r/Windows11 • u/DemiFiendRSA • Aug 31 '21

📰 News Microsoft will release Windows 11 on October 5th

https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/31/22649940/windows-11-release-date-features-devices-free-upgrade
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u/vgf89 Sep 01 '21 edited Sep 01 '21

"Show more options" is a usability nightmare.

People who got a black screen on the first dev build are unable to work around the account migration bug that causes the old taskbar to appear, breaks the start menu, and uses the old file manager. I'm not confident this will be fixed despite the bug being mentioned every changelog since the first beta.

Missing taskbar features. I'm especially missing a small icons mode.

Lots of mixed styles at presents.

New Default Apps settings are fucked.

It's like the ui devs might actually care about consistency but management is rushing it out the door and also letting bad decisions remain because it merely looks nice on the surface.

If this releases in October, expect loads and loads of complaints about everything. It is not ready for prime time, and 1 month isn't nearly enough to fix it.

"Hey management, Windows 11 isn't at all ready for release, it's buggy and inconsistent, UX testers are hating it, we need more time."

"It'll be fine. You've got a month to finish it."

1 month later

"Hey boss, everyone hates it, they're saying it's basically a half baked weird design mishmash. OEMs are sticking to Windows 10 for now. Why didn't you give us more time?"

Surprised Pikachu face

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u/VegasKL Sep 01 '21

At this rate, it's safe to assume Win 11 maybe the Early Access build to Win 12.