bad my guy. 🙂
I wish I could get them to bundle the dark themes with RetroBar. The control center might make sense for a tablet or laptop... but it's weird on a big PC.
@@teksyndicate To me when they introduced Control Center it made it a HELLA lot easier to turn off Wi-Fi or reach Network Settings without having to drill down in Settings. Having a single button to turn off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to restart the adapter is a blessing. Same with being able to switch audio devices. It's more so about convivence than anything else. But still, to each their own.
There's a few I can think of. If it's going to be an offline computer, say for a kid to do schoolwork or nanna just wants a way to play solitaire with CD music, there's potential security reasons if you want to keep an account seperate from the pc for whatever personal reasons, and the best I can think of is not having an account but prefer using windows vs other OS. Just a few off the top of my head, it's really down to preference and if you want to go through the hassles. It should be an option from the beginning
Once again I am curious to see what the Win11 LTSC version will be like. I seriously doubt corporations will put up with a Win11 "bloated and confused" edition.
I've used LTSC 2024 numerous times, switching between IoT Enterprise and regular Enterprise LTSC. The user experience is smooth, and clean. Comes with absolutely no crapware (not even Microsoft Store), only Edge, and... Nothing else.
With the promises of a performance uplift for Ryzen on 24H2, yesterday I installed Win11, then spent most of the day undoing all of MS's bad UI decisions. I debloated, got rid of all the telemetry, and disabled the security features that make the file system feel like it's running on a layer of sludge. Now that I've gotten it useable enough to do performance testing, I came away with anywhere from +0% to +10% over Win10 depending on the game, and it's usually closer to +0% than +10%. In full agreement that 24H2 is a lot better than prior versions of Win11. That being said, it's still a crap OS, and all the work to make the OS tolerable to use is not worth the performance uplift. If you're running Ryzen on Win10 and happy, stick with it, you aren't missing out on anything worthwhile.
This is crazy as every version ive been installing of windows 11 the OOBE hacks to disable the Microsoft account requirements are disabled. But personally i just installed the official 24H2 on my 2012 Dell Latitude, lol. It runs great.
I have never been able to understand why anybody uses open shell…. Yes those start menus looked good and were functional back in the day, but they don’t look good anymore and they are barely functional for modern computing anymore. Who ever navigates the start bar anyway? I press the windows key and then just search for what I want. I also prefer the central bar now, I think that’s cause I’ve always preferred the dock style design language that Mac OS and some Linux OS’s use. It is messy that there is STILL legacy stuff in the OS though and transitioning it all over to the new design language is taking much longer then it should that I can agree with
I fully use it all the time. It's far more efficient for me... And quickly getting to the legacy menus means quickly getting stuff done. The new menus lack so many features and functions
@@teksyndicate fair enough, each to there own. Like I say I do think the way legacy stuff is still sprinkled throughout windows is really messy and it has taken them an awful long time to get to them.
Explorer Patcher now has a second, reimplemented version of the Windows 10 Taskbar due to Microsoft removing the Win10Bar's code, which apparently is why Microsoft is trying to prevent it from being used in the first place.
My work computer was force-upgraded to Windows 11 (breaking several dev tools of mine, but that’s another story) and man, it makes me appreciate all the little things from old versions of Windows. Waiting to join a meeting at a particular time? Well too bad the clock no longer has seconds. Opening Explorer windows? Well guess what, displaying the ribbon now takes an extra couple seconds. Want .url links in a launcher on the taskbar? MS apparently forgot that was even a thing. Trash OS, through and through.
3:17 FUNFACT: I was just reinstalling Win 10 on third notebook and they put this 'feature/block' about forcing connection in some update there too so I just had to use this trick. Thank you
Okay, I'll admit this is an improvement. And as others have said, the absolute newest 'bleeding edge' build has a few more improvements. But it's still suboptimal compared to Windows 10. So I'm still sticking with Windows 10.
I installed the preview release today, i think it's performing better than 23H2 based on the 6 hours that I used it for. Removed all the bloatware, though.
"Does X version of Windows suck as much as/worse than Windows Y?" This question has literally been around since the 1990s. I ditched XP instead of jumping to the crap that was Vista. Switched to Linux instead. This video just proves that in the Windows world, some things never change. And it's really telling when the barrier is set so low, the terminology is "sucks as bad as" instead of "is as good as."
-start menu - i would much prefer win10 with tiles in all honesty. get rid of the recommendations tab completely. just give us the option. -paint - actually kinda interesting. lowkey i like the ai features for those who want it. more accessibility. i dont like logging into it though. -drag and drop - should have been a thing day 1. insane to me that it took this long... -right click menu - should have been done way better because the ui feels bad to me. more clicks for the things that you want. -email app - yeah no thanks rofl. sticking with thunderbird -terminal app - cool QOL stuff. easy to get into admin access -taskbar - good improvements but where tf is the small taskbar and when will we ever have orientations!? -Others .... Can we talk about calendar app!? Why did they nerf it where you can't make dates or tasks or whatever it's called!? The fact that we have to get third party apps is so damn annoying. i also just want a unified dark mode. it's taking way too long.
bypassnro doesn't always work, installed w11 on 2 laptops yesterday, one of them bypassnro worked as shown, the other wouldn't give me the no internet button no matter what I did, this is with all network adapters disabled....
