I like Windows 11

<p>Windows 11 has been a disappointing experience for me; </p><p><br></p><p>I updated a spare machine bypassing the TMP and 8th generation Intel chip requirements; the update kept most of my default options and tweaks intact- including my own wallpaper. That is progress- the update to Win10 was not as good as that.</p><p><br></p><p>There were a few default options I had to update- a tiresome and convoluted process in comparison to Win10.</p><p> I could not move the taskbar sideways- important for me as I use 150% text size.</p><p><br></p><p>I use the same laptop for work, voluntary work, photo editing, and my own day-to-day personal use: emailing and browsing. </p><p>I am not an IT person or a programmer, just a long-time user. </p><p>I developed over the years my own file management system and storage arrangements.</p><p>Therefore, I am a heavy user of file explorer, creating updating renaming, and moving files and folders around.</p><p><br></p><p>Unfortunately, almost every routine task requires an extra ‘click’/step to do what I need to do. </p><p>The same applies to the odd occasion when I need the all-app listing on the start menu.</p><p><br></p><p>So, for me, Win11 fails in the most basic task- making it easy and flawless to use. that is "anti-progress".</p><p>Win11 is Ok for web browsing or for composing emails, but when it comes to work/productivity- at least for me-it requires more steps to accomplish the same tasks, a regressive step. </p><p><br></p><p>I know that there are tweaks available to overcome some of those faults, and maybe – though I doubt it- Microsoft would address those issues. The tweaks? none of my colleagues are computer wizards, so they would not even realise that there are ways to overcome Win11 shortcomings.</p><p>I took my Win11 loaded laptop to show to my colleagues, they attempted doing some of the work tasks on the laptop, and they were not really taken by the possibility that using Win11 means extra work time. We will not be "upgrading" to Win11 in the foreseeable future. This represents so many small to medium size offices all over the world. </p><p><br></p><p>So on the negative side- productivity impaired, inability to move the taskbar sideways, default option management let Win11 down.</p><p><br></p><p>on the positive side- Win11 did not crash, can be used for browsing and email correspondence- just like Chrome book [LOL].</p><p>the upgrade process from Win10 to 11 worked better- it kept almost all of my Win10 settings/defaults and even wallpaper choice intact.</p><p><br></p><p>indifferent: I use my own wallpaper, never took note of whether corners were rounded or not.</p><p>when I use Win11 for browsing and for email access, there is no difference between using Win10 or 11- I would not even know which system I am using had it not been for the taskbar. </p><p><br></p><p>I will keep Win11 on the spare machine, so I can use it from time to time, to see if updates and good tweaks can fix the productivity issues I mentioned. </p><p><br></p><p>Can I recommend Win11? depends on usage; for browsing and email- yes, for intensive normal office work- no. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>