Why do people hate Windows 11?

Windows 10 has been around for a decade. Its successor, Windows 11 , has been around for four years and is a well-established operating system, so why are so many people still so determined to continue using Windows 10 when Windows 11 is such a great operating system?

 

On paper, Windows 11 should be great.

 

When Windows 11 launched, Microsoft made a big splash about its new operating system: rounded corners, much better window splitting, better power management, redesigned taskbar and Start menu.

The laundry list of things that make Windows 11 sound great compared to Windows 10 is in no small part because it promises something Windows users have long wanted: A complete visual overhaul.

Even the things that people complained about with Windows 11 at the time, like Secure Boot and the TPM 2.0 upgrade requirement , were security-focused updates designed to make the operating system more secure; the less said about Microsoft's efforts to implement this technology, the better. Even better, you can use free software like Rufus to bypass these requirements entirely.

 

And there have been significant upgrades to Windows Security over the past few years. These upgrades started with Windows 10 but continued to improve with Windows 11, making it a truly secure operating system.

But Windows 11 isn't quite what it seems on paper.

Actual users don't feel the difference and find all the stuff useless

 

Faster boot times and better memory management are great, but that doesn't really make up for the general direction Windows 11 has been pushing. From the start, there was immediate frustration as Microsoft buried menus behind extra clicks or simply removed features.

A good example is the overhaul of the Windows 11 Start menu. It looks better, but it's much less functional. Instead of just showing no files or an empty search box, Windows 11 always shows results, whether it's a random file, something from the internet , or even an ad. It's never going to be annoying when Windows 11 suggests files or other suggestions instead of searching for files you know; it just wastes everyone's time.

 

But it's worth noting that four years after Windows 11 launched, there are still regular posts on Reddit and other tech sites discussing the Start menu's buggy functionality, poor recommendations, lack of customization, reduced features, and general mismanagement.

It feels like Windows 11 is constantly spying on its users

This is a big complaint against this operating system!

There's always been a stubborn group of users who believe Windows is tracking everything they do. But with Windows 11, that's absolutely true. Windows 11 telemetry is often cited as the first Windows feature to turn off to protect your privacy, and even then, it doesn't stop all data collection. Every corner of the interface now seems to serve a secondary purpose: Pushing, suggesting, or direct selling. There are a few ways you can reclaim some of your privacy in Windows 11, but feeling safe with your own data shouldn't be so difficult.

It's no surprise that privacy is often the most cited reason people switch from Windows to Linux .

There are also ads in the operating system disguised as suggestions. OneDrive integration is also a minus.

Having to use Copilot all the time is really tiring.

 

So, how to refresh the operating system in the best way? Of course, with the new technology that everyone loves.

If you're not tired of being fed Copilot, you probably haven't used Windows or the internet enough. Microsoft's AI Copilot is now present at all levels of the operating system, not to mention Microsoft's office apps (Microsoft 365 Copilot).

And if you bought a PC in the last year or so, you might even have a dedicated Copilot key on your keyboard, replacing the familiar Windows key. But none of this feels convenient or makes your life easier; it's just Microsoft catching up with technology trends.

People are completely fed up with the pointless features of Windows 11, while feeling like the basics are never improved. It just piles more features on top of an already aging platform.