This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
More info about it here: https://www.ghacks.net/2024/08/13/windows-11-start-menu-is-getting-a-new-layout-to-organize-your-apps/
I love how microsoft never learns their lessons.
Ugh, fine Microsoft. I'll finish my migration to Linux this weekend.
With more room for ads, I hope?!
i assume that's what the sidebar is for
The sidebar looks like it's dedicated to phone access?
it is, that was just me trying to be funny
My bad, I got whooshed
"Why are you using Firefox? Didn't you know edge is better?
Are you sure you don't want to try edge?
I'll fuckin murder you if you don't launch edge right now. "
-windows these days.
What the fuck is the point of the start button in the middle? Like, did they forget why the space to the right of it even exists.
i keep forgetting it's in the middle by default. first thing i did was change the setting to put it back on the left corner.
well they essentially copied the Mac dock for no reason. The icons will still go to the right of start but overall the elements will be centered.
Looks even worse than the one they had before
Every update with these new UI changes seems to increase empty wasted space each time
And create more steps to get places.
I was worried this was going to be a problem when I bought new Windows 11 laptops for my octogenerian parents to use. Fortunately, it turns out they never even knew how to use the start menu on earlier versions of Windows - they always just used the desktop or toolbar shortcuts I had set up for them. "The more things change, the more they never were in the first place".
Thanks, I hate it
Had to spin up a virtual windows machine the other day and was just honestly appalled at how bad the desktop experience is these days
Looks like someone at Microsoft saw someone's iPad and went "That's what we need! Icons in boxes that need an extra click to be used!" and their MBA boss figures they'll get a bonus for "increasing user engagement" by making everything take two actions instead of one now.
Sigh.
I love how modern UI = eating up as much space as possible, while displaying as little information as possible. Glad I can watch this shitshow from afar.
bunch of fucking interface designers so deep into their shit that they're forcing everyone to chase the UX meta and play ranked competitive UI when 90% of everyone is just trying to be casuals and play what they're accustomed to so they can unwind at the end of the day
"yes well you see moving every interface element on your computer to a totally new location results in a 0.0001% improvement in the average user's workflow, therefore: bite the pillow, changes are coming, we're the experts you dumb schlubs!"
Why do they keep changing the thing? Linux mint Cinnamon desktop has kept the same look and I appreciate that.
and why do they keep making it as actively shitty as they possibly can?
like, I get it, there was room for improvement back when it was just 'good'. they filled all that room with crap.
the good things about crap, though? nitrogen, phosphorous.
New manager need to prove themselves -> can't do that by small improvements -> dreams up major changes -> gets promoted -> repeat
Is my guess
Not sure when it started, but I've already noticed some Start Menu fuckery with just the 'Sign Out' portion. I believe you previously just clicked on your profile picture/name and the options for signing out were right there. They've "helpfully" hidden those options now beneath a ••• menu for no apparent reason. I was a little aggravated when I first noticed it because it seemingly changed out of nowhere. Not a huge change, but it requires one more click to do now.
the changes in windows since 7 are a master class in UX design, as long as you remember it's a negative.
Clearly they learned nothing from windows 8...
Interesting design but I've literally never used the start menu for the past 5 years I think. I only ever press the windows key and then type the name of the app I need.