The world desperately needs an alternative OS. Linux is good, but it’s just not ever going to be mainstream in the consumer/mom and pop space. Apple? Too G*D expensive and proprietary.
Linux has major problems for people who use their machines as workstations (stuff like Adobe, DAWs, Microsoft Office (because macros)) and for some gamers (because rootkit anticheats can't act rootkitty enough on Linux through Proton). For your regular mom and pop, Linux is totally fine. The reason it's not popular is because usually Windows is the thing that is preinstalled on computers they buy.
How does one get (permanent) rid of these four things: (1) Co-Creator / "Image Creator" *, (2) Recall, (3) "Bootlicker/Bitlocker", and (4) MS OneDrive * ? * Nothing wrong with playing Chess or Reversi with Al or perhaps even discussing lightweight, beginner's-level philosophy with AI, but having AI do one's writing or graphics or other creative work , well, that's different. Oh, and, the MS OneDrive irritates me. I already have other ways to back up files anyway. Oh, and, how many people here also miss the old software, such as MS/Windows Paint Classic (before Seven)? The Seven Paint was nice, the Eleven Paint is awful (thx to Co-Creator / "Image Creator") -- and MS Paint Classic was spectacular! [Final_Edit] Somebody please tell me that "Microstuff" didn't "PATCH" something in -- again! Please give me a reason to believe they didn't do another anti-offline PATCH. Maybe I just should download and install "Win10" (yes: TEN). [/Final_Edit]
@@teksyndicate Version 3.8 31 Jul 2024 Support for latest 23H2/24H2 builds. Requred for August Windows updates! love startallback, bought it a while ago after pirating it for so long to make latest updates a breeze and support the developer. its the best for me, one app to does it all for me, seems like you needed three to do the same here? is there more with those that this doenst do?
People say that it's not so bad if you install these programs. It's like, I shouldn't need to install third party programs for a basic feature that should be built into the OS by default, and most of them have been built in by default, Windows just removed them because potatoes. There's also the problem where these programs can just stop working because of an update.
24H2 also eliminates the fake email workaround for offline accounts. In your opinion, how confident are you that the command prompt workaround will remain viable? I can definitely see MS closing that one last loophole and then attempting to eliminate local accounts completely.
I have a feeling one way or another they will remove that also. My work around if yhat happens is create a dummy email and MS account. Create the account and then once inside, create a local account? Delete the dummy account and dummy email. Sad I have to do that!
@riezexeero7392 I've done that before but I'm pretty sure if it comes to that, Microsoft will "deprecate" local accounts entirely. Definitely would push me closer to the pain point of trying any linux out.
I can't see them doing that for pro... maybe home. There are too many variables... what if a technician needs to get a system going asap for some emergency... and they have no internet... etc. This would be monumentally stupid... then again, this is Microsoft.
Ya I am tired of stuff being forced on me. AI stuff great, if you want it, select it to install or get it from the app store. Don't just have it there and all this other crap I will never use. Windows itself is bloatware. No longer do OEM's have to install junk.
Since its release in Windows XP, Zip folders has not been actively developed. The reason is the usual: Because adding features requires engineering resources, and engineering resources are limited. Furthermore, since the compression and decompression code weren’t written by anybody from Microsoft, there is no expertise in the code base, which means that debugging and making changes is a very difficult undertaking. 2003 is when active development ceased (and after the ink on the license agreement had dried) [Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName( "System.IO.Compression.FileSystem") | Out-Null [System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::CreateFromDirectory( $directory, $zipfile, [System.IO.Compression.CompressionLevel]::Optimal, $false) this script compresses the contents of a specified directory into a ZIP file with optimal compression
Truth is MS wants to be more like apple, and windows 12 will stay true to that philosophy. If the leaks are to be believed, it will look and feel like MacOS with a windows vibe. Also, apparently legacy support will also be dropped
@@AndRei-yc3ti That's the final nail in the proverbial coffin. It will take years, but once they abandon their primary advantage they've conceded defeat.
he dont like how microsoft prices are different in different countries 😂😂because for those people it is a salary of a whole month but for people in countries in 1st world it is nothing. i thought he liked when they lower the price
He just keeps doing videos on windows so he can do his windows key ads. "Please keep using windows so I can keep making money advertising keys!" (in weird Appalachian Dracula voice)
Homie just shoots straight on how to make windows usable. These walkthroughs and conversations are helpful and valuable content to many. As for OEM keys, that seems a good thing for more ppl to know about
@@KennyFlagg Usable for some does mean usable for others [we are not the same] Also, Microsoft can reserves the rights to blacklist the stolen cheap keys at any time.
Install a different launcher for your Linux desktop and tell it to do things in a certain way: fucking complicated garbage Install a different launcher for your Windows desktop and tell it to do things in a certain way: It's surprisingly good now
At least they FINALLY added the install driver button after LITERAL YEARS of not shipping wifi drivers for anything that's in new laptops. Yes, I'm salty about it, I walk normies through this shit over the phone for a living.
I hope that Linux can get 10-20% of the desktop marketshare, Apple keeps on at 30% and major developers support both platforms so that Microsoft will actually be forced to compete. They aren't adding value with this product, they are seeking to plunder their userbase who is trapped in their software ecosystem with AI slop, ads, and data collection. If they actually had to compete maybe they would focus on adding value for their users instead. That being said there is probably nothing they could do to get me back from Linux at this point.
makes me cringe that windows just created a new UI right on top of the old one (like clicking on "Show More Options" when right clicking a file). just so shoddily developed this OS
You can switch it back with Chris Titus utility tool. No install required
not only that, but they haven't ported all the options available in old menu in 3 years.
