Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken

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I don't know if it's related but I've had severe issues with Bluetooth connectivity. I can't get my speakers or wireless buds to work even if it says I'm connected. No sound no matter what I do. It worked perfectly fine a week ago and now it's complete shit. I fucking hate Windows.
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I had that problem a couple of days ago. Bluetooth always worked fine and then suddenly no sound whatsoever even though according to Windows sound was playing and everything was hunky dory. Took me 2 hours of tinkering, deleting Bluetooth devices, deleting drivers, changing headphones and bluethooth adapters when I suddenly got an error message. I repaired my headphones and suddenly everything worked again.
 
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kruis said:
WTF ... :messenger_hushed: Windows was in a much better shape when MS only hired people like Dave Plummer ...

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Yeah, that was before switching to contractors with maximum 18 months contract duration, DEI, firing QA and AI everywhere.

I am kind of afraid Apple will go this route next year once Tim Apple is gone.
 
I have noticed that Win11 acts kind of jankey at times. Especially, windows explorer.

I also had a weird thing where it lost my account one time.
 
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Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click menus. Microsoft recently rolled out a fix to improve responsiveness, but early reports suggest it introduces new problems without addressing the original issues.
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Microsoft's solution for the sluggish Windows 11 File Explorer is more of a workaround than a proper fix. To boost response times, the OS now preloads the app into system memory at every startup. The update rolled out last week as part of Windows 11 Preview Build 26220.7271 (KB5070307).
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However, the update has reportedly failed to resolve the underlying issue, with File Explorer still considerably slower than its Windows 10 counterpart. Tests by Windows Latest show that preloading the app doubles RAM usage without noticeably improving performance.
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The report notes that the supposed fix raises File Explorer's memory usage from 35MB to 67MB, yet the performance gain is barely noticeable in real-world use. Folder navigation and right-click context menus remain just as sluggish as before, and the increased RAM consumption could impact overall system performance, particularly on lower-end devices.
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The sheer level of incompetence...
 
So far all my Win11 PCs seem to work fine, even the unsupported ones, just like Win10 before and upgrading was a smooth process, unlike some Linux upgrades. Going from V12 to currently 24 required twice fresh installs and the last time some manual apt fiddling since the upgrade process got stuck and instead of just executing the required commands you have to strg alt F3 into tty to see anything and then proceed/ unlock the corrupted gui again. Adjusting brightness stopped working with V14 and the trackpad also lost the scroll functionality ever since. just anecdotal of course, but generally had less problems with Win.
 
Still can't for the life of me figure out how to disable the login screen after the 25H2 update. I'm back to having to manually sign in every time I boot and that's a detriment to my kids using the computer.
 
CentralScrutinizer said:
Still can't for the life of me figure out how to disable the login screen after the 25H2 update. I'm back to having to manually sign in every time I boot and that's a detriment to my kids using the computer.
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Switch to local account in settings (with blank password)?

To switch to a local account in Windows 11, go to Settings > Accounts > Your info and click "Sign in with a local account instead." You will need to enter your Microsoft account password or PIN to verify your identity, then create a new username, password, and hint for your local account before signing out to complete the switch.
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This have to be some sort of DEI plus this push to AI.

Impossible to have this kinda of incompetence at large scale. Is kinda out of control.
 
I use a Portuguese (PT-PT) keyboard. But I use Windows and programs with the English language interface, because most translations in Windows, programs and sites are crap and barely intelligible.
This has never been a problem for me, for a couple of decades. I just install the PT-PT keyboard and remove the English ones.
But in the past week, for some reason, Windows has decided to constantly change my keyboard. Worst yet, the EN keyboard does not show up in the language options, so now I can't remove it.
This is very annoying, because several keys are different in a EN and in an PT layout.
Trying to fix the problem and I found other people complaining of this issue as well.
So I had to dig into the registry, delete keys and add new ones. Which implies the risk of messing up one of the most import parts of the OS.
But even that, once in a while, Windows would revert back and the same bug would appear.
Eventually, I was able to fix it. Hopefully for good.
But Windows 11 is such a freacking mess.
 
The worst thing about a windows update is the windows update itself.

Never had one single PC in the last 10 years that didn't mini stall (or mega when we are taking about HDD) when the windows update + windows defender begin to work their magic together. HDD, SSD, or NVMe. It doesn't matter.
 
Fake said:
This have to be some sort of DEI plus this push to AI.

Impossible to have this kinda of incompetence at large scale. Is kinda out of control.
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It has nothing to do with DEI, it's called corporate fucking cheapskates getting tens of millions so they can give us inferior products made by basically free labor.
 
Fake said:
This have to be some sort of DEI plus this push to AI.

Impossible to have this kinda of incompetence at large scale. Is kinda out of control.
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It's all AI, Microsofts current CEO has an extreme hard on for AI being incorporated into every part of Windows and all MS products, he even went on record recently questioning that he doesn't understand why people dislike AI and how they're using it.

