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The
Future
of
Windows
is
Doomed. Deprecated Mess. Nonsense Features. Unstable. I became aware that Microsoft is adding some sort of AI into future versions of Windows called Windows Copilot, which lead me into questioning to myself, how did we end up here? How did Microsoft Windows become an operating system for ordinary keyboard and mouse users with built-in programs (that made sense) and many options and choices, to trying to jump in to the latest and greatest nonsense technological craze, bloated preinstalled programs, "webapps galore", instability, and nonsense features? This blog post will feature technical info about Windows that many may not care about, oh and this is my opinion about the future of Windows which you may/may not agree with me, and that's fine! I've been a lifelong Windows user since Windows 2000, it's no secret that Microsoft Windows changed decades later, from what originally a software add-on to MS-DOS, which made it easier for novice users to navigate DOS with its graphical user interface that look similar to Apple's System Software, to a full fledged operating system, powered by the Windows NT kernel with multiprocessor support, rather being uniprocessor dependant all the time, and with newer hardware to take advantage of the Windows API and kernel, isn't Windows great right now? Well, let me explain from past experience and experiments I've done. What I think about Microsoft Windows is that, it's a desktop operating system, accommodated with a mouse and keyboard that enables us to do whatever we want with their computer such as to learn and have fun with games, Microsoft Windows would achieve many people's ambitions, while some don't find Windows to be super advanced and customizable, just to name a few, and to a few picky people who always have to nitpick on every single small detail and issues. I would say times with Windows was much more simpler and straightforward, hence why I use an older version of Windows which I'll explain in much more greater detail later on. In today's world where we have Windows 10 and Windows 11, I begin to sense a feeling on how doomed Microsoft Windows is, and its nonsense-strategies, to forcing people into using a Microsoft Account and its bloated programs, and having to deal with many instabilities and crashes (which frankly was far less on older Windows versions), to name a few. It baffles me on how some people are okay with such nonsense, not knowing how different older versions are, nowadays it's just Microsoft dogfooding its users with more and more "future builds" of Windows becoming more unstable, which some people just have to go with the flow and accept it, whether they like it or not, without thinking about alternatives. It's sad, really. It wasn't like this before.Remember back then when Microsoft announce a new operating system, you usually have to go out and buy the product to upgrade your existing system, and if you don't want to, or can't, that's okay! Because Microsoft will continue supporting the existing operating system for 10 years, which is 5 years of mainstream support (bug fixing, small feature tweaks, additions, etc.) and 5 additional years of security updates. if you don't want to upgrade to the latest and greatest, or want to hold off for additional years and decide if it's a good fit, you had choices for years to come, that's why in some places, you would typically see systems using older versions of Windows. Nowadays, it isn't the same. Because of Microsoft's crappy strategy of "Windows as a service", you typically only get 2 years of support until you feel the urge and feel compelled to upgrade to a new build of Windows, and the cycle repeats whether you like it or not. This is a huge no to me and I do not agree with Microsoft's decisions like these, hence why I use an older version of Windows, or what I am currently using, Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016. With each new builds being released to the public, some people feel compelled to always having to upgrade to get the latest and greatest, or be one of the first to be on a "shiny" new build of Windows, while in fact it's hurting stability and usability in the future, what once your fast computer with many programs on it, becomes sluggish and unstable, because you keep upgrading your system to new builds of Windows every 2 years or so, which many people would buy a new GPU or CPU or whatever, thinking their hardware is old and slow to handle the tasks, despite being either 3 years old or so, but all of the upgrading and having to deal with bloatware which made people go out and buy something they actually don't need, because of the nonsense "Windows as a service" and having more and more people feel compelled into upgrading their Windows build, while in reality, you don't have to. Perpetual beta? Looks like it.With the introduction of Windows as a service strategy, I feel like Windows will "forever be in beta". Of course Microsoft would word it differently and say, "Windows will get better over time" with features being added to the system periodically thus introducing new build numbers with the same name but different versions. Think about it, won't it be confusing that not only you have to remember the brand name (yes I think Windows 10 and Windows 11 are