@@UlyssesM Why do that when Shift + Right-click puts you straight into that hodgepodge mess of a context menu where more mouse movement is needed, not to mention, commands added by apps are not attributable to the app itself.
they did that because there are so many apps that use the old context menu for different features. In time more apps will be updated to use the new menu
@@nathsabari97Why didn't they put only the old app options in show more options then? They did it because they were too lazy to port all the options to the new menu or integrate the old menu properly
The fact you have to install a bunch of tools on top of what the operating system comes with (that can break with just an update) in order to make it usable doesn't bode well for the future of windows…
"have to" It must be so stressful all the time being a power user.
He didn't really show why he felt those changes were necessary or what they improved exactly though. Not saying there aren't things that got improved, but he sure didn't tell us.
@@SimonVaIe Check back... he has talked about it before. But I am in the same boat, so for me:
1) OpenShell: It brings back the actually useful Start Menu and not this alphabetized list of programs. It has a setting for dropping into both the Control Panel AND Settings. You can have several of the versions of the Start Menu, and then they each are highly configurable. Since Windows 8 I have almost never opened the default Start Menu.
2) RetroBar: Don't use this one as I am on 10 and I don't need to theme outside of Dark Mode, but for people who want the classic Taskbar, especially the ability to place it on all 4 sides of your screen and don't want to hack it into the default Taskbar, and moreover since they have started adding advertracking to the default Taskbar in 11, blocking that from showing.
3) Explorer Patcher: This adds allot of features that were removed from Windows and Explorer but the code was left in the Windows OS. I don't use this because it is often broken by updates either removing those features, adding new features which breaks the program, or, as Logan demonstrated, Windows blocked the installation until he pulled the difficult hacking maneuver, and changed the file name.
4) Ear Trumpet: Not shown in this video, and supposedly has some issues in Windows 11, but I have also heard that has been fixed so Logan may want to look at it again, is an alternative to the Volume Mixer and Master Volume for all your audio devices that you can even set to replace the built in one.
An honorable mention goes to ArsClip, a free clipboard manager for when you are on a local account, SoundSwitcher, a keyboard shortcut utility for controlling your Recording and Playback devices without going into your settings, and Display Fusion, who even in the free version has allot of great utilities for Multi-Monitor Setups.
And yes I am getting tired of hacking the UI and using programs like O&O Shut Up 10!++ to protect my privacy... and that is why I am going from being a IT/Help Desk/Computer Technician on the Windows Platform and learning how to Daily Drive Linux.
@@SimonVaIe in his previous video about the making Win11 an usable operating system he explains each one in depth and what they all control.
@@Default_Defect you literally cant even open images from an iphone without installing a paid HEIC codec or finding it for free. windows is not a complete OS outside of the box.
he`s converting into dracula day by day.
He shouldnt be reviewing Windows 11 since he sounds like a hater w no class.
@@adamtajhassam9188 Speaking of haters....
@@adamtajhassam9188very weird response, especially to this joke of a comment. you sound like the hater tbh
😂😂
@@adamtajhassam9188You just hating cuz he doesn't work for Newegg 😂
can't believe they still force you to use the bypassnro workaround during setup instead of just having the button when you have no internet
Instead of a button "I don't have internet" How about a button "I DON'T want to fkn login & skip this crap button"
0:16 "fuck it, we'll do it live!"
im on win10 as long there are security updates,after that im cuting cords and go to linux for the rest of my life
Install Windows 10 LTSC, It will be supported until 2032
@@TheLongestNameICouldThinkOf will check that out,tnx for info :)
Im gonna use 10 after end of life. Windows 11 is the worst os after Vista already done.
If you can’t use Win11 how did you do with win98-Vista?
You're in for a harsh reality check when that time comes, lol
I'll stay on Windows 10 until its end of support, that day I'll end supporting Micro$oft.
It feels strange to waste so much time just to have an operating system not getting in the way of your work. The funny thing is that some weird update may break all the custom configurations you make along the way.
It stopped feeling strange to me some time ago (around the late vista era), OSs tend to be things you need to fight with. perhaps one day we can have something better but I doubt it.
@@duven60 Man, if you're still thinking OSs are something you need to fight with, you're either stuck in the past or just haven’t seen what Linux can do. Especially with distros like Arch, once you set it up your way, it stays out of your way. No forced updates when you're in the middle of something, no random pop-ups, no mysterious background processes slowing you down.
You’re not playing tug-of-war with your system on Linux; you're in control. The learning curve might seem a bit steep, but once you're past that, it's smooth sailing. Plus, no hunting for third-party bloatware to get basic stuff done. And guess what? You don’t have to 'fight' with a Linux system to keep it secure, unlike the patchwork mess Windows turns into with every update. So yeah, if you're tired of the OS being a battle, Linux is the way to go.
It’s not just ‘one day’ that we’ll have something better. That day already happened, it’s called Linux, and it’s been there all along.
