Hackernews posts about Windows 11

Windows 11 is a version of the Microsoft Windows operating system that was released in 2021, characterized by its modern design and forced adoption of the Edge web browser.

1. Windows 11 Start Menu Revealed as Resource-Heavy React Native App (winaero.com)
   36 points by fidotron 3 days ago | 17 comments
2. Windows 11 users losing data due to Microsoft's forced BitLocker encryption (www.neowin.net)
   24 points by josephcsible 30 days ago | 25 comments
3. MCP will be native to Windows 11 (blogs.windows.com)
   19 points by joshwarwick15 12 days ago | 4 comments
4. SteamOS seems to destroy Windows 11 on gaming performance and battery life (www.windowscentral.com)
   14 points by dingi 5 days ago | 1 comments
5. Windows 11's most important new feature is post-quantum cryptography. Here's why (arstechnica.com)
   8 points by chha 11 days ago | discuss
6. SteamOS seems to destroy Windows 11 on gaming performance and battery life (www.windowscentral.com)
   5 points by ndsipa_pomu 3 days ago | 1 comments
7. AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Best Performance on Linux over Windows 11 – Even with Gaming (www.phoronix.com)
   5 points by marcodiego 15 days ago | 1 comments
8. Agentic Windows 11 (developer.microsoft.com)
   4 points by vyrotek 12 days ago | 1 comments
9. Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" Delivers Best Performance on Linux over Windows 11 (www.phoronix.com)
   4 points by rbanffy 15 days ago | discuss
10. Microsoft shares rare look at Windows 11 Start menu designs it explored (www.windowscentral.com)
    3 points by taubek 19 days ago | 1 comments
11. Windows 11's big Start menu revamp is real – Microsoft has shared a first look (www.techradar.com)
    3 points by speckx 24 days ago | discuss
12. One Drive Windows 11 shared folder all of sudden become Open with browser only (old.reddit.com)
    3 points by hnthrowaway0315 26 days ago | discuss
13. Ask HN: Why Win95 GUI cannot be used on Windows 11?
    2 points by CppPro 9 days ago | 5 comments
14. Tell HN: Chrome Slows Down on Hacker News on My High-End Windows 11 PC
    2 points by sss111 9 days ago | 1 comments
15. Why Windows 11’s most important new feature is post-quantum cryptography (arstechnica.com)
    2 points by Ivan92 11 days ago | discuss
16. Microsoft updates the Windows 11 Start Menu (www.theregister.com)
    2 points by rntn 24 days ago | discuss
17. Ask HN: Should I implement my own integrity checks on my fileserver?
    2 points by jacobwilliamroy 17 days ago | 3 comments
18. Microsoft reveals its rejected Start menu redesigns (www.theverge.com)
    1 points by Brajeshwar 18 days ago | 1 comments
19. TCP/IP on Windows for Workgroups 3.11 in 2025 under QEMU (www.uninformativ.de)
    16 points by zdw 6 days ago | 4 comments
20. 101x Airbyte, 11x Estuary, Postgres to Iceberg
    5 points by pkhodiyar 24 days ago | discuss
21. Volume label field can't be longer than "VolumeLabel" when formatting in Windows
    4 points by eisolo about 15 hours ago | 3 comments
22. What is the dev set-up for developing Windows for multiple proc architectures? (devblogs.microsoft.com)
    1 points by paulmooreparks 18 days ago | discuss
23. How a 20 year old bug in GTA San Andreas surfaced in Windows 11 24H2 (cookieplmonster.github.io)
    1371 points by yett about 1 month ago | 298 comments
24. Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English (twitter.com)
    827 points by TonyTrapp almost 2 years ago | 469 comments
25. Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users (www.ctrl.blog)
    744 points by extr0pian over 1 year ago | 449 comments
26. Windows 11 Update 23H2 is stealing users' IMAP credentials (www-heise-de.translate.goog)
    666 points by Fischgericht over 1 year ago | 274 comments
27. Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local account in Windows 11 (arstechnica.com)
    633 points by redbell 11 months ago | 371 comments
28. Windows 11 system components use the default browser to open links in Europe (blogs.windows.com)
    427 points by pjerem almost 2 years ago | 353 comments
29. Ubuntu squeezes more performance than Windows 11 on new AMD Zen 4 Threadripper (www.phoronix.com)
    351 points by marcodiego over 1 year ago | 388 comments
30. Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission (www.neowin.net)
    330 points by josephcsible 11 months ago | 381 comments
31. Windows 11 will happily execute a binary compiled 30 years ago (twitter.com)
    318 points by mikkohypponen almost 2 years ago | 408 comments
32. De-crufted Windows 11 coming to Europe soon (arstechnica.com)
    316 points by thunderbong over 1 year ago | 340 comments
33. Dumping Memory to Bypass BitLocker on Windows 11 (noinitrd.github.io)
    310 points by supermatou 5 months ago | 176 comments
34. Upcoming Windows 11 builds cannot install without internet and Microsoft Account (infosec.exchange)
    268 points by tech234a 2 months ago | 282 comments
35. Generate autounattend.xml files for Windows 10/11 (schneegans.de)
    224 points by nixass 2 months ago | 79 comments
36. Microsoft blocks Windows 11 workaround that enabled local accounts (www.pcworld.com)
    205 points by robtherobber 12 months ago | 259 comments
37. Microsoft deletes official Windows 11 CPU/TPM bypass for unsupported PCs (www.neowin.net)
    200 points by doener 4 months ago | 272 comments
38. Microsoft Account to local account conversion guide erased from Windows 11 guide (www.tomshardware.com)
    199 points by belter 11 months ago | 290 comments
39. Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu (www.theverge.com)
    199 points by ashton314 about 1 year ago | 192 comments
40. Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account (www.theverge.com)
    197 points by nickthegreek 2 months ago | 203 comments
41. Netboot Windows 11 with iSCSI and iPXE (terinstock.com)
    194 points by terinjokes 3 months ago | 55 comments
42. Lumia WOA Project – Windows 10 or Windows 11 Desktop OS for Lumia 950/XL (woa-project.github.io)
    174 points by Lammy almost 2 years ago | 24 comments
43. Windows 11 24H2 hoards 8.63 GB of junk you can't delete (www.theregister.com)
    151 points by LinuxBender 8 months ago | 195 comments
44. Windows 11 adds native support for RAR, 7-Zip, Tar and other archive formats (www.techspot.com)
    150 points by cainxinth over 1 year ago | 102 comments
45. Windows 11's default mail client will show ads starting 2024 (techcommunity.microsoft.com)
    148 points by Farbklex over 1 year ago | 155 comments
46. Microsoft blocks even more customization apps in Windows 11 version 24H2 (www.neowin.net)
    143 points by josephcsible about 1 year ago | 162 comments
47. Windows 11 collects an awful lot of telemetry about your PC (www.extremetech.com)
    141 points by belter almost 2 years ago | 144 comments
48. Windows 11 is last in gaming performance tests against 3 Linux gaming distros (www.notebookcheck.net)
    128 points by marcodiego over 1 year ago | 126 comments
49. Microsoft to stop forcing Windows 11 users into Edge in EU countries (www.theverge.com)
    124 points by thunderbong over 1 year ago | 77 comments
50. Three gaming-focused Linux operating systems beat Windows 11 in gaming benchmark (www.tomshardware.com)
    122 points by Ardms78 over 1 year ago | 97 comments
51. ChatGPT, Google Bard Generates Generic Windows 11, Windows 10 Pro Keys (www.tomshardware.com)
    115 points by el_hacker almost 2 years ago | 45 comments
52. Mixed Reality gone in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26052 (blogs.windows.com)
    112 points by croes over 1 year ago | 134 comments