As a Linux user, it's not easy for me to understand why most people use Microsoft's desktop operating system. After thinking about it, yes, it is what is installed by default, and also, it is compatible with all the important applications, but still... News like this makes one think that they are going from bad to worse. When not They recommend you change the computer to use Windows 11, put a program that is anything but safe. The last thing is not to listen to users, and even company managers, and continue on your path.
Most systems that have a Start Menu, such as Windows 10 or Linux distributions with Plasma, LXQt, Let's take Plasma as an example: it is true that when we click the first thing we see are the favorite apps, but ALSO, and this is the key, the sections to find what we are looking for. In Windows 11 it goes directly to the pinned applications, recommendations – where they even put spam – and new ones.
As many users, and even a manager, say, the bad thing is that to see what used to appear instantly you now have to make an extra click. But at least there are changes, like the new option to show apps by categories.
Windows 11 and its new category option
Here's the new category view in Start > All apps in build 22635.4010 – in this update, it works!
Only app icons are shown, some apps are also in smaller groups within categories (trying to open them doesn't work yet). https://t.co/4AsZjWYy5R pic.twitter.com/TgBsAEvAZR
— phantomofearth 🌳 (@phantomofearth) August 9, 2024
As seen in the video of the previous post, They are working on an option in which if you choose "Category" After going to "All applications", you see something like what we see in iOS: boxes separated by categories in which there are applications inside. If the icon is not small, clicking on an app will open it; If the icon is small it opens and shows more applications.
It's not a big change, but at least it's a change. As for the classic layout, Microsoft seems to be going its way and personally I don't think it will come back. The reason is that it seems that Microsoft is using Windows 11 to spam us, and they can't do this from a classic menu. From here, once again, two things: for those who are going to complain because this note is not about Linux, tell them that we have a "Linux vs Windows" section; and, as always, if someone wants to leave Windows to come to Linux we will welcome them with open arms.