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Why is Windows 11 the only one that you don't give a reason?

Vista was just complete shit BTW... I skipped over it to Windows 7. Switched completely to Linux after that.

It still too soon to know what problems and pains will Windows 11 cause.

Personally, I don't like 11 because of telemetry as well as missing features, particularly with its new desktop shell. I can't see how removing useful taskbar features (resizing, changing position, ungrouping window buttons, etc) and turning the start menu into an abomination with less functionality then my phone's damn app drawer is an upgrade. To top it off Microsoft still just can't seem to resist the temptation and decided to include "sponsored" applications in the Start menu pinned section on a fresh install. An average user doesn't know they're not really installed, but it looks like it. When you click on them it installs the application without consent similar to how they did it in Windows 10. They never learn...

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