Windows 11 Upgrade?

Durge Driven said:

My desktop and start menu are better then both W10 and W11 using by Open Shell, Explorer Patcher and WinAero.

Most everything "Bill" is uninstalled and I absolutely don't have ads in fact my desktop is as bare as you get . You can turn all that crap off in settings and some and more ways to customize then W10.

Even the icons and fonts are cleaner once you used to it makes W10 look really old.
W10 I used to get tired eyes on 4K, with W11 I never do.

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This is my W11 start menu as you can see every single MS folder and icon is gone.

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I also tried some W11 start menu alternatives. But in the end it's all unnecessary clutter for your system. So I came up with my own menu and it's simply better. It's a native solution, no apps needed, and with Win Pro it becomes even better.

- I made a folder c:\users\%USERPROFILE%\documents\Programs and gave the folder a different icon
- In the folder placed all shortcut files. For each shortcut > edit properties > fill in the "Comment" field with a category of your choice
- Then add the column "Comment" to the folder > then Group the folder By Comment.
- After sorting and grouping, promote the folder to a Windows Library, which makes it a one-click solution inside Explorer.exe
- OPTIONAL....finishing touch: with group policy (Win Pro !!) edit the default explorer.exe path to c:\users\%USERPROFILE%\documents\Programs. Now if you start explorer via Start-menu or via Win+E, you always start immediately in your programs list.



- My default Windows start menu is completely empty as well.
- When doing a fresh Windows installation the shortcut folder goes along with my backup. And so it automatically serves as a list of all applications that I still need to install
- Have all programs visible and can easily expand without ever needing to scroll through my app list
- Free of charge.
- Never needs updates.
- Will probably also work on Windows 17 in the year 2081

Note, too many categories can result in side scrolling which kinda defeats the purpose. So KISS.

Another nice twist on convention there but I not trying to make brownie points
Each to their own no need to debate.

I more about minimalist as obvious by comparing our explorers, mine has nothing but the drive letters.



Ever since W95 less icons less programs less clutter less registry bloat.
All the windows apps and settings I uninstall, disable makes up for anything I add.
Only time I ever see or use control panel is setting up a fresh OS, I never touch it again.
I more into streamlining fresh OS install.
I inject over 200 registry changes in a click, things like that.
I don't even use the start menu icons per say but you have to make a list 10 high or it screws with other stuff.
Main thing I like that W11 Pro looks exactly like my W10 Home, taskbar size included which you can't do without a app.

All the "window" apps I use are from older windows and free and very rarely are updated, apart from explorer patcher which auto updates in background.

If I had to use one word automation is my thing, different strokes

Anyone had clunky Cumulative lately ?
Last 2 or 3 on reboot they said issue have to restart again but sometimes they don't.

As well latest one anyone notice having blank default apps ?
Never seen this before ( that is a fresh OS + KB5055523 and everything was blank, I added VLC and picture viewer of course )

Think I will just install fresh 24H2 and put updates on permanent 4 week pause.

Also had a message from Microsoft appear in Security ... I never ! lol ?
A small grey box that listed the path of 5/6 files in some windows\image folder ?
It asked me to let them copy them.
I never took a screenshot or investigated just closed it.
Really odd how it just popped up with Security open.
Seems a bit of a coincidence basically a hour after I noticed the missing "images" below.

I know what you thinking
The dummy uninstalled "photos"
No I didn't

Do you have an actual issue we can help you with? Or are you looking for confirmation of similar behavior on other PC's? Because our systems might not have an automated OS deployment including 200 registry edits. Kinda hard to compare.

I don't need confirmation of anything thanks.
Was major fail on my end, half did a OS, went simming, came back later forgot to set system , remote, full diagnostics etc. IE: turn everything off before I went online.
That is why I got the console message.
They caught something they didn't like and asked me to " send it "
Never made that mistake before and I will never make it again, start a OS, finish it.
Probably explorer patcher which they have put on the Malware list as High Severity which is a bunch of Bill's BS.

As for the missing icons that say " Windows System Launcher" has nothing to do with my install method I don't think anyways because simply has never happened before.
Again too much of a coincidence it does this on the only OS I ever forgot to turn off all their crap before I went online. 1. Give them access. 2. Files are corrupt. 3. Get a console message from them can you send us these files... lol
Only a handful of MS edits I do in reg ...mounted devices, user shell, disable log off, switch user, remove home and gallery and change oem product name ( Asus Motherboard )
Simple things will do nothing either the other 190 are for apps and tools and sims like IMAGESPACE which keeps a list of 40 packages folders for rF2 or BeamNG which sets my data folder on fresh OS, 100 other things
I have Retail W11 Pro licenses and all software I use is registered, well used well trusted methods.

Lastly this isn't a thread where you and your mates ( you said we) determine what people do or who fix issues. lol hide of you Can we help you. lol

Start11 is very ordinary more a scam.
Open Shell, Winareo and Explorer Patcher do much better job freeware. ...imho

For all those fresh 24H2's

New VC pack has dropped.

When doing a fresh Windows OS install, it's recommended to always install all the various C++ runtimes, which is why this all-in-one pack was created. It helps to avoid problems with programs that cause error messages like "side-by-side configuration is incorrect", or "Missing MSVCRT.DLL", "VCRUNTIME140_1.dll was not found", or "MSVCP140.DLL".

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W10 - 58%
W11 - 42%

No surprise it is reverse that in Steam

FriendOfJah said:

Hi Folks,

I was just wondering how many here have upgraded (or is it updated) their PC to Windows 11? Thanks for your participation and thoughts on this topic.

Roger

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Tbh, I'd call this a DOWNGRADE
Don't think it's of any use ( but Microsoft is pushing you to do it (no more support soon for WIN10PRO). It seems to have broken my Simucube1, my Asher cabled wheel( one of them) buttons don't work anymore...
In the meantime a friend (wizzard) managed to fix most issues, but it took him two full days.Without his help, there's no way I would have managed.
I had almost the same issues when going from win7 to win10 Pro... bad Microsoft