@@CodeWhizbangFunny, how 90% of the videos of regular tech literate people trying Linux involve them fighting the OS or having to implement some sort of workaround to their usual workflow because Linux doesn't have the support it needs from companies. Modern windows is hot garbage but it still looks a lot easier for you to set things up than Linux
@@Invictus_Mithra Where are you pulling that 90% statistic from? Feels like you’re just making up numbers to back your point. Honestly, Linux is way easier than Windows once you know what you’re doing. The learning curve might be there at first, but so is it with Windows when you constantly deal with bloatware, forced updates, and system sluggishness. Just because you might have had issues doesn't mean it's some universal fact. Passing off personal opinion as global truth isn't exactly fair, is it?
And please, explain to me exactly how typing sudo pacman -S or sudo apt install is somehow harder than going to a random website, downloading an executable, and clicking 'Next' a million times through shady installers and unwanted toolbars. With package managers, it’s literally one command, and you’re done. If anything, Linux makes things easier once you get past the initial setup. Maybe the issue isn’t Linux, but the fact that people are too used to Windows doing things the clunky way.
@@CodeWhizbang Buddy, I was being hyperbolic when I mentioned that statistic... lots of people do that lol. I doubt you have the actual statistics for the failure rate of those trying to switch over to Linux either. Just look at most of the popular videos where people try to use Linux for like a month and you'll see most of them involve them struggling and ultimately staying on Windows. I want Linux to succeed but comparing it to the ease of use of Windows even if you have to install a few additional pieces of software to get it how you like it is just laughable
My problem with Microsoft and Windows 11 is that when it first came out they stripped every useful features out and only added more telemetry.
Now there starting to bring back some features but i think someone at Microsoft said "Hey we can give them all that back at no cost to the user i have idea RECALL" there the cost for those features we are getting back all of our computing life as telemetry.
They're*
The fact that there's a context menu, and then you click "more" and there's another - different (and old) - context menu that has some but not all of the same things - this is just ridiculous, and for some reason people still say that Linux is ugly and difficult😮
Microsoft: We want people to use the simplified and quicker new context menu mouse movement...
People who grew on the mess of the old context menu: *_WHERE THE FUDGE IS MY CONTEXT MENU!?!?!_*
Microsoft 3 secs later: ...Yet, we also gave the option to explore the context menu people are familiar with.
I've always set windows up with a throwaway microsoft account, then create a local administrator account, login to that and delete the microsoft account.
Never thought about doing that. Definitely stealing this idea
I'm using multiple DACs so I need easy access to the sound output, so for this I created a shortcut right next to Start.
Right click on desktop, new, shortcut, then write this C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:::{F2DDFC82-8F12-4CDD-B7DC-D4FE1425AA4D}
name it whatever you want, choose an icon for it
right click on the new file and choose Pin to taskbar
delete the file from desktop
This was for windows 10, don't know if still works in 11.
why cant you just click the sound icon and a list of your sound devices (your dacs would be listed)..thats two clicks and its neat and tidy and behind the sound icon?... am i missing something or are you overlooking that?
EarTrumpet is the way.....
Yes, somehow I've lost color calibration profiles :(
You have to add the icc profiles via the settings app and not the control panel way. I thought the same till I figured that out.
@@V1CT1MIZED Thank You very much. I was checking that yesterday and this option from System->Display: Colour profile, was totally missing. I only had Night Light and use HDR there :)
Now, after reading this, I went through Change advanced colour management once again, added my profiles and option for choosing them reappeared in System->Display. Now I have to rework some images that I made in between :)
11:05 They axed the Windows 10 taskbar from 24H2? Damn. I mean, I knew they'd do it eventually but not so soon.
I renamed the explorer patcher executable to something related to my company and it worked, it is stupid that Microsoft tries to not let us customize our computers with apps like explorer patcher, especially when the stock customization is bland
I wouldn't even need it if they would just make the stupid new one able to go vertical on the sides.
@@lightechoes I, too, yearn for neck / eye strain.
if you want the open shell start menu to align with retrobar automatically, just tick "align to working area" right above that option where you typed the numbers
New context menu can be replaced with the old through registry. Windows 11 almost becomes usable if you are willed spending minutes to hours fixing issues after every install and update.
I avoid messing with the registry unless there's no other way. 24h2 broke a ton of registry hacks... And they can cause issues during updates. So I use a patch or hack whenever possible instead because it's generally easier to fix if need be.
@@teksyndicate I would imagine most patches and hacks are editing those registry keys anyway. Even many Microsoft Patches often have a 'To do manually, open regedit then . . .' But, you are certainly right that it can cause issues, especially if you are not documenting 'what' you've changed.
I am back to Windows 10 for a while now, and definitely having much better experience. However, at some point down the line, I will switch to a Linux distribution again.
apparently new 24H2 gives performance boost to all AMD cpus since 5000 series till latest 9000 series
Am I the only one who like Windows 11 ? The only problem I faced is the bloatware (I don't have 24h2 , it's not public for me)
I feel you. I like the clean aesthetic, I’m just not a fan of the AI stuff being pushed into every inch
Me too
i am on windows 10 that i paid for, and i will not be changing this until a better windows 12 or 13 whatever it is comes out. i use this dolby paid app from windows store which is essential for my listening experience and my bluetooth headphones and wired speakers. that app just did not work on windows 11, and for me that was reason enough to go back to 10 and i am happy here.
There is no need to install any third part apps. Just move the start menu to the left in the tasbark settings and then go to start settings and turn everything off. Then Unpin/uninstall all the bloatware from the start menu and pin folders like we had in the windows 7 start menu. This totally works great for me only annoying thing is i can't get rid of the wording for the recommended section but it's not a huge deal.
