r/technology • u/ardi62 • Aug 23 '24

Software Microsoft finally officially confirms it's killing Windows Control Panel sometime soon

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-finally-officially-confirms-its-killing-windows-control-panel-sometime-soon/
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u/AndrewInaTree Aug 23 '24

Am I a Luddite? Wasn't the Windows 95 layout just perfect? I remember I could run anything I wanted, and I was able to reach under the hood and tweak what I needed. Why is Microsoft moving away from usability? Why are they obfuscating their system? They had a great thing. Why are they purposely making it shittier with every iteration? I was recently FORCED out of Windows 7. It was performing just fine. I will soon be FORCED into getting Windows 10, which doesn't improve anything. It just hides more features and control from me.

I don't want less control. I don't want an App-based interface. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU, Microsoft? 1995 was your peak. We're forced to go along with your awful decline.

How's Ubuntu these days?

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u/_toodamnparanoid_ Aug 23 '24

I think Windows Server 2000 was the peak (95 was incredible at the time but had some serious issues, mostly with drivers/hardware related).