Exploring the New Windows 11 Operating Environment likes and dislikes. Tips and tricks.

Article on windows 11 – By Roland Bitunjac – image credits Microsoft for fair use in study purposes. Likes and Dislikes – Tips and tricks.

Well, I guess here we go again, so as a technology specialist I would prefer to be writing a technical article. Yet in most instances people have accumulated the skills and knowledge of at least using one of the more preferred operating environments.

Just like a human cell takes note and shapes from its environments, we are all privy to see the new rollout of Windows 11 operating environments. These come in many different flavours and styles of course similar to the well-known windows 10.

So, in short would really like to go through some of the changes and interesting insights that I personally like and dislike. We all have these inner feelings sometimes like how daunting it can be shoved into a position and expect to know how to use their entire systems straight away.

This was the kind of first impression I received, yet of course was excited to dive right in and see some interesting changes made. Some of these would be the overall look and feel, for a person who originally started with working on Macintosh computers the feel of going back in time with an updated version was quite suppressing to being with.

The overall idea of using a personal computer back in the day and learning the complicated process of rebuilding the operating environment code to correctly troubleshoot issues was quite long and painstaking. Yet I think what Microsoft have done here is pretty cool to be honest. The feel of the operating system itself has done this a slight time warp, enabled people to best of both worlds slightly. The feel of the Mac OSX or IOS shell along with having the backend of what would be best accounted for a good old and reliable windows 10 backend.

From a technical standpoint, learning the new operating system is pretty straight forwards and intuitive. The windows snap and drag process could be a little more responsive yet, with an increased page file can still be run on older hardware. I say this as a clue to some tech heads out there that wish to do the upgrade process on older devices. It is possible with some insights yet won’t give away all the trade secrets of course.

Really like the fact they allow users to upgrade from previous versions of windows to the now arriving windows 11 and there are many tools available to assist in this.

The framework around IOT and having some applications built into the new interface is exceptionally crisp and well put together. The overall ability to get your graphics drivers working was pretty straight forward in most instances during the upgrade process along with having working audio which for many is obviously a necessity. The fast interaction of the start menu coming back to the lower center of the screen will take some time to get use to yet is quite a differing change which may frustrate some users or delight others.

The integration of requiring a Direct X 12 capable graphics card ensures you get the best image experience. Along with the integration of TPM security features is something Microsoft has obviously working hard on to assist in securing computer infrastructure and systems. These are key components along with a revised store and attempting to assist the basic user with easy to access applications still being quite trusted and safe so far.

Having only really explored a little bit of the operating environment I was happy to see Spotify, Microsoft Teams and chat programs easily integrated into their new design. Those where good points. Which I feel currently outweigh the bad, I will get into some of these as mentioned briefly. So, to help some users navigate around the changes that will take time to adjust too. So, I feel the start search context menu is pretty decent, right clicking on the start menu will be one tip to help find the Device Manager quicker.

Some aspects as mentioned could still be improved yet really like the background that comes with the operating environment and range of getting a choice to setup multiple backgrounds and having tiles more easily accessible in the center of the display. If using one display, to setup multiple displays you would probably require to adjust this slightly within the display properties or at least graphic card driver settings. Such as the Nvidia control panel or Radeon software.

I will give you some tips here of course, so re installing your Nvidia driver if upgraded can correct some issues, or looking towards AMD who have updated their drivers for most compatible cards clearly a focus here from communication with the manufacturers. Added this tip for the gamers, as have seen some indication that with the TPM in place frame rates can drop up to 20 or sometimes 30 percent which indicates almost the progress of an entire generation of graphics card dispositioned. Yet with the newer graphics cards having some advantage they won’t be that noticeable as on-board graphics is simply enough to run the operating system without weighing down too much system memory.

One feature I do like is having the screen saver capabilities, for performance computing the graphics drivers may need to be reinstalled, you can also find the Nvidia control panel in the MS Store if needing to test graphics performance.

Furthermore, things I would highly recommend are keeping an eye on registered .dll dynamic library files, as though some of the audio and sometimes keyboard drivers seem to argue with the initial installation on occasions. There is a tip for this if you go to optional features and install the windows media pack from available installations should allow these programs like Spotify to run again. These can be fixed usually through updating drivers or individual downloads and re registering them within the System32 folder using command prompt or PowerShell. Other things that looked pretty upsetting would be the amount of background services running like examples of svhost background services which many technologists would be familiar with in an OEM release, the integration of Microsoft edge into the front and rear of the operating system. Which itself can be interesting when trying to close if possible. Guess this would be trying to move people away from google products and services probably due to security concerns. Yet overall a pretty streamlined and decent environment to keep savvy computer user online and progressing. The fact that the LAN and wireless drivers during an upgrade process so far came along quite well was pretty good support and previous lessons have been learnt along the way. The update process seems a lot faster and gives an estimated time for updates to be completed in. If your computer freezes due to overuse of background applications hanging. You can sign out and sign in again to resolve some of these issues.

Of course, you get the normal pitch to opt in and out of MS office 365 integration and subscriptions would some users will find handy if wishing to move to the online platform for office applications. Keep in mind if you’re upgrading your personal machine the chances are one may need to enter in their login information. Most often than not a professional who has experienced issues will be delighted to know that setting up an offline user account is still possible and fairly similar in procedure.

Well depending on what you’re using it for, of course you get a bit better selection of what advertising they target one with, getting a choice from a selection of different options kind of makes those news updates or articles more fun or helpful.

Microsoft will continue to support updates for window 10 until 2025, many pilot users will be kicked back to windows 10 or need to install the OEM pre-release or retail versions of the product when its completely rolled as windows is a service that is continually improved.

They have been fun to stay away from yet, like many of us pretty happy so far with the stability of the operating system. So good work to the insiders for sorting out some of the bugs, I guess we will find a few. The back end still works with process explorer and autoruns so was quite happy to see, and even most antivirus software one would imagine. For professional versions the Bitlocker encryption is still good option and would be happy to see more backgrounds and themes come into play. Yet they have moved away from roaming profiles in the process to some degree. Another feature I would like to see added is the ability to easily sign out of Microsoft Teams yet many people may enjoy using it yet may also like to sign out to the point when switching to another account could be slightly more security conscious.

Personally, as a tech enthusiast, was able to find myself already stream lining the installation and found some of the restrictions people are going to face pretty amusing. Yet knowing many people who have upgrade within the last two years and don't hold the gizmo undertaking may be stuck looking to upgrade hardware instead should probably seek expert advice from a technical standpoint. Most hardware is sufficient to run the operating system, yet not all features will work all the time is the current understanding.

Well thank you for the read and your welcome to leave any positive comments about what you like or dislike in regards to the new system aspects to get further consideration and ideas for plugins and applications for future development started. Or tell me what your excited about within the new architecture and framework released.