just brand names now), which is either Windows 10 or Windows 11, but now you need to know what VERSION of such brand you're on. You can't just say you're on Windows 10 or Windows 11 anymore without some people asking you what version. It wasn't like this before, all you need to do is just say, oh I'm on Windows 8/8.1 and that's it. Now, sometimes you gotta say, "Oh, I'm on Windows 10/11 version whatever h whatever". Just imagine looking for a game to play, or a software to use, and glaring over the system requirements and seeing that, oh yes this game works on Windows 10, but wait, you need to be on version 1809 or later. What gives?! I'm on Windows 10, why can't it run? Imagine that being a thing... Oh wait- Planned obsolescence by Microsoft.I wished what I said earlier was all pretend, apparently it's not. If you're on an older version of Windows 10, there will be times where some software you use, nags you to upgrade your version of Windows 10 for it to "work". This is also true on older Windows versions like Windows 8, Windows 7, etc. There are SOME legitimate reasons to it, but majority of the reasons are just stupid to outright sabotage by Microsoft, such as adding a useless library function to a DLL that would of course be on newer versions of Windows 10/11 and pass that off to its software developers to use as an excuse, which some may have fallen victim of... Like, how is "IsWow64Process2" better than the existing "IsWow64Process" function? Oh wait, because of an excuse Microsoft came up with, to make applications "work even better", despite the former being there since Windows XP and some software today still use the former instead the latter. (Click on image below to view bigger)
And adding hardware drivers onto this makes it worse such as display drivers. In fact, RTX cards won't work on older Windows 10 versions, because "it requires something blah blah blah that newer Windows 10 has blah blah blah." The irony to that is, there's some RTX drivers made available for Windows 7, that was released back in 2009. Somehow, an operating system from 2009 supports RTX cards, but an old build of Windows 10 from 2016 does not? Yeah, makes total sense to me! With such poor excuses made from Microsoft to make its developers having to adapt to its new APIs, are making people feel even more compelled to upgrade their version to prevent planned obsolescence from striking them. It's really sad, having to live through this, in which I am glad to have a GTX 1080 card with me from 2018 that continues to work today and I don't see on upgrading anytime soon. Is there another way? Yes, if you look deep enough.From using older Windows versions till your heart's content in conjunction with older software releases, I think you can move heaven and earth. Finally going out and saying no to force-upgrading on a desktop-class operating system, always online applications, such as ClipChamp or whatever, and to Windows as a service. Why can't we go back to traditional roots that nobody had issues with, people having choices to upgrading, and simpler times instead of Microsoft trying to implement AI into Windows, bundling useless applications, only giving people 2 years or so of support, thinking Windows is a phone OS and that it needs to have less support for some reason. As of today and probably in the future, I will still be using Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 for as long as I can. If some of my software stops working due to an old version, I'll find a way to stick to an older version that works. No need to upgrade the software if the current version you're on right now works flawlessly. And if I wanted to, I can abandon Windows all together and go straight to Linux or macOS, but as of now, no thanks. Remember, newer isn't always better! Old software is stable than new ones.This is true to older Windows versions. I don't want to upgrade to the next build because why should I? Why would I want to upgrade if my system works flawlessly? I'll upgrade at my sole discretion. Just because this so and so version of Windows has DirectStorage, or whatever, doesn't mean I should upgrade, and besides, not many games are taking advantage of that thing anyway. Also, I don't get all the nasty glitches and issues that newer Windows apparently have. I also don't get those features that suddenly become available because of OTA update or whatever. Now, yes I'll miss out on some features like "performance gains", but the reality is, I tried newer versions of Windows (ignoring the bloatware crap), and I sometimes run into "input lag" or frame drops that I don't get on older builds. Also, finding so much svchost processes (which had to happen to improve system stability since Microsoft keeps on adding new code to an already old operating system), nonsense background tasks running and other nonsense that I don't have to live through on old Windows. ...Simpler times may not come back, heck, I'm sure Microsoft will still do this nonsense Windows as a service thing for decades. But as long as I use older software (and you can too!) I'm sure things will be better for you and me. Don't feel compelled to upgrade, there are many alternatives to look into. Old software, different platforms, etc. Look deeper and you'll find the perfect answer!
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