Gaming: Microsoft Is Apparently Now Going To Focus On 'improving System...

Microsoft seems to have listened to the year-long barrage of collective groaning, as it is apparently now focusing on improving the things in Windows 11 that matter. The Verge has heard from Pavan Davuluri, president of Windows and devices, who says the company needs "to improve Windows in ways that are meaningful for people."

"This year," Davuluri continues, "you will see us focus on addressing pain points we hear consistently from customers: improving system performance, reliability, and the overall experience of Windows."

According to The Verge's sources, which are "familiar with the company's plans", these changes will occur "in a process known as 'swarming'." Which presumably means getting as many engineers on-board as possible to "swarm" the most crucial issues and resolve them.

If you use Windows 11 more than just every now and then and if you spend even a little time online, you'll no doubt already know what kinds of issues these are. We've seen it all, over the past year, from Task Manager refusing to close, to peripherals not working in the recovery environment, a surprise dark mode File Explorer flashbang bug, and even previous update bugs causing new ones. And those are just the stand-outs; Windows 11 has had a rough time of it.

That's including the so-called features, either, including a metric ton of AI ones. I'm pretty used to AI slop by now, and even I was recently taken aback when I reinstalled Windows and was greeted by Microsoft Edge giving me a window-width message proclaiming it to be an AI browser. Or something similar—I can't remember, to be honest, I've blocked out the sordid memory a little already.

Then there are the nagging OneDrive pop-ups, web search being mixed in with local search, and just general poor performance in various areas. The list goes on, and on, and… you get the picture.

I think part of what's annoyed many people about the state of Windows 11 is the fact that it's forced many of them onto the OS from Windows 10. Late last year, the previous OS became kind-of-but-not-quite EOL, forcing many to upgrade if they wanted updates. Even with those updates extended for a year for opted-in users, that was just delaying the near-imminently inevitable.

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People needed (or need) to upgrade if they want to stay on Windows, and the least such Windows 10-ers could ask for is to be greeted by an operating system that works. B

Source: PC Gamer