Jeez, most useful video about windows 11. Just just showed REAL user experience (with tweaks to context & start menu). Subscribing.
Thanks for the great vid! A friend brought me his W11 laptop, all audio inputs and outputs missing. I gave him some BT ear buds that work great, but I was not able to restore his audio devices. I installed Classic Shell but it didn't work. Thanks again for your expertise!
The Bluetooth interface is terrible with windows very low quality sound!
In the pre-release of EP, they actually did implemented their own Windows 10 taskbar to Windows 11 24H2
Windows 11's biggest crime is discontinuing WSA, adding the bloat and crap, and removing the vertical taskbar. I have to use StartAllBack to get a functional start menu and taskbar again. PowerToys should be bundled with Windows from the start, that would actually be a good piece of software bundled with it.
The only positive I can say about Windows 11 is the Windows Terminal and Winget.
It made me unreasonably annoyed back when I still used windows 11, that I had dark mode on and would constantly get flash banged by bright white dialogue boxes
Well, it will be always like that with win32 programs. Only the modern (winui, uwp.. those laggy and sluggish ones) supports the dark mode natively. 🤷
@@Burnsie Then you get apps like rectify11 which would manage to theme old win32 apps correctly, but I never used them because they’d break after every update
Your eyes gotta focus somewhere.
I left my computer on overnight updating and downloading steam games. Without permission windows updated to 11 and bricked my PC. Swapped to Manjaro and haven't been happier.
I also was setting up brand new windows 10 laptop for brother's girlfriend, updates were on and it rebooted to windows 11. Microsoft hates choice with every update they make.
I was super fed up with the constant service remediation of windows update (I had this thing killed every minute because my bandwidth at the time was so low I couldn't even browse the web otherwise)... but that update breaking shit was the final straw and I TOO installed manjaro (and now running arch). Microsoft is becoming incredibly skilled at converting their life time users to linux, it's great !
Just be careful about Manjaro's really janky update policy
install gentoo instead, it's the fastest and most user friendly distro
I'm using Manjaro and fedora 😊
Still no option to make the taskbar smaller? I'm still on Windows 10 and this is one of the things holding me back.
What about the windows 11 debloater? Do you recommend it?
During Windows 11 installation select US World for your Date/Time format. This will prevent most of the apps including Microsoft Store from installing and then just set it back once Windows is running. You can install Microsoft Store after that.
Define installed during that first sentence. Those are just placeholder shortcuts of 8KB telling you that 'Hey, want this snazzy thing that you might utilize? There is a storefront for this. If you don't want, one can always remove the shortcuts, I don't mind."
This man went full Hank Hill at 6:00 🤣🤣. But seriously, i hate that i have to go through all this just to use an OS on MY own machine
Have you tried using windows server 2022? doesn't ask for microsoft account by default, doesn't have copilot, UI is like windows 10.
Windows 7 was the last good version of Windows. Now Linux is good enough and Windows is bad enough to not bother with Windows any more unless you are forced to do so.
yeah, been feelin' that way since I finally switched to windows 10 from 7 in 2021, and the entire time I was on 7 I was still dual-booting one linux distro or another as my daily driver and just using windows 7 for gaming, and STILL am only on windows 10 for gaming...not switching to 11 at End of Life, probably well before EoL I'm just turning my windows partition into Pop!_OS since my gf's hand-me-down gaming laptop she gave me runs every game I've tried flawlessly once I figured out how to get Wine presets working, and I've installed windows only games that aren't on Steam or GOG, even pirated/cracked games, and it's all working amazingly (sometimes I gotta run it in Bottles instead of Lutris, but there hasn't been one yet that just straight up doesn't work)
@@YouTubdotCub I tried rolling over to Linux a couple of weeks ago, but for 7 days to die the shadows were terrible and blocky and really off putting, so I rolled back to Windows 10. I had been on Windows 11, but with testing, I found that Linux didn't have slowness in a game I was playing at the time, and neither did Win10 when I tried that for as a what the heck. Win11 though - still had stuttering. . . Though with most games I didn't notice any issues. It was mainly just Planet Crafter after I had many things and a substantial base. Approaching it and the assets loading in just really started chugging in Win11.
I might give Linux another shot later. I like the look and feel for Pop!_OS, just wonder what it's missing with the dev team stuck on Cosmic duty. But maybe Fedora will have less issues with shadow rendering. . .
It's all the little things you need to wrestle with in Linux that builds up though, but I still occasionally try. . . 🤣
@@sociallyferal4237 Nobara 40 with NVIDIA "just werks," don't use Mint or anything Debian based for gaming. You *will* have to tweak it to get it working correctly, which you may or may not want to do..
@@sociallyferal4237 I haven't noticed problems with shadow rendering on my install of Pop, tho if you're thinking of Fedora, you could try Nobara! Nobara is a Fedora fork made by the guy responsible for Proton-GE which is probably the most used version of Proton outside of the official versions (and probably used more than the official versions outside of the most current version and the Experimental branch), and I've heard good things!
@@YouTubdotCub Yeah I can agree. Games usually work well with Wine/Proton. Most of the problems are in Windows, Mac only software, some software work, some software technically work but are buggy and then some software doesn't work at all.
