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Microsoft once tried to cut Windows 11 RAM usage, install size by 20%, now it’s trying again in 2026 (www.windowslatest.com)
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[–] fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Like windows 2000 to XP or Vista to 7... 10 to 11

The eternal enshitification...

[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Windows 7 was IMO decent. Didn't deviate too much from the old one, and you could still reconfigure it to have same UI style as Windows XP.

Now if you want similar UI get yourself Linux with KDE desktop

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Vista to 7

enshitification

Lol, lmao even

7 was better than vista in just about every way.

[–] fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

That's the thing... 7 is Vista. Just with a new UI.

Windows 2000 is XP. XP just has a new interface. 7 and XP are for consumers. 2000 and Vista are more like server editions (even the pro versions.)

Vista has Aero but also the classic server(windows NT/2000) UI. Even modern server versions have essentially the same classic control panels. And server versions don't have all the extra bullshit(7 wasn't so bad yet, but 10 and 11 are). That's why I prefer to run Windows server as my desktop.

What made Vista/7 great were the under the hood(kernel) improvements, particularly to the threading model. They made safe handling non-negotiable. This retroactively fixed countless programs and improved overall system stability significantly.

There's really no other major differences between Vista and 7 besides aesthetics(the shell.)

[–] nuko147@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Win98 good

Windows 2000 bad

WindowsXP good

Vista bad

Win7 good (maybe peak)

Win8 bad

Win10 OK?

Win11 bad

[–] ozymandias117@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I've heard Windows ME bad, but I've almost never heard someone call Windows 2000 bad