Doctor_Fruitbat posted:

https://ahaan.co.uk/article/top_stories/google-play-store-windows-11-install

Try this if you want to install the Google Play Store. App performance is pretty spotty at the moment, but it's cool to see things appear in the start menu as native apps. That said, if you wanted to install things that have an equivalent website like Twitch, Facebook, etc then just use the install as app feature in Edge, there no reason to mess around with Android for those.

Chumbawumba4ever97 posted:

I was able to install Windows 11 fresh on an old ThinkPad t420 and it seems to be working okay.

Winaero tweaker seems to be fixing all of the annoyances I have with 11 except one. Is there any way to re enable desktop peek? I'm talking about when you hover your mouse over the bottom right portion of the Taskbar and it shows you your desktop without actually minimizing anything. It's been there since I think Vista and is still in 10. Any way to get it back in 11? Google is giving me nothing.

Fame Douglas posted:

Not really, having to individually open every subsetting instead of being able to scroll down is very annoying when setting up a new system.

Fame Douglas posted:

They absolutely didn't consolidate everything, it's still a mess of old and new control panel.

And having everything in Bluetooth & devices, for example, broken out into separate items instead of a list I can quickly scroll through makes finding some settings way more annoying than it used to be in Windows 10.

Deviant posted:

Well, I've loosely followed this thread, but I'm due to install a new SSD for primary boot drive anyway, so maybe it's win 11 time.

Any must-knows that I might not have seen? Looks like StartAllBack is good, but 5 bucks?

Less Fat Luke posted:

I don't understand this new UI right-click menu in Windows Explorer - like none of the options I want are in there, I have to click "Show More Options" almost every time. Also I used to be able to activate the menu options with the keyboard shortcuts (w for new, then f for folder) but the new pre-menu doesn't have those lol.

hooah posted:

I installed 11 shortly after the general release and it's been fine for me. I don't have StartAllBack or anything like that installed. Just moved the start button to the left side of the taskbar and went about my business.

WattsvilleBlues posted:

Maybe not the thread for this problem but I'll ask anyway. I have a 900Mbps/110Mbps down/up internet connection. Yesterday I randomly did a speed check from my desktop PC that's got a wired connection and I'm only getting 90Mbps down and up.

I've reinstalled the LAN drivers and updated all my chipset drivers and it's made no difference. I did a speed test from my Xbox (also wired) and it's getting full speed so it's not my router or connection to the exchange..

It's awkward to test the wired connection in this room on another device, but it's doable. Any other software diagnostics I could try? Running latest version of Windows 11.

Rinkles posted:

Isn't it 1000x times slower for you than Everything? I don't mean recently installed apps or frequently used folders. If I need to find a random file I've never touched, Everything will have it in milliseconds. Windows search will take ages if at all to locate it, and this is after full "enhanced" indexing.

~Coxy posted:

I simply can't believe this. Windows search won't even find various programs that I have installed.

Everything is mandatory if you're a professional computer toucher.

Rinkles posted:

can you change the location of windows notifications in windows 11? it's permanently in the bottom right corner in win 10.

DerekSmartymans posted:

Nobody is saying they are trashing their Win11 machines because it’s a different click-space, it sounded like a fellow user confused about a design change from (at least) twenty years of preceding versions for no apparent reason and to no “gain.” Even when the Live Tiles were instituted, there was an option to flick a button to make it more like it was from ‘95 till then. Like I said months ago, you shouldn’t have to dig into the fuckin’ registry or pay for third-party software to “restore” use of an OS upgrade…I have zero trouble with them trying new things, but moving task-manager from taskbar to Start button is not an “innovation.” It smacks of change-for-change’s-sake that has nothing to do with UI settings and more of padding a checklist counter. It doesn’t improve anything, and there is no way offered in the OS itself to “repair” it for any (and multiple) users. Hell, make Win10 settings “DLC” and charge me $10 for a radio button. Hell, I paid Stardock to make wallpaper slideshows a thing 18 years ago and if I want to only forever tile a flying toaster.bmp for background the option is still there in settings! Why not mix-n-match options to tweak the new GUI for the users who actually do care, just like every new version since ‘98 allowed you to do available in the Settings?