But I gotta say that I'm still very impressed with how much actually works.
Temporarily disable wifi on laptops with the [FN] + functionkey oftentimes
Shift-right click also brings up full context menu first time, but I still like to restore the proper one via reg hack.
task bar location seems not that important, but i actually put it on the right side of the screen both on my w10 desktop and linux laptop. so if i were to move to w11 i would have to cope with this 100% arbitrary limitation. it's not ground breaking or lifechanging, but why? why tf, ms? looks like pure bullying - we'll force you to accept it just because we can. sickening.
RetroBar!
@@teksyndicate yeah, yeah, i understand, but it's kind of like pissing against the wind. one day you're fighting your system installing things, the next it's getting updated destroying all your efforts.
This was previously the top voted issue in the feedback hub but either their system glitched and removed a bunch of upvotes or they changed it to try to hide it as it lost lots of upvotes. However, it's slowly creeping its way up to the top again.
Press Win + F to open the feedback hub and upvote and leave a comment on it if you're ever on Windows 11, please.
how did you get rectangular corners? amazing! looks so much more elegant
One thing annoying about 24H2 over 23H2 is now you can't edit the quick access buttons that show in the Network/ volume panel. Btw, give windhawk a try. You can do some pretty nice UI tweaks using it.
does it break OPEN-SHELL (a UI interface mod allowing for win 7 theme) ?
Yes it does. Next question ?
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How do I make that? I've tried to read the official documentation on the Microsoft website and I get lost.
I LOVE THOSE DARK THEMES for Retrobar!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Also on the Control Center, I like it actually. Easy access to turn on/off Bluetooth, Wifi, etc...and I can switch audio devices now without needing to enter Control Panel. So it's not all bad. Not all change is bad my guy. 🙂
I wish I could get them to bundle the dark themes with RetroBar.
The control center might make sense for a tablet or laptop... but it's weird on a big PC.
@@teksyndicate To me when they introduced Control Center it made it a HELLA lot easier to turn off Wi-Fi or reach Network Settings without having to drill down in Settings.
Having a single button to turn off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to restart the adapter is a blessing.
Same with being able to switch audio devices. It's more so about convivence than anything else.
But still, to each their own.
I've had it for a week or two with no issues at all, bit of a performance gain even cause I'm on am5.
Haven't seen anything wrong with it.
What about explorer patcher's other windows 10 taskbar implementation?
What’s the advantage and disadvantage to an offline account or being signed in to Microsoft?
There's a few I can think of. If it's going to be an offline computer, say for a kid to do schoolwork or nanna just wants a way to play solitaire with CD music, there's potential security reasons if you want to keep an account seperate from the pc for whatever personal reasons, and the best I can think of is not having an account but prefer using windows vs other OS. Just a few off the top of my head, it's really down to preference and if you want to go through the hassles. It should be an option from the beginning
Once again I am curious to see what the Win11 LTSC version will be like. I seriously doubt corporations will put up with a Win11 "bloated and confused" edition.
I've used LTSC 2024 numerous times, switching between IoT Enterprise and regular Enterprise LTSC. The user experience is smooth, and clean. Comes with absolutely no crapware (not even Microsoft Store), only Edge, and... Nothing else.
Are you running this as a vm in your linux? If so, can you say the app(s) used?
Proxmox
The update has not reached at pc at Greece, can someone answer me if micrsofr solved the incopatbilities with programs like EaseUS Disk Copy ?
I feel so old you look less metal than when I started watching lmao
The rewrites in Rust caught my attention. In theory that could mean some interesting improvements. In theory. . ..
With the promises of a performance uplift for Ryzen on 24H2, yesterday I installed Win11, then spent most of the day undoing all of MS's bad UI decisions. I debloated, got rid of all the telemetry, and disabled the security features that make the file system feel like it's running on a layer of sludge. Now that I've gotten it useable enough to do performance testing, I came away with anywhere from +0% to +10% over Win10 depending on the game, and it's usually closer to +0% than +10%.
In full agreement that 24H2 is a lot better than prior versions of Win11. That being said, it's still a crap OS, and all the work to make the OS tolerable to use is not worth the performance uplift. If you're running Ryzen on Win10 and happy, stick with it, you aren't missing out on anything worthwhile.
This is crazy as every version ive been installing of windows 11 the OOBE hacks to disable the Microsoft account requirements are disabled. But personally i just installed the official 24H2 on my 2012 Dell Latitude, lol. It runs great.
I have never been able to understand why anybody uses open shell….
Yes those start menus looked good and were functional back in the day, but they don’t look good anymore and they are barely functional for modern computing anymore.
Who ever navigates the start bar anyway? I press the windows key and then just search for what I want.
I also prefer the central bar now, I think that’s cause I’ve always preferred the dock style design language that Mac OS and some Linux OS’s use.
It is messy that there is STILL legacy stuff in the OS though and transitioning it all over to the new design language is taking much longer then it should that I can agree with
I fully use it all the time. It's far more efficient for me... And quickly getting to the legacy menus means quickly getting stuff done. The new menus lack so many features and functions
@@teksyndicate fair enough, each to there own. Like I say I do think the way legacy stuff is still sprinkled throughout windows is really messy and it has taken them an awful long time to get to them.
