{"id":535893,"date":"2026-03-21T02:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T02:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/535893\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T02:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T02:29:07","slug":"microsoft-is-finally-ready-to-make-windows-11-less-terrible-after-bloating-it-with-ai-crap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/535893\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Is Finally Ready to Make Windows 11 Less Terrible After Bloating It With AI Crap"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a long time coming, but Microsoft says it has some fixes in the pipeline that might make using Windows 11<\/a> less of a nightmare\u2014and yes, one of those fixes has to do with scaling back how often Windows shoves Copilot down your throat.<\/a><\/p>\n

According to a blog post<\/a> from Pavan Davuluri, EVP of Windows & Devices at Microsoft, updates will roll out to Windows Insiders starting next month and target a few key areas, though most of them have to do with making the overall experience less frustrating.<\/p>\n

Updates are set to address File Explorer, which Davuluri says will be \u201cfaster and more dependable,\u201d addressing complaints over lag times, smoothness, and general performance. Other tweaks will focus on Copilot; Microsoft<\/a> plans to be \u201cmore intentional\u201d with how Copilot<\/a> is integrated into Windows 11, focusing on cases where it feels \u201cgenuinely useful.\u201d Damn, what a thought! In an effort to make Copilot less annoying, Microsoft is nixing certain \u201centry points,\u201d as it calls them, including in Snipping Tool, photos, widgets, and Notepad.<\/p>\n

In the same vein, Microsoft also plans to give you more control over updates, allowing you to, for example, skip updates during device setup and also restart or shut down without updating. You\u2019ll also be able to pause updates for longer and get fewer nudges to update in general.<\/p>\n

Speaking of more control, you\u2019ll also soon be able to reposition your taskbar to whatever side of the screen you want (bottom, top, or sides), and you\u2019ll also have greater control over widgets, including \u201cmore control over when and how widgets appear and improved personalization for the Discover feed,\u201d according to Davuluri.<\/p>\n

Some changes even have to do with the feedback process itself. Starting today, Microsoft says it\u2019s rolling out \u201cthe largest update to Feedback Hub yet,\u201d starting with Windows Insiders. A redesigned experience will allegedly make it \u201cfaster and easier\u201d to submit feedback. Similarly, Windows said it\u2019s making changes to its Insider program, making it easier to access new features and making it clearer \u201chow your feedback shapes Windows.\u201d<\/p>\n

Updates aren\u2019t just focused on Copilot and annoying\/underbaked UI, though. Microsoft also claims it\u2019s making significant improvements to performance and reliability, with improved memory efficiency that lowers the \u201cbaseline memory footprint for Windows\u201d and frees up more capacity for apps. Updates will also focus on lowering latency for things like search, navigation, and moving large files. On the reliability side, Microsoft will focus on \u201creducing OS-level crashes, improving driver quality, and app stability across our ecosystem so PCs run smoothly and reliably every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

It all sounds positive on paper, but I guess we\u2019ll have to see if Microsoft actually has it in them to unsh*ttify Windows 11 for real. If nothing else, Windows cordially thanks you for all your very helpful feedback. Per Davuluri: \u201cThank you for holding us to a high standard. Windows is as much yours as it is ours. We\u2019re committed to strengthening its foundation and delivering innovation where it matters, for you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been a long time coming, but Microsoft says it has some fixes in the pipeline that might…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535894,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1281,74,50461],"class_list":["post-535893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-microsoft","tag-technology","tag-windows-11"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}