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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.
After Microsoft Edge decided to import all my chrome passwords and data I decided to get rid of windows as much as possible.
Cool, will this one work, or will it still go unresponsive and/or fail to find the app called the exact thing you typed?
it only changes the look, not how search works, unfortunately for windows users
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.
Not even that,I have like 5-10 programs I use regularly and I have those pinned. Only knew they changed that thing due to postings here on Lemmy.
Clearly they learned nothing from windows 8...
Another 500k lines of new code? Yay more bloat!
Every update with these new UI changes seems to increase empty wasted space each time
It's not as bad as people here are making it out to be. It actually might even be an improvement. It's only for the all apps tab, and it organizes apps by their purpose, and you don't have to click the folder to expand it and then click the icon, as you can just click the icon and it will launch it. I've been using Windows 11 since it came out, and the all apps tab is something I have barely ever used. All my important stuff is neatly organized in one single tab of my home star menu screen, and anything that is not there I'll just look it up with search.
They want to be as sleek as apple but it comes off as an old man trying to be hip
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.
This is a new layout for the "all apps" section. It is toggle able, so if you don't like it you don't need to use it. I will give it a try but I don't often go into all apps anyway.
So much negativity here.
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.
Ugh, fine Microsoft. I'll finish my migration to Linux this weekend.
