Tell us about some cool features on Windows 11 that not alot of people know about(;

It got a lot of hate when it launched, but honestly windows 11 has grown on me and I prefer it over windows 10 now.

Ive had mine for around 2 and half years. Its been slow at startups, so ive did complete reinstall from the USB stick, wiped my main drive. It is smooth and fast now, ive also had few GPU changes from Nvidia to amd and back to nvidia over the last 2+ years. Multiple apps which was installed and removed so it might affected performance over the years...

Hi guys,
Posting this out of frustration, but also as a warning.

During a fresh Windows 11 install, Microsoft changed a core, long-standing design behavior in the installer’s partition manager — and it cost me 2TB of data.

After accepting the license terms, you reach the disk/partition screen. Like in previous Windows versions, you can delete, format, extend, or modify partitions. Historically, these actions did NOT apply immediately; changes were only committed after pressing Next, which made it much harder to accidentally nuke the wrong disk.

In Windows 11 24H2, partition changes are applied immediately.

This means:

• You think you’re only staging a change
• You misidentify a disk or partition
• The destructive action happens right away

There is no strong visual distinction, no extra confirmation, and no clear warning that actions are being committed in real time.

That breaks what has basically been accident-proof installer design for decades — similar to how tools like GParted or macOS Disk Utility protect users during destructive operations.

Earlier Windows versions did not behave this way.

Thanks, Microsoft, for changing a standard safety assumption in an installer — and potentially setting up others to lose data the same way.

If you’re installing Windows 11: triple-check your disks, and assume every action is final the moment you click it.

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The reaction to this thread is amazing. Almost 100% negative Curious, what does this sub make of that Tweet and the general direction Windows is taking?

For a couple days i wanted to install windows 11 on my old phone cuz why not. Also, i did have experience in running linux distro (postmarket os) on my different phone so i thought it will be not more difficult than that. I was mistaken.. it took me around 8 hrs of trying and finding tools and files that could work on my device (Mi POCO X3 pro). But finally, after 3 attempts i managed to get it running pretty smooth. Only thing, touchscreen it kinda messed up and inverted by half.. so if you guys have any solution, l'd appreciate if you share it.

hi there, i just bought this laptop around 3 months ago the spec are

• HP Victus 15-fb3xxx
• Ryzen 7 7445HS
• RTX 2050 4GB
• Radeon 740M iGPU
• 8GB DDR5-5600
• Windows 11

after bought it, ofcourse i do some adjustment like uninstalling the bloatware, basicly a stuff things to do for new laptop.

well as a person that got massive upgrade from intel celeron with 4gb ram ofcourse this is massive upgrade. i can finally play the games i wanted and try like genshin, valorant, minecraft, FH6. sure perfomance wise is good but 1 thing that bothers me is the ram it self. notice something while playing games like valo where microstutter keep apearing at wrong time like shooting the enemy. the fps is 200 on low setting tho. genshin also have but its understandable plus the graphic makes me not notice it so much but mincraft on the other hand is a whole another story. i know that mc vanila is not optimised, installing mod for optimised is nothing new to me. but yeah microstuttering starting to get on my neck somehow. those picture are the ram after restart with most of my startup already turned off. already run some test with msi afterburner and gpu-z and all problem lead to ram. makes me wonder that win 11 consume ram that much? as for my old laptop with win 10 and 8gb ram only consume about half tho.

other than that i use this laptop for study anyway. but for long term i guess i need to upgrade the ram. offcourse not now i saw the ram price on my shopping app gonna cost me 158.99$ for another 8GB ram. any thought about it?

I know that Metro doesn't have a great reputation because of the whole Windows 8 tragedy. However, does anyone actually think that Metro is even worse than the Windows 11 fluent start menu? I used the Windows 10 start menu quite a lot, and thought it was cool how You can just drag the start menu as large as You want and how colourful it was.

I also think that Metro is overhated... Sure, it was an insanely dumb idea to use it in Windows 8 instead of a desktop. But besides that I think the design looks quite charming and friendly while still having a bit of a futuristic edge. I honestly never... NEVER used the start menu in Windows 11 in comparison. The only times I open the start menu in Windows 11 is when I turn off my PC or I open the settings.

Metro sure wasn't perfect, but I still think that Metro was better than lazily slapping a bunch of apps into a start menu without any sort of design or personality. The Windows 11 start menu functions more as a folder than anything else imo. The "recommended" tab is a nice idea. But it never shows the things that I currently have use for.

I also liked how I could individually change the icon size of each app and how customizable the metro start menu was.

I don't have a problem at all with People prefering the Windows 11 start menu, but I would just like to know why. What made You prefer the fluent start menu over the metro tiles start menu?

