Windows 11 Restores Windows 10 Taskbar and Start Menu Customization
▼ Summary
– Flanker suggests many users want Windows 7 or 10 with updated security and drivers.
– Restoring the Windows 7 shell and ignoring touch could earn Microsoft critical acclaim from the community.
– Microsoft executives view the desire for older systems as a vocal minority, favoring a modern, web-native approach.
– The company relies on telemetry data, such as a user happily clicking the Start menu 10 times, to justify satisfaction.
– Engineers might see the demand for NT 6.1, but convincing leadership is difficult due to its age.
Of course many users would welcome a return to the Windows 7 or Windows 10 interface, provided it came with modern security patches and driver support. The irony is plain: Microsoft could flip its reputation overnight, going from zero to hero, simply by reviving the Windows 7 shell and declaring, “Touch be damned.”
It’s likely that plenty of Microsoft engineers understand this desire. The real challenge lies in convincing the company’s leadership. Imagine the conversation: “Windows 7? You mean NT 7.0? That’s nearly twenty years old. Why on earth would anyone want that?” The reply: “A significant portion of the Windows community has expressed interest in NT 6.1. I’ve got the data right here.” The response: “That’s a vocal minority who don’t know what they want. We’ll give them what the majority truly needs: a modern, web-native, cloud-first computing experience. With an agentic twist, naturally.”
“But user satisfaction is declining.” “Declining? Are we supposed to heed the complaints of a few keyboard warriors when our telemetry says otherwise?” “No.” “Let’s pull up the telemetry. Click, click. Here we have John Slugworth, age 37, a clerk at the City of Cape Town municipality. Married to Jenny , we can see the WhatsApp messages. He clicks the Start menu ten times while waiting for it to load. Clearly, he’s enjoying Windows features. I’d call that a success. Wouldn’t you?”
(Source: Techpowerup.com)