Canine Blues Arooo posted:

It's very interesting to see conversations about Operating System UX. I love to nerd out about software UX and something I love to see when trying to figure out what works with feature-rich software is not just if something works, but how it works. If you talk to an audience working with creative software, they are very likely to consider that there way may not be the only way, and will frequently make attempts to understand how other people use this software to accomplish and similar or identical task. The end result is that there is this feedback loop that strongly supports multiple entry points and paths, and that removing them is generally considered a bad thing, for better or worse. Even software that has a VERY strong vision for workflow (Reason comes to mind) will be slow to remove or change the crit path of workflows because the feedback will trend to negative.

When it comes specifically to Operating Systems, that all evaporates. Part of this is because the audience is now, 'everyone' and not just professionals. Not only is there no consideration for a different workflow, but an almost aggressive stance taken of, 'Well, you can do it this one way, so I don't see what the problem is here'. Trying to convince people that disparate ways of interfacing with the same functionality is probably a good idea as your software grows in features and complexity is kind of a hot take in these circles. The end result is the feedback loop gets inverted and this complex software ends up adding more features with fewer options and entry points. It makes little sense to me and I place a lot of blame on that as to why Windows requires an ever-growing block of third party software to make it do what it could 20 years ago.

owls or something posted:

You'll get used to any changes and after 20 years you'll forget you ever hated it.

Agoat posted:

The visuals are really nice. It feels modern, where I was getting a little too used to Win10. Setting up Spotify and Steam to match the Win11 visual style has been fun, too.

Powershell and CMD are really easy to get to, as well. I don't often need these programs, though.

Overall, it's been really nice.

Question for everyone: Does Windows 11 fix the issues with dual monitors w/ different refresh rates? I used to have this problem where if anything was working on my 60 hz monitor my 144 hz monitor would lower it's refresh rate to match. Wasn't really ideal for streaming, etc.

frajaq posted:

im literally ready to build a fresh new PC soonish, is there a way to get this for free legit

asking for a friend

or maybe dont bother and just stick to Windows 10????

BaldDwarfOnPCP posted:

BaldDwarfOnPCP posted:

Unsinkabear posted:

When I try this, the Us do nothing

CaptainSarcastic posted:

It's been a little while, and I intend this as an honest question, but what are the reasons I should consider updating my Windows 10 install to Windows 11?

Windows is pretty much only used for gaming on this machine, which is currently running a Ryzen 3600X and Nvidia 3080 12GB. I've poo poo-talked Windows 11 in this thread in the past, but I figure it's been out long enough to check in again. Are there more compelling reasons to "upgrade" from 10 than there used to be, or is it still relatively pointless?

CaptainSarcastic posted:

I spend most of my time in Linux, and have run dual-boots for at least 20 years. Having both Linux and Windows installed is normal for me, and it would feel weird not to do that. I've messed around with gaming in Linux and it is impressive now, but one sticking point is that my Steam library is huge and on an NTFS drive, which Steam on Linux doesn't like. If push came to shove I could go all Linux all the time, but having Windows as a game platform is how I've done things for years.

I'll suffer through Windows 11 when and if I have to, much like I did for Windows 8. Since I have until 2025 to worry about replacing my Windows 10 install I don't feel a lot of time pressure.

I am thinking of getting a laptop in the near future to replace my out-of-support Chromebook, and want another 2-in-1, so it is possible I'll end up spending time in Windows 11 depending on what I end up getting, but that would indeed be a touchscreen-oriented machine.

Sickening posted:

the passive aggressiveness is

Pvt. Parts posted:

Ok I need a sanity check on on this because holy poo poo is it just me or does Windows 11 sometimes hang briefly doing the most basic things? Opening the Start menu and starting to type is a common one. Another is if I'm opening a program, just about any heavy duty-ish one, the disk usage will spike to 100% and the (therefore?) the rest of the system will become much less responsive. I have a 12700KF, NVME SSD and a 3080, how is any of this excusable?

Klyith posted:

So personally I would write off small problems like this to "windows 11 is still less than 1 year old". If your start menu isn't responsive the first thing to do is disable bing so your start menu isn't loading ads web results.