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Download the new for windows uDock install#

For some that may be a convenience and for Microsoft it certainly helps with install numbers, but it’s also rude.įor example, I saw the Twitter icon on my list and wondered “is this new to me or do I already have it installed.” So I clicked on it, expecting to either have my app open or be transported to the Store. Instead, you see a status bar below the icon as it downloads and then you get a notification telling you the app has been installed and giving you a button to launch it. One huge and unwelcome change in the crapware is that, when you click the icon of an uninstalled app, Windows 11 doesn’t take you to the Microsoft Store page for it and give you a description with the option to install. Crapware Installs on Click, With No Confirmation One of the icons is Get Started, which gives you a very brief tour of a few of Windows 11’s features, namely it’s ability to sync files with OneDrive (not a unique feature) and manage your Android phone (also not a new feature). This is also supposed to sync and show documents you’ve opened on other devices, but so far, that has not happened for me. The “Recommended” section of Start is more useful as it has six icons for documents you’ve opened recently.

Again, the design philosophy seems to be that less is more. On Windows 10, you got this just by scrolling down, which feels much more effortless. If you want to see all of your apps, you can click a button that makes the menu show “All apps,” which is an alphabetical list of all of your programs. All told there 18 pre-pinned apps visible (another 6 if you scroll) and only about half of them were built-in Windows utilities like Calculator and Settings. My pinned list includes Edge, the Microsoft Store and icons to install Solitaire, Office, Twitter, Instagram, Photoshop Express and Picsart. The top area of the Start Menu shows you a series of pinned apps and, on my machine, these appear to be a standard set of apps Microsoft wants you to try.