How nice of Windows to spam me with notifications when I temporarily fill my scratch disk, despite turning them off…
So sick of all the feedback, rate us, try this feature, what’s new, turn on feature x, etc. that seems to be a part of everything nowadays, even Linux apps. Linux wasn’t this bad only a few years ago and mobile OSs cranked this up to 10.
- If I want to rate an app, I’ll look under feedback in the help menu.
- If I want to see what’s new, show me the changelog…once, right after I update.
- If I want to turn a feature on/off put descriptive toggles in the settings menu.
Everything that can be seen from the default view should 100% revolve around fulfilling the function of the app for the user.
taiyang@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m also annoyed by it. I get why it exists, as I’ve met people with zero clue about drive space, but Windows really shouldn’t permanently attach training wheels to the bike.
I’d love a Windows hard mode button, but I guess that’s just Linux now. If only work didn’t need me to have Windows.
charonn0@startrek.website 1 year ago
“Why doesn’t Windows have an ‘expert’ mode?” (2003)
devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20030728-00/?p…
bassomitron@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Feels like his response makes sense on the surface, but ultimately silly. You don’t need to be a guru at Active Directory or GUI development to know how to navigate your OS competently.
Regardless, I’d even just opt for a, “don’t fucking bother me about literally anything,” button. But then Microsoft can’t push whatever bullshit product they’re trying to give you exposure to or sell.
TWeaK@lemm.ee 1 year ago
It exists as an excuse for Microsoft to scan your files.
p5f20w18k@lemmy.world 1 year ago
VM’s are always an option
taiyang@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Oh, I duel boot. Unless you mean going back to Windows 98, I did that in a VM once to play old shareware games.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 1 year ago
Never seen it, what does the feature do exactly? Is it new to Windows 11?
taiyang@lemmy.world 1 year ago
If only we had Windows Hard Mode for real. Let’s you break your system as intended. Delete system files, no notifications, nothing.
Too bad not available in this universe.
Vilian@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
creating and maintening 2 windows is hard, and they know that more hard mode people can, and probably going to linux, that’s why they are supporting more and more linux, so they don’t lose that consumer
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It would be a simple boolean flag to turn off all of the hundreds of useless spam notifications windows insists on using. Not a hard configuration setting to add.