[dayglored]

Personally I still prefer what's called the "Windows 2000 Classic" desktop:

• classic Start Menu
• classic Task Bar
• ability to pack lots of information onto the screen (not all the empty whitespace that makes sense on a cellphone but not on a computer monitor)
• absence of pop-ups: notifications, widgets, banners, assorted crapola

But I'm a Luddite -- I just want to get some work done, not play with a desktop computer that thinks it's a misbegotten hybrid of a cell phone and a video game.

I figure on giving Win11 a wide berth. I've accepted Win10 because my dayjob requires it. But Win11, in my opinion, won't be ready for real use for at least a year at the rate they're going.

[Bikkuri]

"absence of pop-ups: notifications, widgets, banners, assorted crapola"

😁

[Carriage Hill]

Personally I still prefer what’s called Win-7 Pro x64.

[bgill]

Not joking, I want XP back.

[newfreep]

Updated to Win11 on Weds after opening screen gave me an ultimatum - update now or stay with Win10...or so it seemed.

After updating (relatively painless and fast) and cleaning out some of the crap, I have noticed both the browser and apps are running noticeably faster.

My only gripe is uninstalling “Widgets” - truly a useless and very annoying addition. I have removed it from the taskbar but would like to completely uninstall that garbage without going into the registry.

Aesthetics are similar to Win10 - not much different.

Overall, considering the minuses, a slight improvement over Win10.