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Yeah the volume slider wasn't disabled for 2 seconds after opening the dialog, Microsoft should take notes!

Honestly the entire UI was so responsive and fast.

We've come a long way when web apps feel faster and more native than native apps.

Well, it does say "Unofficial parody" on the initial, loading, screen

Maybe I'm missing something, because despite the start menu being an absolute mess, I've not experienced it being slow

You're holding it wrong. I have a keyboard shortcut to open Notepad. It needs 2 seconds on a 20 core Intel Cpu.

I was forced to use Windows in my last job and fpilot kept me sane in that regard (https://filepilot.tech)

Oh really? The program that's been around for about a year and costs $80?

$200/$400, actually. The $40/$80 licence tier only comes with a year of updates, which should be a complete non-starter in today's security landscape.