They've been using AI to help with coding for a few months now and we've been seeing Windows 11 just fucking keelhaul itself since.
 
Sethbacca said:
It has nothing to do with DEI, it's called corporate fucking cheapskates getting tens of millions so they can give us inferior products made by basically free labor.
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Yes, can be DEI, because Windows 11 get those problems before AI was introduced.
 
I was assured by a gaffer that windows 11 is perfect though and it has no issues.

to quote, "they've never had any problems".
 
Big update yesterday on a Monday that must have been important that it couldn't wait for the usual Tuesday. Don't know what it did.
Windows does things on it's own so much that I don't think I have any control over my PC anymore. :(
 
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It's worth browsing through the Microsoft design blog to see what they're excited and thinking about.

It's clear that they're not asking if AI should be embedded into an OS, they're just trying to figure out how. The paradigm shift to me would warrant a full branch, because this touches everything. Build whatever "Agentic" OS but make it something other than Windows. But they've already decided not to do that, Windows is gone and AI Windows is coming soon.
 
YCoCg said:
I mean both can be right in a way, things got slightly worse under DEI but things have got fucking abysmal under AI coding.
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Yes, we can much agree in that.

I used early Windows 8 and early Windows 10, but nothing is get close to Windows 11.
 
Windows has been acting weird lately for me. I will open Chrome and all of a sudden it will open up Edge for some reason. Also the icons I have on my main screen will sometimes be spread really far apart and I cannot get them close together (I like to keep them all on the left side of my screen) then the next time I turn on the PC, they're all back in place on the left close to each other like I originally had them. But apparently AI is the future and what we need... Just imagine what the next Xbox console will be like. Fuck me drunk it ain't going to be good.
 
Magic Carpet said:
Big update yesterday on a Monday that must have been important that it couldn't wait for the usual Tuesday. Don't know what it did.
Windows does things on it's own so much that I don't think I have any control over my PC anymore. :(
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This was an optional install and would have only downloaded on your system if you told it to through your Windows Update settings.

KB5070311 is an optional update. It'll not download or install automatically unless you turn on the toggle that says "Get the latest updates as soon as they're possible…" on the Windows Update page. This update is titled "2025-11 Preview Update (KB5070311) (26200.7309)."
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MacReady13 said:
Windows has been acting weird lately for me. I will open Chrome and all of a sudden it will open up Edge for some reason. Also the icons I have on my main screen will sometimes be spread really far apart and I cannot get them close together (I like to keep them all on the left side of my screen) then the next time I turn on the PC, they're all back in place on the left close to each other like I originally had them. But apparently AI is the future and what we need... Just imagine what the next Xbox console will be like. Fuck me drunk it ain't going to be good.
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Probably MS IA thinks you should use MS browser instead that filthy Google one.
 
RafterXL said:
This was an optional install and would have only downloaded on your system if you told it to through your Windows Update settings.
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I've toggled the setting a few times in the past to try and trigger the 25h2 update. It never gives me the option for 25h2, I might have left the toggle on.
I'm still on 24H2 even with this recent update on Monday.
 
I have both W10 and W11 on my work pc. Mostly use 10 because there are a bunch of programs that I work with that sometimes just break with W11.

Crazy they are forcing people to just accept this more shite OS while not promising any fixes to things that used to work in the older OS.
 
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Sounds great, can see why people would want 25H2. All that juicy AI

Speaking of AI destroying all the contents on your drive because AI by design hallucinates.



Some dude testing out Google's new AI system gave it access to his machine and it whoopsied and nuked his D drive.
 
Hudo said:
When Nvidia, who are famous for releasing shit drivers and buggy software, call you out, you know it's bad.
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nvidia gpu drivers have only been iffy recently, plus a couple big flubs here and there

amd holds the undisputed crown for honored longterm retard regarding drivers
 
cinnamonandgravy said:
nvidia gpu drivers have only been iffy recently, plus a couple big flubs here and there

amd holds the undisputed crown for honored longterm retard regarding drivers
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I remember repeated instances since the early 2000s where their drivers were buggy and caused issues. So it's not a recent occurence. They do got better, overall. But still, one would expect from a multi-trillion Dollar company to have their shit together (which they haven't).
 
I had never heard of this app until now, but it is fast. Much faster than the Windows search, while not using anywhere near as many resources and having a dedicated service, constantly running in the background.
The title of this video is hyperbole, but this app is impressive for searching files.

 
kruis said:
I had that problem a couple of days ago. Bluetooth always worked fine and then suddenly no sound whatsoever even though according to Windows sound was playing and everything was hunky dory. Took me 2 hours of tinkering, deleting Bluetooth devices, deleting drivers, changing headphones and bluethooth adapters when I suddenly got an error message. I repaired my headphones and suddenly everything worked again.
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I've always had issues with Windows audio. From constantly changing default devices to my mic not picking up sound randomly until I reboot.
 
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