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Pros:
- Settings app has been better filled-out: I rarely need to go find the old control panel and the new stuff works well
- Win11 is noticeably snappier on the same hardware
- new windows management - snapping windows to thirds or quarters or edges - and easily accessible from the "maximise" window button
- better multi-monitor support (docking/undocking should restore windows to their prior positions; it feels like they did "different scaling on monitors" better - I've been leaving my laptop with the higher resolution (1440p) than my desktop monitors (1080p) and 150% scaling, and moving apps between screens works better - I don't have oddnesses as much any more.
- improved Task Manager (personally, I'm used to Process Explorer, but I should try the new interface as a daily driver)
- claims of better power management should make your laptop battery last a little longer
- omg round corners on windows!
- moar animations (most are subtle enough not to be immediately noticeable though)
Cons:
- you best be liking your taskbar on the bottom
- consolidated network/sound/power button in the tray area takes some getting used to - I'm not entirely convinced that it's worse but I'm not entirely convinced that it isn't
- moar animations (animations may be bothersome to some people - but there are settings to reduce UI animation)
overall, I prefer win11 over win10, but mostly because it feels a lot faster, on the same hardware
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If you say that getting the money
is the most important thing
You will spend your life
completely wasting your time
You will be doing things
you don't like doing
In order to go on living
That is, to go on doing things
you don't like doing
Which is stupid.
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Yeah, those rounded corners are such a selling feature, especially to tech people!
As mentioned above, multi-monitor support is worth while.
Do 3rd party Start Menu replacements work? I used Open-Shell (now Classic-Shell) and need to check if it's been updated for Win11.
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I've heard that Start11 works, but, tbh, I hardly ever use the start menu - if you have a nice launcher like FlowLauncher, there's rarely ever a need for the Start Menu, and I can get to what I want quicker
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If you say that getting the money
is the most important thing
You will spend your life
completely wasting your time
You will be doing things
you don't like doing
In order to go on living
That is, to go on doing things
you don't like doing
Which is stupid.
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The benefits are fully on Microsoft's side:
- preparing the full "as a Service" approach with yearly payments aka revenue with "digital license".
- preparing for third party apps by getting user data.
The support is as bad as it was in the past.
Its no longer a professional OS that can be used to handle businesses.
Regards
UP
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What I find as a real CRIME is that in 3 years my Lenovo P50 workstation class computer will not have a supported OS
I has a 6th generation i7 processor, 32GB Ram, 2 512GB SSDs, and a 4k display. What is to become of such a capable PC ??
I have windows 10 running on an old intel motherboard with a series 4 chipset with dual Core uP, 256GB SSD, 8GB ram, intel IGP driving a 1680 x 1050 monitor and it runs pretty well.
Window 11 just can be that good or that needed to trash all the capable PC out there. Total BS!
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Literally nothing. In fact its just slower for me.
I'm considering going back to Win10 because of performance issues with File Explorer etc.
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Windows 11 uses Intel 12th generation E-cores effectively.
Basically, if you want a lot of bang for your buck, you can run Windows 11 on an i5 12600K and load it to the brim with cheap DDR4 memory for a very cheap and very powerful server.
Other than doing that, I don't see the point of picking Windows 11 over Windows 10.
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Some time ago (2019-2020?), someone posted a message and used a really cool tool to do a screen capture or a video of a screen capture or something... How's that for a vague description?
I commented on it, but maybe my cp-google-fu is lacking.
Any ideas?
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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I use WINKEY+SHIFT+S to do screen captures - is that what you meant?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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No, I know about that (and the latest Win10 update broke this hot keys btw) - this was much more sophisticated and was its own utility program. I know it's in here somewhere
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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DaveAuld wrote: LiceCap Sounds nasty!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Its bugs are its features
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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They must be nitpicky when adding new features.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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What happens when the licecaps melt because of global worming?
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Quote: I use Open Broadcaster Software | OBS[^], and found it very good, serves my purpose.
It is, in fact, so good that TikTok pirated it.
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Everyone in our shop uses this: https://www.techsmith.com/[^]
We don't use anything else. Costs some money, but not too expensive and worth every penny.
Camtasia and Snag-it are the main products from TechSmith we use.
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I don't do video captures that often, but I know an entire support team that swears by Snag-it.
From what I've seen, it gets the job done without being hard to use.
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I've used GreenShot[^] for years
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
modified 20-Apr-22 14:36pm.
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I've also used GreenShot for years - mostly to copy a region on the screen to paste into Teams chats, and occasionally to get save an image I want to load into Gimp for modification. You can change GreenShot's hotkeys, which is useful when Microsoft decides they want whatever choice you made for their use instead.
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I use ShareX[^]. It may be overkill for simple screen capture but it provides lots of functionality and configurability.
Phil
The opinions expressed in this post are not necessarily those of the author, especially if you find them impolite, inaccurate or inflammatory.
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