Microsoft is getting rid of the following File Explorer features on Windows 11
Microsoft is getting rid of the following File Explorer features on Windows 11
You can say goodbye to these legacy File Explorer options on Windows 11
You can say goodbye to these legacy File Explorer options on Windows 11
How the fuck is removing the drive letters going to work? That's some crazy stupid shit.
My tech company relies heavily on custom drive letters. If this feature goes public, we will never move off of Windows 10. It would literally kill the business if we couldn't see which drive we were accessing.
yep, same. we've been saying at the office for the last year or so that win11 is going to be a skip and it sure looks like it now.
I think most people have misunderstood these changes. Drive letters are not removed, but the option "Show drive letters" in folder options is removed. By default, that option is enabled, so the drive letters will be shown, now if you want to disable them you'll have to go to the registry.
Just like "Hide protected OS files" is enabled by default, it will remain like that, if you want to show them, you'll have to fiddle with the registry instead of just changing an option.
I cant remember where I saw it, but there was a long windows conference on youtube recently but they are planning a big windows revamp it might be part of that, This time its not just front end but a lot of backend stuff is changing. including trying to make Adminless users the default without losing any important functionally for the average user.
found it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T6ClX-y2AE
Edit: Also iirc Dev and Canary channels are currently now testing windows 12, they just haven't officially switched the names over.
It doesn't sound like they're removing the displayed drive letters so much as removing the setting that lets you toggle them on or off.
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"Get rid of that useless local account feature, but slowly, make it difficult to use first."
Removing things like showing drive letters in explorer, but in another part of the announcement they're introducing a new focus session widget? I...
The options will continue to be available through registry keys.
Getting tired of the endless reg edits necessary to enable basic functionality on Windows 11
I use Windows 10 at home and it's not so bad, but using Windows 11 at work makes me understand why everyone hates it
I went the batshit crazy route and just set up an AD server for home.
Let's me gain some knowledge for work and ensure that every PC I configure at home 'just works' and if I've got to make changes to get something to actually fucking work, I only have to do it once.
A few of my linux servers auth through it too, which is pretty convenient, honestly.
WTF? I don't even use icons and always use list view. I still have Windows here on my desktop but, aside from gaming, linux does basically everything I want already and I have it on my laptop.
For me, Linux does gaming just fine, though I admit I never play AAA games and rarely anything released in the last few years, which probably helps (as well as helping my bank balance!)
Looks like Microsoft are taking EU concerns to heart and are inviting friendly competition from alternative file explorers for Windows.
/s
Even in Windows 10 I've thought multiple times about searching for a better explorer, but the default one was always just good enough, so I wouldn't do it. When I have to switch to Windows 11, I might have to actually do it.
WIndows 11 UI is only bearable with StartAllBack. https://www.startallback.com/
Neagtive. Costs 5 dollars for 1 license, more for more licenses.My Windows10 start menu broke when they added news & interests to the taskbar - typing to find an app stopped working and I could never fix it.
Finally I installed open-shell menu which replaces my start menu and restores it back to a more classic start menu with the ability to find apps by typing.
I'm honestly getting tired of Windows and all of my productivity apps are available for linux these days so I don't know why I'm still running it aside from convenience. Once it's no longer convenient, off I go to another platform. If only Spez from Reddit would get that concept.
Photoshop was the last program that kept me on Windows. Photopea.com does 95% of what my old Photoshop 5.5 does for me.
I'm 99% ready to move over to a Linux distro for day to day home use, and 90% done for work.
All my users are already dualboot ready, they just dont know it yet.I suggest to make a list of program on Windows that are critical for you, and then make a list of programs on Linux (that are maintained) and install everything on a 2nd SSD. The cost is negligible and you can tinker as much as you want without breaking your Windows install in any way.
i use StartAllBack and it is heavenly.
Show drive letter
Every day, I feel happier that I use Windows 10
Every day I feel happier that I gave up on windows entirely.
Trust me, I'd give up on Windows too. If only Linux had better app compatibility; I need to depend on Microsoft Office a lot, and anticheats break games on Linux
I stopped being windows many years ago except when I've to fix my mobile phone. In linux we don't have drive letters I just name the partitions instead.
Lol, another reason to never look back regarding MS shit 😂. Hide system files no more 🤨 🤣!? Why don't we just remove everything from being viewed and just say that you can only mod user files and that's it 🤣. There is only User<UserName> and that's it 🤣.