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. Users brutually reject Microsoft's "Copilot for work" in Edge and Windows 11 (www.windowslatest.com)
   89 points by robtherobber 20 days ago | 33 comments
2. Windows 11 will ask consent before sharing personal files with AI after outrage (www.windowslatest.com)
   80 points by jinxmeta 2 days ago | 50 comments
3. Microsoft Will Preload Windows 11 File Explorer to Fix Bad Performance (blogs.windows.com)
   50 points by ksec 27 days ago | 54 comments
4. Windows 11 October 2025 Update Triggers Major Gaming Performance Regression (www.guru3d.com)
   44 points by d3Xt3r 16 days ago | 32 comments
5. Microsoft admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken (www.neowin.net)
   41 points by josephcsible 28 days ago | 10 comments
6. Google exposes Windows 11 security flaw after Microsoft fails to patch it (www.neowin.net)
   37 points by UsamaJawad96 1 day ago | 18 comments
7. Microsoft Will Preload Windows 11 File Explorer to Fix Bad Performance (www.techpowerup.com)
   25 points by ksec 26 days ago | 29 comments
8. The Steam client is now 64-bit on Windows 11 and Windows 10 64-bit (store.steampowered.com)
   24 points by aoli-al 19 days ago | 7 comments
9. Around 500M PCs are holding off upgrading to Windows 11, says Dell (www.theverge.com)
   24 points by Fiveplus 21 days ago | 4 comments
10. SteamOS performs better in gaming than Windows 11 on the new Lenovo Legion Go S (en.movilforum.com)
    16 points by doener 20 days ago | discuss
11. 'Security Disaster'–500M Microsoft Users Say No to Windows 11 (www.forbes.com)
    12 points by saubeidl 17 days ago | 4 comments
12. Windows 11 growth slows as millions stick with Windows 10 (www.theregister.com)
    11 points by naves 15 days ago | 5 comments
13. Windows 11's preloaded File Explorer still slower than 10, and uses more RAM (www.windowslatest.com)
    11 points by GranPC 21 days ago | discuss
14. Dell: About 1B PCs will not or cannot be upgraded to Windows 11 – OSnews (www.osnews.com)
    10 points by abdelhousni 19 days ago | 2 comments
15. The Latest Windows 11 Update Gets Rid of the Start Menu and Explorer (pcper.com)
    6 points by speckx 13 days ago | 1 comments
16. Dell says PC sales flat despite slow Windows 11 transition (www.theregister.com)
    6 points by mikece 22 days ago | 1 comments
17. Windows 11 will load File Explorer in the background to make it faster (www.windowslatest.com)
    5 points by taubek 26 days ago | 1 comments
18. Microsoft making major changes to how drivers are built, verified on Windows 11 (www.windowscentral.com)
    5 points by thunderbong 30 days ago | discuss
19. The Windows 11 Crisis [video] (www.youtube.com)
    4 points by bosozoku 8 days ago | 1 comments
20. Dark Mode Mystery (Windows 11) (claude.rt.ht)
    4 points by cetinsert 14 days ago | 1 comments
21. KDE like desktop environment, but for Windows 11 (github.com)
    4 points by crosschainer 29 days ago | discuss
22. Microsoft says it will run Windows 11 File Explorer in background to load faster (www.windowslatest.com)
    3 points by tosh 26 days ago | 3 comments
23. Nvidia pushes hotfix after Windows 11 October update tanks gaming performance (www.theregister.com)
    3 points by Bender 28 days ago | 2 comments
24. I managed a day and a half on Windows 11 (old.reddit.com)
    3 points by sipofwater 1 day ago | 1 comments
25. Preloading File Explorer in Windows 11 Doubles RAM, Offers Minimal Speed Boost (www.techpowerup.com)
    3 points by speckx 17 days ago | discuss
26. Dell Now Shipping Laptop with Qualcomm NPU on Linux Ahead of Windows 11 (www.phoronix.com)
    3 points by Bender 28 days ago | discuss
27. Enabling TCP BBR v2 on Windows 11 (dev.moe)
    1 points by goodburb 15 days ago | discuss
28. Show HN: luainstaller – Package your Lua scripts into binaries (github.com)
    1 points by WaterRun 4 days ago | discuss
29. Show HN: GemGuard – a security auditing tool for Linux and Windows (github.com)
    1 points by Alvaro_Houx 21 days ago | discuss
30. Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash (www.windowscentral.com)
    234 points by thewebguyd 29 days ago | 381 comments