If you must run Windows 10

Re:If you must run Windows 10 by hyperman1 on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @02:28PM (#20812931)

That's basically the problem: If they stay on cours improving the UI, in 5 years or so we reach the consistency, polish, performance and usability that windows 2000 used to have.

There are some nice improvements since then too, but also a lot of user-hostile functionality. It doesn't seem wort the trade off to me.

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Re:If you must run Windows 10 by wvenable on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @02:33PM (#20812996)

The most obvious change right now is Microsoft slowly changing over to the Settings app from the Control Panel. It's really interesting how many more items it gets with every release.

Sure, maybe the control panel was "consistent" in 2000 but it was always user-hostile. The settings app, when finished, will be much better for users. And if they keep the Control Panel around for power-users -- all the better.

I appreciate that Microsoft is doing good software engineering here; they aren't trying to replace everything at once but instead moving things over and releasing it to users early and often. This is the right approach. And yes, maybe it will be 5 years before it's consistent and polished but at least it will get there.

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Re:If you must run Windows 10 by pixl97 on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @09:24PM (#20816069)

Honestly if you're a power user, powershell is where the control is these days.

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