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A major Windows 11 UI redesign is coming, Microsoft is dumping legacy code for WinUI
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this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2026
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It feels stupid to say, but of all the things that got me to move to Linux and never even install Windows 11, it was that stupid Start menu. Windows 10 was kind of perfect. You had your full list of alphabetical apps if you needed it, but you also had the ability to pin nicely sized tiles for frequently used apps, sort them into groups, and even make folders. Windows 11 gives you a little grid of icons. Just a huge step back.
I don't have the energy to rice my desktop anymore and KDE has been perfect.
The thing is, though, is that Microsoft is literally incapable of solving this problem when you think about it. So much of Microsoft's current business model is centered around being able to subtly direct you and your actions and maintaining tight control over the UI experience is key to that. People aren't stupid and they'll always feel that friction, so it's just a push-pull of how much they think they can get away with at any point and slowly nudging it until it pisses you off again.
In the last forced update they managed to even make it worse, with a useless sidebar "connect to your phone and see notifications here, because reasons" and then removed recent files/applications to show a worse copy of iOS automatic category group, where windows tries and successfully fails to group the apps in some random group. It's an ugly mess
I have to use Start 11 to bring back the perfect Win10 menu. I even miss the live tiles because it easily showed me weather info at a glance.