One of the main complaints regarding Windows 11 has to do with the introduction of requirements too strict, which cuts out systems that are not even too old, in fact still fully capable of supporting the most recent Microsoft platform. Although there are several methodologies for installing Windows 11 on a non-compatible PC, the decision to limit official support to Intel CPUs Kaby Lake (8th generation) and later as well as AMD processors Ryzen 2000 and following is, for many, a useless force. A choice that could potentially increase the volume of electronic waste.
The company then pointed out that the need to use machines based on the chip TPM 2.0 aims to improve the security of the system. Although we have seen how the manufacturer logo shown by UEFI can be exploited to execute malicious code and that, for example, the shim vulnerability causes the entire Secure Boot to falter.
The performance of the Windows 11 Start menu at the center of new controversy
Given the more stringent requirements set by Microsoft in the case of Windows 11, users expected optimized performance on the latest PCs. Instead, many complain that the car doesn’t appear fast enough, even with hardware configurations relatively powerful.
The ex-Microsoft engineer puts the burden on us Andy Youngwhich has publicly criticized the slow and cumbersome nature of Windows 11. In the short video shared on X, Young says he has a PC based on an Intel Core i9 processor costing 1,500 euros with 128 GB of RAM. Yet the Start menu performance they would be “comically cheesy“.
Young specified that he actively contributed to developing some portions of the Windows code, during his time spent employed by Microsoft. In short, his comments are not biased but must be considered as objective and constructive criticism. He believes that Windows 11, at least in its current state, is “incomplete.”
Windows 11 Start menu design: scandal stone in the past too
The former software engineer isn’t the only one to criticize the behavior of the Windows 11 Start menu. Jensen Harrisformer Microsoft director of the division User Experiencehad in turn ridiculed the main menu of Windows 11, declaring himself shocked at how inadequate choices could arrive “in production” and therefore in the hands of end users.
As seen in his video, Young focuses on poor reactivity of the Start menu which in many situations seems slow or even “frozen”. One of the reasons for mediocre performance it could be attributable to the potential insertion of advertisements and promotion in the section Recommended. And it seems that Microsoft wants to continue to follow this path, with the introduction of a special option to display or hide advertising references in Windows 11.
It’s hard to say at this point whether Windows 11 24H2 will be better. Preview versions intended for program members Insider highlight again performance problemscome Albacore also confirms.
And it is almost incredible that it is necessary to resort to tricks and expedients to speed up File Explorer, for example by denying the display of acustom preview of the contents of the folders.
Opening image credit: iStock.com – NguyenDucQuang