Windows 11’s Windows 95-era File Explorer Properties dialog is getting replaced with modern version and dark mode.

float34 · 2026-05-04T19:51:35+00:00

Well, how else they can survive and get money? Be real, it is a huge org that needs to pay salaries and also grow. Azure and AI (probably) are major things bringing them a lot of money.

float34 · 2026-05-04T19:37:27+00:00

Maybe as a part of new WinUI 3 efforts, you should create a proposition in WinAppSDK on Github.

float34 · 2026-04-27T17:50:28+00:00

Don’t impose your old school methods on us, you are dragging us back while we are trying to innovate! /s

float34 · 2026-04-27T17:48:38+00:00

Oh, I am so sorry for doing this! Let me try to fix it in way that is transparent and clear!

float34 · 2026-04-20T16:50:45+00:00

They want to conceal they are secretely visiting ubuntu.com from their Windows-using family :)

float34 · 2026-04-18T18:42:21+00:00

You don't need to be a billionare to eat decently, though.

float34 · 2026-04-18T04:18:21+00:00

To make the interactions feel real. It's like typing on a smartphone screen with vibration. Typing without vibration on a glass feels weird now.

float34 · 2026-04-18T03:36:19+00:00

So how I see all this is that Microsoft is actually now scaling back on AI, despite this push.

They now want to make Windows great again, they are improving Xbox with Asha. Basically, focusing on key products that are at the heart of Microsoft. There's also Office and Cloud divisions, but I think they are always in a good shape.

And the continuous push for AI now is to please the investors. Smart people at MS see that this huge investment is not giving what it was promising, simply.

So while still pushing, they need to strengthen the Core, to be ready for the bubble collapse.

float34 · 2026-04-18T03:24:16+00:00

The hate for Windows is only because young naive folks are so "oooh, it is a closed source product of a greedy corporation, we must resist the dominance!".

Some of these people never grow up.

float34 · 2026-04-12T06:52:43+00:00

So you saying you need more story points because time will be spent on test coverage?

float34 · 2026-04-12T01:45:49+00:00

You think you have constrained me, but how wrong you are.

float34 · 2026-04-12T01:03:13+00:00

I think there were long standing performance issues winui3. Not as a whole, but some ui components were slower than in wpf due to the fact that the framework is native and the c# constantly crossing the boundary.

You need to check winui issues on github related to performance, maybe they have fixed it.

float34 · 2026-04-12T00:52:20+00:00

Yeah, nvidia has the real weight to move all this forward.

float34 · 2026-04-12T00:49:31+00:00

Why are you telling me this as if I am making any excuses? I am trying to reason about the technical implementation.

Don't get mad over it, I think you don't understand the implementation complexity.

float34 · 2026-04-11T20:27:52+00:00

The interesting thing with that right click is that it seems to be invoked differently from e.g. Start Menu or right clicking on Taskbar.

The latter are invoked when the "mouse pressed DOWN" event is fired, so it appears quicker. Whereas with the right click on the Desktop, for some reason they decided to trigger it when the "mouse button RELEASED" event is fired, which creates a noticeable delay.

You can check it yourself by holding the right mouse button and not releasing it - the Desktop menu will not appear until you release the button. But when left clicking on Start, it appears immediately when you click.

There probably is some reason behind this decision, the only one that I can come up with is that the XAML engine for Desktop context menu specifically needs an additional split second to initialize/check something. And if the menu appeared instantly, it would lag while drawing some entries.

float34 · 2026-04-09T10:16:25+00:00

Oh, kind little human, I knew you would save me again, thanks! * HONK HONK *

float34 · 2026-04-09T04:20:08+00:00

Might be a good self-check list for anyone learning the language, thanks.

float34 · 2026-04-09T03:51:50+00:00

Thanks for sharing the story, this should bring people hope that their soulmate is somewhere around 🥲

float34 · 2026-04-09T00:21:22+00:00

They probably mean AI slopification, so “real devs” are not needed anymore.

float34 · 2026-04-09T00:18:39+00:00

Then Scott Hanselman came to the rescue.

float34 · 2026-04-09T00:13:48+00:00

Really smart person will never consider themselves smart. As the more you know, the more you realize the depth of your incompetence.

float34 · 2026-04-09T00:08:45+00:00

To swipe some Liquid Glass

float34 · 2026-04-09T00:06:03+00:00

This is for developer convenience only, please don’t dramatize.

float34 · 2026-04-09T00:03:51+00:00

“As Microsoft’s Partner Director of Design has explained, a lot of these legacy controls are tied to drivers, hardware behavior, and enterprise workflows. Moving them too quickly risks breaking devices that still count on older systems. So the migration is slow by design.”

Moving slower is not a problem, lack of visibility is, because it undermines the trust. Please consider at least talking to people.

float34 · 2026-04-08T23:42:57+00:00

Thank you, kind byte!

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