Windows 11

[granz]

"Sure, we'll take your money!" 

[Chris Savage]

"Sure, we'll take your money!" 

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[Chris Savage]

Immediately the new desktop started adding folder and copying documents and photos, etc from the laptop, even though we specified setting it up as a new PC. It turns out (and this is where I am pissed) that if you're using the same Microsoft account on more than one PC, Windows 11 tries to synchronize them all!!! Prior to this, you would have to manually set up which things were synchronized. What a mess it was trying to not only STOP that, but clean up the mess afterward.

This seemed relevant somehow.

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[Chris Savage]

I wish I could say that's what I had. As luck goes, it was anything but good.

This too!

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[JKnightandKARR]

I wish I could say that's what I had. As luck goes, it was anything but good.

This too!

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Ok both of those are funny, and the first one is true. Lol

[Chris Savage]

As I have been restoring my documents and installing newer version of apps on Windows 11, I have noted a great many bugs and performance issues that leave me very disheartened about Windows 11. And the bugs occur in so many of their flagship apps like Microsoft 365. It's really made restoring some of my data tedious and a nightmare. Especially when it comes to Outlook.

For years I was able to simply import my Outlook .pst file into the next version of Outlook. This time around it was very convoluted, took me several hours to accomplish, and left me wondering if it was even worth it. It would not import my files directly into 365, but rather had me import them into "Classic" Outlook (pre-installed) and then ported them from there. But it took several tries to get everything and created numerous copies / clones of folders, not to mention errors during the import.

The interface frequently glitches in such a way that buttons and other graphical elements look like squares and you can't tell what that button is when that happens. Also, no matter which account / folder I am in, the taskbar icon says the name of a random folder and never updates. This also happens with the newer tabbed Microsoft Explorer. No matter which tab I am working with, the taskbar icon seems to be a random one from the list of tabs.

[granz]

And, yet another Hack-A-Day article on how to fix Micro$oft's screwups:
Automatically Remove AI Features From Windows 11 (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/18/automatically-remove-ai-features-from-windows-11/.)

It seems that there are more articles on how to fix M$ stupidity than any previous version of any other M$ product.

[Chris Savage]

It seems that there are more articles on how to fix M$ stupidity than any previous version of any other M$ product.

Whenever I go into a business and the service person is complaining and apologizing to me for their computer being slow and / or crashing / hanging up, I always ask if it's running Windows. I always get a firm, YES, at which I reply, I understand. Take your time. There's nothing you can do about those issues.

They always appreciate the understanding and patience. I tell them, I ran a computer shop for many years. I'm used to it.

[granz]

Whenever I go into a business and the service person is complaining and apologizing to me for their computer being slow and / or crashing / hanging up, I always ask if it's running Windows.

When I get to this kind of situation, I tell them that I am (was) in IT, and ask them: "do you know what people in my field call this?" They will say,"no." Then I tell them that "we call it job security." It usually brings a smile to their face, and eases the tension a bit.