Every single time it updates, which it forces on me I come back to add to buy Office 365 even if I already have it. On one computer the File Manager is slowed to a crawl, the image viewer slows to a crawl if I hit left or right arrow keys. The built-in antivirus has a feature to send “suspicious” files to Microsoft, with zero audit trail of what it sends over, and its on by default.
The various UI inconsistencies, theres weird XP goop mixed with the modern UI.
I tried to make a new user account one time and it told me I couldnt because I needed to use another feature within Windows to do so, when I went to do so it told me I needed to either use the same feature that led me there (if I remember correctly). It was ridiculous.
Hot, garbage since 2022.
Not to mention all the absurd telemetry. Everything you type into the start menu goes into a Microsoft backend. Everything, every time. Idk how people can have so much of their data constantly going to a Microsoft backend without being upset. Goes back all the way to Windows 8 or 10 btw.
How is it 'hot garbage'?
Every single time it updates, which it forces on me I come back to add to buy Office 365 even if I already have it. On one computer the File Manager is slowed to a crawl, the image viewer slows to a crawl if I hit left or right arrow keys. The built-in antivirus has a feature to send “suspicious” files to Microsoft, with zero audit trail of what it sends over, and its on by default.
The various UI inconsistencies, theres weird XP goop mixed with the modern UI.
I tried to make a new user account one time and it told me I couldnt because I needed to use another feature within Windows to do so, when I went to do so it told me I needed to either use the same feature that led me there (if I remember correctly). It was ridiculous.
Hot, garbage since 2022.
Not to mention all the absurd telemetry. Everything you type into the start menu goes into a Microsoft backend. Everything, every time. Idk how people can have so much of their data constantly going to a Microsoft backend without being upset. Goes back all the way to Windows 8 or 10 btw.
> Every single time it updates, which it forces on me I come back to add to buy Office 365 even if I already have it.
Yes, it's dumb, but you can disable it in Settings.
> On one computer the File Manager is slowed to a crawl, the image viewer slows to a crawl if I hit left or right arrow keys.
While I'm not going to say you're not experiencing this, this isn't something I've seen personally. So it isn't a universal issue.
> The built-in antivirus has a feature to send “suspicious” files to Microsoft, with zero audit trail of what it sends over, and its on by default.
Audit trail is in Event Viewer.
> The various UI inconsistencies, theres weird XP goop mixed with the modern UI.
There is even Windows 3.x UI mixed in. This hasn't changed and is nothing new, nor interesting.
> I tried to make a new user account one time and it told me I couldnt because I needed to use another feature within Windows to do so,
Creating a new account doesn't require a Windows Feature to be added. Compmgr.msc.
> Everything you type into the start menu goes into a Microsoft backend.
No. Just wrong.
It sounds like you should educate yourself on Windows. And I did specifically mention Pro.