Posted on 06/16/2021 9:56:27 AM PDT by mylife
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 11 operating system has leaked online today. After screenshots were first published at Chinese site Baidu, the entire Windows 11 OS has appeared online, complete with a new user interface, Start menu, and lots more.
The new Windows 11 user interface and Start menu look very similar to what was originally found in Windows 10X. Microsoft had been simplifying Windows for dual-screen devices, before canceling this project in favor of Windows 11. Visually, the biggest changes you’ll notice can be found along the taskbar. Microsoft has centered the app icons here, cleaned up the tray area, and included a new Start button and menu.
This updated Start menu is a simplified version of what currently exists in Windows 10, without Live Tiles. It includes pinned apps, recent files, and the ability to quickly shut down or restart Windows 11 devices. It’s really a lot more simplified than what exists in Windows 10 today.
If you don’t want the app icons and Start menu centered, there’s an option to move them all back to the left-hand side. Coupled with the dark mode that’s also available, and Windows 11 starts to look like a more refined version of Windows 10 than something dramatically new.
(Excerpt) Read more at theverge.com ...
Thank you Sir! Like Bob I will give it a shot!
this windows 10 confuser is a POS
Bob... I found the same thing for ours in the software manager. Different name... “OpenToDoList”
It goes and grabs the dependencies from KDE that it needs in the same install operation. :)
looks a little like XP, just bring that back, it worked great.
So China hacked and stole the tech already?
Plasma could be installed but that would be installing an entire desktop, hundreds of mb. Before I ran Kubuntu, I ran Linux Mint KDE which had Plasma but they discontinued it. I think 18 was the end.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=linux+mint+kde
https://techviewleo.com/how-to-install-kde-plasma-desktop-on-linux-mint/
I am curious about that too. A MS Chinese collaboration?
ok thanks Open- I’;ll check that out-
I found it as a flatpack in our software manager repository for Ubuntu/Mint. Someone has already forked it for ours too. It goes and grabs what dependencies it needs from the KDE repository in the same install. Testing it now, looks like it works. :)
labelled as “ OpenToDoList “ in our repository.
THANK YOU! :)
It’s big... lol
I scratch my head when I read posts like this. I've been using Win10 flawlessly on half a dozen computers for years. I believe you when you say you've had problems, but I wonder why it can be such a pleasant experience for some of us and so difficult for others.
I’m sure 11 will be much better... :)
I’m being sarcastic, thank you for the post. The Chinese connection would be what worried me a bit. There is a level of trust with that issue.
Does it still have the “Blue Screen of Death”, problems powering up with multiple monitors and corrupted audio?
Those problems have existed for 20 years and still haven’t been totally fixed.
thanks, ill find something compatible with mint- hopefully the one openurmind linked to will be good-
It works for me... Just big. 850 some Mb.
Probably because Microsoft is doing less testing that would expose machine or configuration specific problems. The result is upgrades that cause problems for some subset of users.
Also, some of the update techniques Microsoft uses for Windows 10 cause performance issues for some users, but not all. For example, huge amounts of disk activity after an update occurs for some users who have large numbers of files on their disks. Microsoft's update process often triggers a re-indexing of the primary hard disk. The indexer tends to use excess resources if there are large numbers of files on the disk.
If you are just using your PC to read emails, play some games, and do some office work you probably don't have that many files stored on your hard disk. But if you are doing some kinds of work you may well have 250,000 files stored, and see your machine grind to a halt whenever the indexer runs. When you get the install pushed onto your machine mid-day you might as well take the afternoon off.
Anyone ever experience the wonder that was windows millennium? It was like installing one big virus.
Do I need a vaccine passport to log on?
That makes sense. The first thing I do when I get a new computer is partition the drive. All programs then get loaded on c: and all data goes on d:. Maybe that helps with this issue.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.