TechLinked

Microsoft announced plans to rebuild trust in Windows by focusing on user-requested improvements rather than AI features. In 2026, they'll prioritize fundamentals like fixing dark mode in Windows 11, addressing File Explorer performance issues, improving reliability, and reducing intrusive popups for Edge and Bing. This shift comes after community feedback about tone-deaf promises around agentic OS features.

Microsoft is going to change for you

Well, only taken them since Windows 95 to realize that they should actually listen to users. Too late Microsoft, my gaming machine has moved on.

So, it seems the “move to Linux” movement has made enough of a ruckus for Microsoft to actually consider it’s users needs? 🧐 Or maybe the users became eeally vocal about it? 😁
Hope for both of them, but at the same time I’m not keeping my fingers crossed. It’s still Microsoft we’re talking about - a matter of time before they do something to scare away another group of people. 🙃

The fact that you are not able to create a local user on Windows 11 when initially booted, without CMD, says everything you need to know about their intentions. Them listening to users is just awful damage control.