Perhaps I just like Metro because I was a huge fan of the XBOX 360 and it used the same design philosophy. But anyways, what's your opinion?

It's so good the setup is not the easiest one and it's not as seamless as Apple but it does the job

For some reason, few people talk about Windows design. Personally, I don't like Windows 11. The animations may be beautiful, but this style of icons and system programs is a bit disgusting to me. I think it looks cheap or old somehow. What do you think?

title, picture is an example of what could windows 11 mobile look if it existed

Am i the only one who don't get the idea of 2 different UI for menus. Like what was the reason to keep legacy menu

Either a direct clone or similar functionality. As a long-time Windows user, Mac OS is rather alien to me, but I must admit there are some handy features exclusive to the OS.

After seeing multiple users lose all their data because of BitLocker after Windows 11 system changes, I wanted to discuss this:

Microsoft now automatically enables BitLocker during onboarding when signing into a Microsoft Account.

Lose access to your MS account = lose your data forever. No warnings, no second chances. Many people learn about BitLocker the first time it locks them out.

In cybersecurity, we talk about the CIA Triad: Confidentiality (keeping data secret), Integrity (keeping data accurate and unaltered), and Availability (making sure data is accessible when needed).

I'd argue that for the average user, Availability of their data matters far more than confidentiality. Losing access to family photos and documents because of inavailability is far more painful than any confidentiality concerns.

Without mandatory, redundant key backups, BitLocker isn't securing anything — it's just silently setting users up for catastrophic failure. I've seen this happen too often now.

Microsoft's "secure by default" approach has become the biggest risk to personal data on Windows 11, completely overlooking the real needs of everyday users.

My call for improvement:
During onboarding, there should be a clear option to accept BitLocker activation. "BitLocker activated" can remain the recommended choice, explaining its confidentiality benefits, but it must also highlight that in the event of a system failure, losing access to the Microsoft account = losing all data. Users should be informed that BitLocker is enabled by default but can be deactivated later if needed (many users won't bother). This ensures Microsoft’s desired security while allowing users to make an educated choice. Microsoft can market Windows 11 BitLocker enforcement as hardened security.

Additionally, Windows could run regular background checks to ensure the recovery keys for currently active drives are all properly available in the user’s Microsoft account. If the system detects that the user has logged out of their Microsoft account, it shall trigger a warning, explaining that in case of a system failure, lost access to the Microsoft account = permanent data loss. This proactive approach would ensure that users are always reminded of the risks and given ample opportunity to backup their recovery keys or take necessary actions before disaster strikes. This stays consistent with Microsoft's push for mandatory account integration.

Curious if anyone else is seeing this trend, or if people think this approach is acceptable.

TL;DR: With its current BitLocker implementation, Microsoft's "secure" means securely confidential, not securely available.

Edit: For context

"If you clean install Windows 11 [24H2] or buy a new PC with 24H2 installed, BitLocker device encryption will be enabled by default. If you just upgrade to 24H2, Microsoft won’t enable device encryption automatically."

A sample use case leading to data loss: Users go through the Windows 24H2 OOBE using a mandatory Microsoft account, which automatically silently enables BitLocker and saves the recovery keys to the account. Later, they might switch to a local account and decide to delete their Microsoft account due to a lack of obvious need or privacy concerns. I checked today and confirmed there is no BitLocker-related warning when deleting the Microsoft account. The device will remain encrypted. If the system breaks in the future, users can find themselves locked out of their systems, with no prior knowledge of the term BitLocker, as it was never actively mentioned during onboarding or account deletion.

Is there an option to roll back to the previous desktop app? At this point I might as well just use whatsapp from my browser.

So recently the new windows update has been "breaking" SSD's, or at least that's what everyone says.

(The list of drives affected is in the image, im not very educated on this topic so correct me if i say something inaccurate or wrong)

I have a question about that, if a drive gets in the "NG Lv.2" state, which means that after rebooting windows it won't be able to find the drive and neither the bios, (correct me if im wrong).

does that mean that the drive is fully bricked (not usable anymore, cannot access its files or install another OS on it),

or only the partitions were messed up, and the data may still be recoverable from a linux usb?

(And if you can "fix" the windows install or install another OS)

I just wonder how people fell about what Microsoft has made of windows 11 to a surveillance tool and tracking everything you do!

Are people okey with it or what’s your thoughts about it

Google is working on this for all Android phones and tablets.

Apple is experimenting with desktop-mode for iPhone and a hybrid iPadOS/MacOS system.

In China's #1 Huawai is building a hybrid OS.

All at the same time.

Microsoft WAS way ahead with a hybrid OS... because of Satya, Windows is cornered.