bfcastello wrote:I just can't accept the stupid automatic updates and the (unnecessary) overhauled start menu. The original menu from Windows 9x was extremely simple and very good. Can't they just K.I.S.S. ?
I honestly like the start menu. All of my favorite programs are to the right of the whole list and I can either click the big icons with my mouse or just use my finger/pen to access them. There is also an option to display the most used programs on the top of the list or quickly access common folders on the left side of it. So many functions on such little space - to me, that is very well done.
Windows 95 is much more cumbersome, especially if there are a lot of programs installed. Navigating through submenus is very annoying. On 95, the start menu at least went into multiple columns, starting with 98 you have to scroll for ages if you want to access a program that starts with the letter Z. 😜
I also don't get the hate against the search function. Most programs I'm looking for are displaying just after typing in one or two letters. So even if I don't have Photoshop already pinned in the start menu, I can just type "PH", Enter, done. That's useful and I don't know how I would make it better than that.
dr_st wrote:There are certain system configuration options that are accessed through the modern UI, and then some that are accessed through the legacy UI.
That is really annoying! As much as I like Windows 10, Microsoft had so much time to put everything in one place by now and they just didn't do it! It looks like they abandoned this approach after copying over most of the settings and just left it that way.
Every time I install Windows 10 on a new PC I always have to look for the option to put the My Computer icon back on the desktop. I know it's somewhere in the Appearances setting, hidden in a small text link on the right sidebar. But it's so stupidly placed, I always forget where it is.
MS should really focus on finally abandoning the control panel of Windows 7.