Poll: Windows 11 - Love it or Hate It?

kmcnulty11 · Nov 21, 2021

Techies who get borard and like to make changes base on how they you the system.. should probably talk to more users. I'm not sure if they do. I always go with the upgrade because I know they will eventually make it mandatory. There are a few nice bells and whistles and I'll get use to the changes but the task bar issues cuts into how people organize there day. Mouse over to the icon then this large field of windows opens (small - can really ready the type - and if you have 7 word does open, for example they all look the same. We are a pubishing company with writers and editors - and liked that feature in W 10.

BunnyJ · Nov 21, 2021

kmcnulty11 said:
Techies who get borard and like to make changes base on how they you the system.. should probably talk to more users. I'm not sure if they do. I always go with the upgrade because I know they will eventually make it mandatory. There are a few nice bells and whistles and I'll get use to the changes but the task bar issues cuts into how people organize there day. Mouse over to the icon then this large field of windows opens (small - can really ready the type - and if you have 7 word does open, for example they all look the same. We are a pubishing company with writers and editors - and liked that feature in W 10.

As I said.. you still can use 10.

SlicEnDicE · Nov 21, 2021

lol, I never use the tasksbar for anything and barely even use the Start Menu. Same goes for the right click context menus.

Ever since Windows 8 got released, I've been learning to use kb shortcuts for everything. It's paying off now since I don't have to wonder after every major upgrade of Windows, "Where da heck did that thing go?!"

AddRAM · Nov 22, 2021

Love it

Gary998812 · Nov 22, 2021

I like it, but I don't love it or hate it, so the poll doesn't offer me any accurate answer.

Stigg · Nov 23, 2021

BunnyJ · Nov 24, 2021

Stigg said:

Good thing I have him blocked on YouTube.

kado897 · Nov 24, 2021

BunnyJ said:
Good thing I have him blocked on YouTube

He's trying Linux for a month atm and not having an easy time of it.

BunnyJ · Nov 24, 2021

kado897 said:
He's trying Linux for a month atm and not having an easy time of it.

Really? Why am I not shocked. I don't take him serious to start with and I question is ability to use anything.

kado897 · Nov 24, 2021

BunnyJ said:
Really? Why am I not shocked. I don't take him serious to start with and I question is ability to use anything.

It's good for a laugh.

BunnyJ · Nov 24, 2021

kado897 said:
It's good for a laugh.

For one or two times after that he becomes annoying.

SlicEnDicE · Nov 24, 2021

Don't mock Linus, he's got some fairly good points. I watched that Windows 11 video, and he's not wrong.

BunnyJ · Nov 24, 2021

SlicEnDicE said:
Don't mock Linus, he's got some fairly good points. I watched that Windows 11 video, and he's not wrong.

I don't take him serious, never have and never will

OldMainframeGuy · Nov 24, 2021

For weeks I could have been able to upgrade to Windows 11 but that changed recently to "we're checking for problems". Presumably this is blocking it:

Microsoft and Oracle have found a compatibility issue between VirtualBox and Windows 11, when Hyper-V or Windows Hypervisor is installed. You might be unable to start Virtual machines (VMs) and you might receive an error.

The article references an Oracle ticket to follow to check the status of the issue:

Ticket #20536 (closed defect: fixed)

No VM will start on Windows 11 host => fixed in 6.1.28

So Microsoft says it's broken and Oracle says it's fixed. I'm running 6.1.28...we'll see how long it takes for this to get resolved.

kado897 · Nov 24, 2021

OldMainframeGuy said:
For weeks I could have been able to upgrade to Windows 11 but that changed recently to "we're checking for problems". Presumably this is blocking it:

Microsoft and Oracle have found a compatibility issue between VirtualBox and Windows 11, when Hyper-V or Windows Hypervisor is installed. You might be unable to start Virtual machines (VMs) and you might receive an error.

The article references an Oracle ticket to follow to check the status of the issue:

Ticket #20536 (closed defect: fixed)
No VM will start on Windows 11 host => fixed in 6.1.28

So Microsoft says it's broken and Oracle says it's fixed. I'm running 6.1.28...we'll see how long it takes for this to get resolved.

Can't see anything on the changelog for 6.1.28 and in 6.1.30 released this week it only mentions W10. Changelog-6.1 – Oracle VM VirtualBox

NavyLCDR · Nov 24, 2021

Windows 95 - loved it. Huge improvement from Windows 3.1 and NT 4.
Windows 98 - meh.
Windows 2000 - again, loved it! Huge improvement over Windows 95.
Windows Me - was that really a new OS or a failed attempt to create something new?
Windows XP - another meh.
Windows Vista - again, was that really a new OS or a failed attempt?
Windows 7 - another great leap forward, loved it!
Windows 8 and especially 8.1 - probably the most horrid OS that Microsoft has ever produced! Hated it.
Windows 10 - a big improvement from Windows 7. A lot of people hated how MS rolled it out.
Windows 11 - not much more than a redesign of Windows 10, but I like the changes.

Just my humble opinion from foggy memories of OSes long, long ago. I was a beta tester for Windows 95 back when you had to have a second phone line because each new version of Windows 95 took about 12 hours to download via modem.

BunnyJ · Nov 24, 2021

Honestly., as long as I can run my apps/software the OS is just fine. Like the Marines.. I just make do

kado897 · Nov 24, 2021

NavyLCDR said:
Windows 95 - loved it. Huge improvement from Windows 3.1 and NT 4.
Windows 98 - meh.
Windows 2000 - again, loved it! Huge improvement over Windows 95.
Windows Me - was that really a new OS or a failed attempt to create something new?
Windows XP - another meh.
Windows Vista - again, was that really a new OS or a failed attempt?
Windows 7 - another great leap forward, loved it!
Windows 8 and especially 8.1 - probably the most horrid OS that Microsoft has ever produced! Hated it.
Windows 10 - a big improvement from Windows 7. A lot of people hated how MS rolled it out.
Windows 11 - not much more than a redesign of Windows 10, but I like the changes.

Just my humble opinion from foggy memories of OSes long, long ago. I was a beta tester for Windows 95 back when you had to have a second phone line because each new version of Windows 95 took about 12 hours to download via modem.

Never used 2000, ME or Vista, I thought XP was ok but agree on the others.

Bree · Nov 24, 2021

BunnyJ said:
Honestly., as long as I can run my apps/software the OS is just fine.

That is the one thing I've found to work well. All my apps, however long in the tooth, work just as they did in 10. Some thing in 11 I like (the Settings app), some thing I'm neutral about (Start menu: I had about 18 small tiles for my most used apps in 10, I now have the same apps as icons) and some of the extra click for context menus I dislike. My biggest bug-bear is the lack of drag and drop to an app running on the taskbar, but rumour has it that it may return.

On balance I like more in 11 than I dislike, so I'm keeping it. It's certainly been the most stable new release I've seen.

BunnyJ · Nov 24, 2021

Bree said:
That is the one thing I've found to work well. All my apps, however long in the tooth, work just as they did in 10. Some thing in 11 I like (the Settings app), some thing I'm neutral about (Start menu: I had about 18 small tiles for my most used apps in 10, I now have the same apps as icons) and some of the extra click for context menus I dislike). My biggest bug-bear is the lack of drag and drop to an app running on the taskbar, but rumour has it that it may return.

On balance I like more in 11 than I dislike, so I'm keeping it. It's certainly been the most stable new release I've seen.

I wish I could have categories for the start menu just as in 10. Other than that I like 11.