Explorer Patcher now has a second, reimplemented version of the Windows 10 Taskbar due to Microsoft removing the Win10Bar's code, which apparently is why Microsoft is trying to prevent it from being used in the first place.
godmode folder, for network settings, i wonder, though, does it still work in 24h2?
remember you can always use windows for your music production and still use linux as your personal os
My work computer was force-upgraded to Windows 11 (breaking several dev tools of mine, but that’s another story) and man, it makes me appreciate all the little things from old versions of Windows.
Waiting to join a meeting at a particular time? Well too bad the clock no longer has seconds.
Opening Explorer windows? Well guess what, displaying the ribbon now takes an extra couple seconds.
Want .url links in a launcher on the taskbar? MS apparently forgot that was even a thing.
Trash OS, through and through.
Me: Watching this on first laptop while erasing Win 11 and installing Debian 12 on second laptop.
3:17 FUNFACT: I was just reinstalling Win 10 on third notebook and they put this 'feature/block' about forcing connection in some update there too so I just had to use this trick. Thank you
Good video. But what happend to your camera? You should really fix it.
i installed amd and wifi drivers during installation :D
last time i ended up disabling onboard nic in bios before even starting.
Thanks for the tip.
Okay, I'll admit this is an improvement. And as others have said, the absolute newest 'bleeding edge' build has a few more improvements. But it's still suboptimal compared to Windows 10. So I'm still sticking with Windows 10.
I think it's wild how much crap is crammed into Windows.
Everything for everyone until it isn't.
Crap installed by the end user or..?
Has anyone found if there is a new way to access "Search Active Directory" option which used to be directly in the Explorer > Network tab in Win10?
I installed the preview release today, i think it's performing better than 23H2 based on the 6 hours that I used it for.
Removed all the bloatware, though.
"Does X version of Windows suck as much as/worse than Windows Y?"
This question has literally been around since the 1990s. I ditched XP instead of jumping to the crap that was Vista. Switched to Linux instead. This video just proves that in the Windows world, some things never change.
And it's really telling when the barrier is set so low, the terminology is "sucks as bad as" instead of "is as good as."
-start menu - i would much prefer win10 with tiles in all honesty. get rid of the recommendations tab completely. just give us the option.
-paint - actually kinda interesting. lowkey i like the ai features for those who want it. more accessibility. i dont like logging into it though.
-drag and drop - should have been a thing day 1. insane to me that it took this long...
-right click menu - should have been done way better because the ui feels bad to me. more clicks for the things that you want.
-email app - yeah no thanks rofl. sticking with thunderbird
-terminal app - cool QOL stuff. easy to get into admin access
-taskbar - good improvements but where tf is the small taskbar and when will we ever have orientations!?
-Others ....
Can we talk about calendar app!? Why did they nerf it where you can't make dates or tasks or whatever it's called!?
The fact that we have to get third party apps is so damn annoying. i also just want a unified dark mode. it's taking way too long.
bypassnro doesn't always work, installed w11 on 2 laptops yesterday, one of them bypassnro worked as shown, the other wouldn't give me the no internet button no matter what I did, this is with all network adapters disabled....
was this windows 11 home?
@@teksyndicate yes. W11 home on both of them.
The world desperately needs an alternative OS.
Linux is good, but it’s just not ever going to be mainstream in the consumer/mom and pop space.
Apple? Too G*D expensive and proprietary.
If people just let go of their paranoia and nostalgia, Windows 11 is just fine.
Linux has major problems for people who use their machines as workstations (stuff like Adobe, DAWs, Microsoft Office (because macros)) and for some gamers (because rootkit anticheats can't act rootkitty enough on Linux through Proton). For your regular mom and pop, Linux is totally fine. The reason it's not popular is because usually Windows is the thing that is preinstalled on computers they buy.
Open up that shell Microsoft 😈
Wait, didn't the name change for awhile there or am I tripping?
So the OEM key deal is for any country?
Yeah. And funnily enough, the key I'm using on my PC is actually from Thailand. I checked it out
How does one get (permanent) rid of these four things: (1) Co-Creator / "Image Creator" *, (2) Recall, (3) "Bootlicker/Bitlocker", and (4) MS OneDrive * ?
* Nothing wrong with playing Chess or Reversi with Al or perhaps even discussing lightweight, beginner's-level philosophy with AI, but having AI do one's writing or graphics or other creative work , well, that's different. Oh, and, the MS OneDrive irritates me. I already have other ways to back up files anyway.
Oh, and, how many people here also miss the old software, such as MS/Windows Paint Classic (before Seven)? The Seven Paint was nice, the Eleven Paint is awful (thx to Co-Creator / "Image Creator") -- and MS Paint Classic was spectacular!
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Somebody please tell me that "Microstuff" didn't "PATCH" something in -- again! Please give me a reason to believe they didn't do another anti-offline PATCH. Maybe I just should download and install "Win10" (yes: TEN).
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Start all back works?
Kinda, but not really. 24h2 removes a lot of functionality that it relies on. Switch to open-shell or start11
@@teksyndicate A new guy took over the project and it's working flawlessly now. Very minimal application, 2mb setup.
@@teksyndicate Version 3.8 31 Jul 2024 Support for latest 23H2/24H2 builds. Requred for August Windows updates!
love startallback, bought it a while ago after pirating it for so long to make latest updates a breeze and support the developer. its the best for me, one app to does it all for me, seems like you needed three to do the same here? is there more with those that this doenst do?
