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Okay, that's easy: remove all the LLM slop. That'll start fixing it. Then get the ads out of the UI. Get rid of the MS account requirement, and make all updates optional. For a stretch goal, go back to making an OS that only does what the user tells it to, and doesn't have any function to phone home without direct user input.
Fix the task bar!!!
That's the secondary goal. I feel like there's enough 3rd party tools to fix that, that I want the repairs done in the backend and trust power users and user-devs to handle the UX.
No there's not. I tried several things, for my use there's no fix. It's not the point though.
I think we want the same thing ♥️.
Too funny. They'd need to go back to Win95 for all that.
XP would be enough.
Think back... XP had many complaints at release too, wasn't till sp2 or sp3 it was actually decent.
XP is also when they introduced the activation server.
Also true
You couldnt unzip 2 files at once. Not untill service pack 1.
Wait, you didn't just use PKWare zip & unzip? Or WinRAR?
I couldn't afford WinRAR
I think there might be around 10 people in the whole world that has ever bought WinRAR. The rest of us just kept closing the nag box and used the free trial indefinitely.
No, man. Windows 7 for lyfe!
I think W7 would be the very last option, everything after that has been shit, and getting worse. I still prefer XP though, except for the hideous UI.
I thought it's the best version out there.
Don't get me wrong, it is (Jesus, I have a hard time using this word for ANY Winblows, but I can't think of anything else before coffee) good, no real complains other than the ridiculous resources usage, and the UI certainly beats the hell out of XP. But resources use is my issue, unnecessary background shit running all the time, whereas XP remained way lighter. As I said, anything after 7 has been consistent crap and has just been getting exponentially worse.
Anyway, Linux and Gnu has been my life for way too long now. I only know about Winblows issues because I come in here and hear my circle of acquaintances complaining, which only makes me laugh because they choose to keep dealing with that crap when there are so many options.
98SE would mostly work.