Quoting don5318, reply 25

Don't have an opinion, one way or the other, still use my Windows pc once in a while, majority of the time I'm using macOS....I'm going to the Dark Side!!!     

Hello Paul, Doc, and the crew!   

Yo Don. Good finally hearing from you!

Quoting don5318, reply 25

Don't have an opinion, one way or the other, still use my Windows pc once in a while, majority of the time I'm using macOS....I'm going to the Dark Side!!!     
Hello Paul, Doc, and the crew!   

I used the Mac from 1985 thru 1999, and then I introduced the Windows PC slowly, which I considered "the Dark Side" at the time. There was a software program I needed to run, and it wasn't available for the Mac. I'm not sure I could go back at this point, but I am Apple all the way with my phones, ear buds, and tablets.

Latest headline: "Windows 11 24H2 misery continues, as Microsoft’s buggy update is now breaking printers – especially on Copilot+ PCs"

It seems like there is a new issue with 24H2 every other day.

If you're running 24H2, what has your experience been?

To be honest I haven't experienced a single bug on 24h2. I definitely haven't experienced the media's narrative that the update buggy mess.

Has anyone here that has actually tried 24h2 experienced any bugs?

You are one of the lucky ones I guess. I think most of the bugs are related to Copilot+ PC's.

Most notable are the bugs with ARM devices such as printers, undeletable files, task manager incorrect background processes count, WD SSD crashes, and a MS store issue, too.

Well, here is my overall opinion in general of Microsoft itself since Windows 7....

Yep...24Barf2.

I read yesterday where Microsoft is planning to integrate Copilot into Microsoft 365 Personal and Family whether you like it or not, and raise the price to everyone. They have already done this in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.

"In Australia, for example, one user reported that the cost of their subscription had risen to $AU179 this week; the previous price was AU$139."

I guess this is their test market. I hope they get enough push-back to reconsider this move.

Hopefully the following claim holds true.

"For those who neither want nor need those AI features, a Microsoft 365 Classic option will be available, at prices that are similar to those in place before the Copilot-driven increase."

Enough is enough already Microsoft!!!!

"Enough"?...what is this "enough" you speak of?

It sounds to me that new hardware is partially to blame. The hardware I am using is a few years old now so that is probably why I have no bugs at all.

I am not surprised to see arm cpu's running into some issues, I think that issue is growing pains. It is relatively new for a arm cpu to fully work on Windows 11 in general; not that long ago Windows had a lighter version of the OS for these types of processors.

A dramless ssd is also a pretty new concept. Until recently an ssd always had dram attached to it. We could probably have an entire thread dedicated to whether dramless ssd's are truly better then old fashion ssd's.

I, myself, do not plan on going with either of these new techs even when I do upgrade to a copilot plus capable device so having 24h2 is a non issue for me.

Enough of cramming AI down our throats!

I agree, the AI push feels a lot like the Windows 8 push to me. People don't really want it but Microsoft will push it hard to get people to accept it.

Looking back now, Windows 8 might actually be my favorite Operating System. In part because it was a boom for start menu replacements such as start 8. It was pretty gratifying to add start 8's start menu and enjoy the under the hood improvements over Windows 7. Without Windows 8, very possibly there would be no start 11 today and that would be a bummer because I really enjoy modifying what Microsoft does wrong.

I kind of feel the same way about 24h2. You really need to ignore the stupid stuff Microsoft is doing to enjoy the under the hood improvements. Outside of AI, 24h2 is still worth it.

It seems to me that most of the wallpapers uploaded here anymore are AI generated. 

I agree. I was an early adopter of Windows 8. With Start8, Modern Mix, and Windows 8.1, it was finally usable. Start8 and Modern Mix were my first Stardock purchases back in 2012. I've been a Stardock fan ever since.

Here's something I'm sure we all miss...  

If you go back a few years, a large percentage of the wallpapers were generated using mathematics of one form or another.

Creating wallpapers using AI is one usage I am okay with. Those who are creating these walls get a lot of satisfaction from mastering the technique of using words to create an image. These guys are also getting very good at their creations. My desktop is clean, without any shortcuts because I like to display art on my 40" screen. I like to put up a new wallpaper every day, and the wealth of new walls every day on WinCustomize gives me a lot to choose from.

Quoting Jan, reply 44

Here's something I'm sure we all miss...  

Don't think I ever used this version, but wasn't it the equivalent of Vista?

Correct. And what a bug ridden loser it was. I figure Vista got its name because folks could finally stop squinting from the pain of WMe.

What I meant was that it had the same reputation as Vista as a dog.