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3/20/2026 at 8:28:45 PM

Microsoft confirms a major Windows 11 update with faster Explorer, less Copilot

 https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/03/21/microsoft-confirms-a-major-windows-11-update-with-faster-explorer-reduced-copilot-and-more/

by thunderbong

3/20/2026 at 8:54:58 PM

For starters, they should stop forcing people to create an online Microsoft Account.

by pregnenolone

3/20/2026 at 10:44:12 PM

They should, but they won't. I fully expect that by the time we see "windows 12" that possibility will be fully eliminated.

Ironically they may have to in order to stay relevant. I'd be surprised if you could find a teenager today that if you asked "would you pay extra for an iphone or android phone that you could use without an apple/google account would you?" that their answer wouldn't be "why would I want that? I'd be cut off from the whole ecosystem!"

by ticulatedspline

3/21/2026 at 9:22:02 PM

> I'd be cut off from the whole ecosystem!

The decision to tie participating in the ecosystem and having an online account, is precisely the topic of that complaint.

by 1718627440

3/21/2026 at 6:08:59 PM

We’re already past that point, Win 11 cannot be installed without an MS account (at least not without some cmdline trickery)

by Gazoche

3/21/2026 at 11:48:17 AM

"…they should stop forcing people to create an online Microsoft Account."

Proof positive it's mostly cosmetic, deeply problematic issus remain or we'd be able to uninstall Copilot.

by hilbert42

3/21/2026 at 12:26:14 AM

This is genuinely the least of my concerns. I just want the OS to be fast and lean.

by lwansbrough

3/20/2026 at 9:51:23 PM

word!

by fabiensanglard

3/20/2026 at 8:35:21 PM

Copilot's AI is far inferior to the agents in Claude Cowork or OpenClaw. And I think it still uses the OpenAI GPT 4o . Microsoft also put AI everywhere, and with very poor quality.

by noahnathan25

3/20/2026 at 9:32:38 PM

Decent models cost money, is the reality of it.

“less copilot” is because they can’t charge for it, so the model is crap, so no-one wants it, so they are removing it where it’s useless.

They won’t be the last.

by carl_dr

3/20/2026 at 10:28:52 PM

I wonder if MS regrets pouring so much money into OpenAI.

by sunaookami

3/20/2026 at 8:32:21 PM

thats cool, they have to cut it out with the onedrive thing as well.

by rolph

3/20/2026 at 11:17:25 PM

The bubble is really popping?

by midtake

3/21/2026 at 2:29:37 PM

[dead]

by JohnnyLarue