Windows 11 Hemorrhaging Users So Fast Microsoft Is Begging
Microsoft quietly trying to walk back basically everything annoying about Windows 11.
• Drop the forced Microsoft account requirement
• Simpler setup, fewer pages, fewer reboots
• Faster performance, smaller memory footprint
• Scale back Copilot to only where it "adds real value"
• Pause updates as long as you want
This is a company in full retreat. They pushed AI slop and mandatory accounts and a bloated setup experience and people just... didn't upgrade. Now they're undoing it all and calling it a feature.
BREAKING: Microsoft could drop the requirement for a Microsoft account to use Windows 11. This move is being explored internally as part of the company’s efforts to win back Windows 11 users. A future Windows 11 update will also make the OOBE (out-of-box-experience) UX "quieter and more streamlined," with fewer pages and reboots, so getting started is simpler. Microsoft has committed to faster OS performance, a reduced memory footprint, a faster File Explorer, fewer web-based UI elements in the OS, and even the ability to pause updates for as long as you want. Microsoft is also scaling back Copilot in Windows 11, and it will only add AI to places and apps where it adds real value.
Microsoft reversing its most-hated Windows 11 decisions confirms the OS rollout was a disaster and user backlash actually forced a corporate about-face.
Source
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