Why did Microsoft make Windows 11 so bad?

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Why did Microsoft make Windows 11 so bad?

foxx 20

I have absolutely no clue why Windows 11 was made to be so bad.

Everytime I login to something like Chrome, it forgets my account every day. It's not Google's fault, as it says that some issue was reported by Microsoft, like when they deleted all of my files during an update, including most of my accounts on Chrome, Xbox, etc.

It also manages to show me ads in the following places-

The File Explorer
The task manager
The trash bin for some reason?

And the apps that I'd already payed for, like Amazon Prime and YouTube, even though I have YT PREMIUM for goodness' sake!

So, it can track my location without my consent, it can steal my browsing data from Brave and Chrome to yoink it into Edge, it can track my activity and show me ads, but it can't connect to my perfectly fine and secure campus wifi?

And don't get me started on installing apps. 'Oh, so you wanna pay and install, say Minecraft? Well, you can have it, but only if you pay 2 times the market value and first install 30 different 3rd party apps and get NO warning that you're actually installing Minecraft Dungeons because we forgot to update the labels? Well, how unfortunate!'

So what should I do, like, switch to Linux or MacOS?

Bulldog 4,870 Reputation points

2026-09-08T13:07:25.4233333+00:00

If you want to learn another operating system, that's up to you. I think your time would be better spent on learning the operating system you have now. Is there a specific question that you have for the Q&A community?

For example, would you like to know how to stay signed in to Chrome and other Google properties? That's actually a Google setting rather than a Windows setting, but I can show you how Google set it up.
Thoura Sopheak Nanta 580 Reputation points

2026-09-09T02:35:00.66+00:00

Hi @foxx

It's your choice whether you want to change to another OS or not.

Try switching your browser to Microsoft Edge (If you have a Microsoft account) and see if the issue persists, set Edge as your default browser.
foxx 20 Reputation points

2026-09-14T12:16:32.31+00:00

Hi, @Bulldog and @Thoura Sopheak Nanta

I appreciate your advice.

The problem is, that whenever I try installing an OS, like MacOS or Linux, WindowsPowershell crashes almost instantly.

The other problem is, even though I desperately want to switch to Kubuntu Linux ISO, when I installed it, there were many issue, like the taskbar not appearing. It also doesn't help that the OS tells me that, "By installing KUBUNTU LINUX, all of your files and apps that you paid for will be wiped out." I tried on a separate Laptop, and all of my files were wiped out, and for some reason, I couldn't install anything on the new OS (Linux, on a Linux-compatible PC) due to there being no space on my computer.

The funny thing is that I wrote my first draft angrily after Windows just point blank refused to allow the download and operation of MacOS and Linux.

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Bulldog 4,870 Reputation points

2026-09-08T13:07:25.4233333+00:00

If you want to learn another operating system, that's up to you. I think your time would be better spent on learning the operating system you have now. Is there a specific question that you have for the Q&A community?

For example, would you like to know how to stay signed in to Chrome and other Google properties? That's actually a Google setting rather than a Windows setting, but I can show you how Google set it up.
Thoura Sopheak Nanta 580 Reputation points

2026-09-09T02:35:00.66+00:00

Hi @foxx

It's your choice whether you want to change to another OS or not.

Try switching your browser to Microsoft Edge (If you have a Microsoft account) and see if the issue persists, set Edge as your default browser.
foxx 20 Reputation points

2026-09-14T12:16:32.31+00:00

Hi, @Bulldog and @Thoura Sopheak Nanta

I appreciate your advice.

The problem is, that whenever I try installing an OS, like MacOS or Linux, WindowsPowershell crashes almost instantly.

The other problem is, even though I desperately want to switch to Kubuntu Linux ISO, when I installed it, there were many issue, like the taskbar not appearing. It also doesn't help that the OS tells me that, "By installing KUBUNTU LINUX, all of your files and apps that you paid for will be wiped out." I tried on a separate Laptop, and all of my files were wiped out, and for some reason, I couldn't install anything on the new OS (Linux, on a Linux-compatible PC) due to there being no space on my computer.

The funny thing is that I wrote my first draft angrily after Windows just point blank refused to allow the download and operation of MacOS and Linux.

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Bulldog 4,870

You can't install an Apple operating system on a Windows PC. Used to be able to do that years ago - it was called a Hackintosh - but Apple stopped that.

If you can't do a clean install, or you didn't know that it erasers your hard drive, it only means that you still have some things to learn. Nothing wrong with that and welcome to the club of advanced computer users.

There are particular tricks involved with installing a non-Microsoft OS on a PC, because the UEFI (formerly known as the BIOS) had to be changed.

foxx 20 Reputation points

2026-09-14T13:57:30.1133333+00:00

Thanks alot
foxx 20 Reputation points

2026-09-18T11:08:26.0166667+00:00

@Bulldog I've decided to buy a new PC. Sad, I know, but my current PC is already almost broken.

I think Linux is better suited for my needs.