Microsoft in their infinite wisdom has replaced the Hide Desktop icon with Copilot.

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Technology@lemmy.world – 1411 points – 10 months ago

Switch to Linux!

From Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/1as1yjk/microsoft_in_their_infinite_wisdom_has_replaced/

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Wow, Microsoft are always so innovative! I never thought that the Win11 taskbar could get any shittier, but somehow they managed it. It's great to see those thousands of engineers being put to good use.

Install this. You will thank me later.

Purchase licence key

No, thanks.

Open shell?

This is the way.

This is the way

... Coffee costs more than this license.

its very reasonable

There are free OS alternatives out there (which I suspect you already use but just want to poop on other's parade).

I assume that if someone's already using Windows, a paid OS, they are willing to pay $2 to make it usable.

I prefer if persistent, high-permission code running on my machine is FOSS, and support the devs if I see it's useful

I prefer it too, but if something works well and saves me time and effort for $2, I don't make a big deal out of it. I also need to accomplish things other than monkeying around with my computer.

idk who pays for windows these days but go you

Almost everyone pays for Windows. Notice how computers that let you not include it in the order get cheaper.

not everyone buys prebuilts but I haven't had any actual windows license since like windows 7 I just use a random key off a PC work is throwing out oh just don't register the shit

Thanks. My win11 install is coming up. Looks like I may need this. Bookmarked

There are more ways to make Windows suck less, even open source ones: https://feddit.de/comment/7447632 Of course, pick whatever is best for you, but FOSS is ultimately safer (and free!).

It has had such a massive positive effect on my life relative to the price.

classic shell does the same thing for free I'll pass

I did one better. I installed Linux

Goody for you

Not open source. Use:

Open Shell
- brings a normal Start Menu back as well as an optional taskbar in Explorer
Explorer Patcher
- revives Explorer's "commented-out code", bringing back functionality from previous Windows versions: optionally translucent taskbar without blur, seconds display in calendar popup, optionally the weather widget and many many more
CTT winutil
- installs/updates various free programs for you with one click, one-stop-shop for all kinds of recommended debloat/freedom settings
MSEdge Redirect
- self-explanatory: all Bing queries from within the OS apps go to your preferred search engine & default browser instead