This might be controversial, but hear me out. I actually really like Windows 11.

I know needing an MS account, telemetry data, TPM, etc... are disqualifiers for some. I get that. And, I'm not suggesting that I'm going to blow out my Linux systems to install it at home.

But, being forced to use Windows on my office PC - I much prefer the feeling of 11 to 10.

Also, the "new" terminal is actually really nice.

I gave windows insider a shot in a vm and yeah compared to windows 10 it’s really enjoyable, much better performance wise, UI is a lot more modern, windows terminal is great especially when WSL2 is setup.

Still can’t compare to Linux but it seems that Microsoft gave a damn about this release with all the changes, refactors, built in teams etc. Where it definitely fails is for sure the privacy, data collection etc.

@HolyTeabags new windows versions always feel fast because you're comparing a fresh install to the dirty install of the older version.

@electrineer I take your point, but in my case, this was an in-place upgrade from 10. And, it still (anecdotally) felt faster.

That said, it did have some issues. There was noticable lag in file explorer. Especially in right click context menus.

But, it is a preview build. They could fix that.

And, look, I'm not saying I love Microsoft. But, a win should be counted as a win no matter who's behind the software. So +1 for the UI advance.

@electrineer

I agree a fresh install skews perception, I'm not arguing that, but I disagree that new Windows operating systems seem faster.

This is all anecdotal and just based on my possibly flawed memory:

Xp to Vista: Obvious performance downgrade.
Vista to Win7: Obvious improvement.
Win7>Win8: I didn't really notice much, but I hated Win8 as a concept.
Win8-Win10: I haven't had any significant performance issues. Certainly never thought there were performance enhancements.

I'm not too worried about Win11, but I also don't really expect a performance boost. If I'm wrong, I'll be pleasantly surprised.

I do use WSL a lot though. It wouldn't surprise me to see improvements there.

I also moved to wsl (and gui) and can't live without it. Microsoft nailed it

@electrineer I did a fresh vm but also did an upgrade on top of my old laptops win 10 machine. Still pretty quick

@EtherealRage installing gui Linux apps using WSL2 is pretty sweet.

How the fuck you place TPM as "BAD" ? it's actually awsome to FINALY use some hardware insted on software simulated things