The “settings” wouldn’t be so bad if it had all the functionality of the legacy settings
I'm surprised that you packed so many good things in this video. I'm on Win7 32bit.
People say that it's not so bad if you install these programs. It's like, I shouldn't need to install third party programs for a basic feature that should be built into the OS by default, and most of them have been built in by default, Windows just removed them because potatoes. There's also the problem where these programs can just stop working because of an update.
24H2 also eliminates the fake email workaround for offline accounts. In your opinion, how confident are you that the command prompt workaround will remain viable? I can definitely see MS closing that one last loophole and then attempting to eliminate local accounts completely.
I have a feeling one way or another they will remove that also. My work around if yhat happens is create a dummy email and MS account. Create the account and then once inside, create a local account? Delete the dummy account and dummy email. Sad I have to do that!
@riezexeero7392 I've done that before but I'm pretty sure if it comes to that, Microsoft will "deprecate" local accounts entirely. Definitely would push me closer to the pain point of trying any linux out.
I can't see them doing that for pro... maybe home. There are too many variables... what if a technician needs to get a system going asap for some emergency... and they have no internet... etc. This would be monumentally stupid... then again, this is Microsoft.
I wonder when Windows will get more options to personalize the whole interface and maybe simple like the playstation 3 interface.
@@boy_what_the_hell_boythen a third party software is the way to go.
Whatcha reckon ‘bout LTSC 24h2
is there any hack to get win10 default app change in win11?
I love your cat - she looks very old with all that gray hair.
But how does she sleep with you talking so close?
Ya I am tired of stuff being forced on me. AI stuff great, if you want it, select it to install or get it from the app store. Don't just have it there and all this other crap I will never use. Windows itself is bloatware. No longer do OEM's have to install junk.
For sound thingies.
Two Words: Classic Mixer
The world is full of kings and queens. That blind your eyes and steal your dreams. Yes sir, its heaven and hell. ohh well.
7zip performs significantly better than the built in utility
Good. Then I'll be happy with it and the old context menu
Yeah I like 7zip over the alternatives.
@@teksyndicateNanazip and you can use the new context menu ;)
Since its release in Windows XP, Zip folders has not been actively developed. The reason is the usual: Because adding features requires engineering resources, and engineering resources are limited. Furthermore, since the compression and decompression code weren’t written by anybody from Microsoft, there is no expertise in the code base, which means that debugging and making changes is a very difficult undertaking. 2003 is when active development ceased (and after the ink on the license agreement had dried)
[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName(
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this script compresses the contents of a specified directory into a ZIP file with optimal compression
Alright !!! Another great video. Thanks for the cool hacks, and let’s break that bit. 😂😂. 👍👍 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I'm using ARCH with KDE with a windows theme. I don't even know why I am doing it.. 🤓
Truth is MS wants to be more like apple, and windows 12 will stay true to that philosophy. If the leaks are to be believed, it will look and feel like MacOS with a windows vibe. Also, apparently legacy support will also be dropped
You mean it won't support old software?
@dabrams84 yes very likely
@@AndRei-yc3ti That's the final nail in the proverbial coffin. It will take years, but once they abandon their primary advantage they've conceded defeat.
I’ve been using win11 since 2020. It’s a pos but it’s getting better with time.
The new outlook removes rules and turns it from a compotent app into something made by fisher price.
he dont like how microsoft prices are different in different countries 😂😂because for those people it is a salary of a whole month but for people in countries in 1st world it is nothing. i thought he liked when they lower the price
He just keeps doing videos on windows so he can do his windows key ads. "Please keep using windows so I can keep making money advertising keys!" (in weird Appalachian Dracula voice)
Homie just shoots straight on how to make windows usable. These walkthroughs and conversations are helpful and valuable content to many.
As for OEM keys, that seems a good thing for more ppl to know about
@@KennyFlagg Usable for some does mean usable for others [we are not the same]
Also, Microsoft can reserves the rights to blacklist the stolen cheap keys at any time.
@@KennyFlagg Whatever floats your boat dude. The best part about tek syndicate left long ago.
Install a different launcher for your Linux desktop and tell it to do things in a certain way: fucking complicated garbage
Install a different launcher for your Windows desktop and tell it to do things in a certain way: It's surprisingly good now
I really do think that once we get a replacement for the system tray, it will be really nice.
@@teksyndicate All I want is LTSC Windows with updates to be the default Home/Pro experience again 🥲
@@MegaManNeo So ..... a Frankenstein's monster?
@@Mario583a I can't recall there being anything Frankenstein about NT2000, XP or everyone else's darling (I don't like it): 7
I hate how slow file explorer opens in windows 11.......
At least on Windows 8.1, I could move my taskbar where I wanted it to be without having to find videos like this.
At least they FINALLY added the install driver button after LITERAL YEARS of not shipping wifi drivers for anything that's in new laptops. Yes, I'm salty about it, I walk normies through this shit over the phone for a living.
I hope that Linux can get 10-20% of the desktop marketshare, Apple keeps on at 30% and major developers support both platforms so that Microsoft will actually be forced to compete. They aren't adding value with this product, they are seeking to plunder their userbase who is trapped in their software ecosystem with AI slop, ads, and data collection. If they actually had to compete maybe they would focus on adding value for their users instead.
That being said there is probably nothing they could do to get me back from Linux at this point.
Is there an equivalent shutup10 for 11?
shutup10 works.