1. Intrusive ads, pop‑ups and telemetry
Many commenters describe Windows 11 as constantly pushing ads, prompts and data‑collection requests.
- “Your privacy is important” – tosti
- “pop‑up! pop‑up! pop‑up!” – accrual
- “Start menu search will search the Microsoft Store for apps they want you to install” – qwerpy
2. Performance and UI responsiveness concerns
Opinions split on speed: some find the parody unrealistically fast, others note real‑world lag, freezes and background‑process hogs.
- “Start menu opens way too quickly.” – bradfitz
- “It's too fast to be real windows.” – corvad
- “the volume slider wasn't disabled for 2 seconds after opening the dialog” – gumby271
3. Nostalgia for older Windows / migration to Linux
A recurring sentiment is that earlier Windows versions (especially 7/XP) were better, prompting many to switch to Linux or stay on older builds.
- “A mature Windows 7 wasn't terrible.” – cwnyth
- “I've been all Linux for years now.” – Animats
- “I switched to Fedora in January and have no plans to look back.” – accrual