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Telaneotoday at 6:30 AM1 replyview on HN

> The start menu in 10 is a lot more customizable vs. Windows 7 which I think is a good thing.

I installed Open-Shell day 1 when I got Windows 8, and continued with that on 10, since the new start menu did not convince me, so I can't really vouch for that. I don't see a need in having tiles and such in my start menu.

> Task View (virtual desktops) were added in 10.

Never used it in Windows. On my Mac I use it to put individual apps in full-screen, so they're easy to switch to with 3-finger swipe. Then again, I have three screens, so the demand for more desktop space is close to zero on what would be my Windows machine.

> Task Manager is so much better, that one is probably objective.

Technically a Windows 8 addition, but I'll give you that one. I'll have the old task manager back if I could get the old photo viewer back though. I can manage with the old task manager. I couldn't manager with the Win10 Photo app, and had to install Irfanview to get a usable picture viewer (at least before I went to Linux).


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Rohansitoday at 8:51 AM

> I don't see a need in having tiles and such in my start menu.

Tiles are gone in Windows 11.

But this is exactly my point. Some people were so happy with how Windows XP worked but things are so much better now. It's repeating again where Windows 7 is the new XP.

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