IT House April 29 news, Win11 has been released for more than half a year, but so far people are still mixed reviews of it, and many people have a poor evaluation of this operating system.
So why do people hate Win11 so much? Judging from the voices of major communities and feedback centers, the main reason is the lack of functions that many netizens think are useful and Microsoft has been working unnecessary functions and updates before, especially the newly added hardware limitations.
In addition, another problem with Windows 11 is that the fun, interactive Start Menu in Win10 has disappeared and has been replaced by a static Start Menu for Windows 10X and Android-like ones. Users think it's lost the soul of Windows 7 or Windows 10, and it doesn't bring any personalized features.
Simply put, the Windows 11 Start Menu interface is just a simple collection of icons, and it's randomly fixed by default, but there's a list of recommended activities that include your most recent files or documents.
Of course, you can find the app you want through the search box at the top of the Start menu or All apps, and you can change the order of the icons, add or remove apps, but that's it.
Microsoft officials said that Windows 11 does not allow you to change the size and alignment of the Start menu, as this will break the "flow /coherence" of the Win11 interface.
In addition, Microsoft is now sending emails to Win11 Insiders reminding them that the new Start Menu was built based on previous user feedback.
In the email titled "How We Built Start," he wrote: "Windows 11's Start menu revolves around 'you.' We rely on "you" feedback to guide us forward." The email also contained a link to a video posted a year ago. I'm afraid that if it weren't for Microsoft's newsletter, most people wouldn't have noticed it to this day.
"The process of designing (the start menu) is based on research [we have with the user]. Understanding (the user) is a challenging thing. You have a design problem, but there are always blind spots there. It's really easy to design something you love, but that doesn't necessarily mean it works for everyone," Microsoft explains.
Microsoft said it listened to feedback from users and did a lot of research on issues such as "should be left to center." , "Should there be a search box and start?", "Do you want to design a list of all apps?"
After fully considering these issues, Microsoft says it brings all of this together through the search bar, documentation, and your app to create a familiar "getting started" experience.
"Microsoft designers design products that fit our ideas, which gives us a lot of confidence that we're on the right path and are building products that people really love," Microsoft said.
Users disagree with Microsoft's claim about the Start Menu
However, many users disagreed with this statement, and most criticized Microsoft in the comments for developing a boring Start Menu without any customization options, which was really annoying.
"Windows 10's Start Menu is incredible because it offers so many possibilities where you can resize and group icons, set width and height, and choose the number of icons in the menu, which can speed up my work. Win11's start menu is very limited, and I'm really going to get angry. ”
Another user echoed the above points, adding that consumers simply want "the ability to personalize."
"Windows 10's Start Menu isn't the best design, but at least you can personalize it more and adjust it as needed. Now you have an app drawer that looks like a mobile device, so you can only pin apps. however... What's the point of making an entire menu for a widget? A frustrated Windows 11 user complained.
"Give us more options and don't always just delete them or change what users want or don't want."