Microsoft is experimenting with different approaches to introduce new users to Windows 11's features as soon as they complete the initial setup, also known as the "Out of Box Experience" (OOBE).
This new OOBE experience is currently being tested with a limited number of Insiders in the Canary Channel and is aimed at easing users into the operating system more effectively.
Upon setting up Windows 11, users may soon encounter the "Let's Customize Your Experience" page during OOBE. Here they can select their 'intent' for using the device.
The intent they choose—say 'Development Intent'—will affect what they see upon reaching the desktop for the first time. If 'Development Intent' is selected, users will find themselves introduced to the Dev Home, a platform designed to assist developers with various tasks and tools.
Alternatively, for users interested in exploring the operating system more broadly, the 'Get Started' app will launch automatically. This app serves as a personal guide through the new features in Windows 11, showcasing Dev Home for those who've opted for the 'Development Intent'.
For users who select the 'Restore' option during OOBE, the 'Get Started' app will launch after the second login.
The app will offer a personalized journey that explains key apps and settings. Additionally, it will inform the user that the device has been restored and guide them on how to access restored apps through the Start menu or taskbar.
The idea behind these new features is to offer a more personalized and educational experience for users.
Microsoft hopes that these experiences will not only help new users complete their device setup but also become more familiar with what Windows 11 has to offer.
Given that these experiences are in the testing phase and are available to a limited number of users, it's likely that Microsoft will refine them based on feedback before making them more widely available.
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TsVk! - 10 months ago
I think most people who have not already moved are waiting for W12 at this stage... W11 being liked almost as much as W8 or Vista..
fromFirefoxToVivaldi - 10 months ago
I wonder if they cave to user feedback or leave this monstrosity more or less as is.
At this point they might even no longer have access to the talent pool necessary to make truly customizable software, I wonder if their best engineers from the 95-XP era are still around, and if they are, whether they are actively coding or just supervising.
jkr4m3r - 10 months ago
I'm gonna have to switch to Linux if they don't re-add the native movable task bar. I've tried, I simply can't operate with it anywhere else but the top.
Tried the various workarounds and hacks, not good enough.
Karlston - 10 months ago
Have you tried Stardock's Start11 start menu replacement? Fairly sure it will also let you position the taskbar on any side, including the top.
fromFirefoxToVivaldi - 10 months ago
It's currently on sale on Humble Bundle. Brilliant app, even on Windows 10.
MisterVVV - 10 months ago
It's all the users who care more about how Windows looks than the programs they use, which causes all these "junk" functions that Microsoft produces.
It is the programs that you have installed in Windows and that you use that are MOST IMPORTANT. A shortcut is enough
to the program to launch it.
What does it matter what the start menu looks like or where it is, or if it's rounded edges, transparency.......all that stuff is just nonsense.
I'm tired of all those people who care about it.
Am I wrong or?
Best regards,
me..
fromFirefoxToVivaldi - 10 months ago
If you every try working for a living, you'll learn that usability goes together with customization, and that aspect was almost completely removed from Windows 11.
Windows 11 might be OK for playing games or browsing the web, but if you need to work with multiple documents, VMs and IDE instances, you can't efficiently mange the apps due to always combine on taskbar, you have to click twice to access a proper context menu and you don't even have a working calendar. Even such basic tasks as switching a wifi network require more clicks on Windows 11 than on Windows 10.
Already restrictive Windows 10 was still somewhat usable. Windows 11 is just a nightmare in this regard. The system should stay out of the user's way as much as possible, instead of introducing frustration.