Microsoft is reportedly working to fix Windows 11's most annoying flaws — wants to restore the operating system's reputation
Apparently, complaints from the Windows Insider community have reached a tipping point for Microsoft higher-ups.
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Complaints surrounding Windows 11's buggy updates and glitchy UI have apparently finally reached the ears of Microsoft, and the company wants to do something about it in 2026. The Verge reports that Microsoft is now focusing on fixing Windows 11's core issues for the rest of the year, in a process known as "swarming".
The Verge received a statement from Windows and devices president Pavan Davuluri, who claims that feedback from Windows Insiders to fix Windows 11's core issues has been loud and clear. Davuluri further claimed that Microsoft needs to improve Windows "in ways that are meaningful for people", and this year will see Microsoft improving performance, reliability, and the "overall experience" of Windows.
Windows 11 has faced backlash since its launch for having "bloated UI", inconsistent performance, and stricter system requirements than Windows 10. Windows 11 requires a TPM 2.0 module to exist on the host computer to officially work (without workarounds).
Lately, Windows 11 users have had to deal with severe problems affecting the OS's basic functionality, including boot failures after installing the latest (January 2026) security update. Last year, we also saw other security updates break Windows 10 and Windows 11's recovery tools, preventing users from saving their files when reinstalling Windows through some methods.
Performance has been another concern users have had; a Windows enthusiast benchmarked all editions of Windows, dating back to Windows XP, and found that Windows 11 could not win a single test he ran, thanks to the OS's larger footprint compared to Windows 10 and older versions.
Pavan Davuluri's comments don't reflect the first time we have heard Microsoft promise to improve Windows 11 performance. Microsoft promised to fix Windows 11 gaming performance specifically last December, and promised to accelerate BitLocker storage performance in the same month, too.
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bill001g They will never fix the most annoying flaw which is it is a platform used to try to sell content. Why do I have to constantly uninstall and worse hide and disable things I can't uninstall. All this extra stuff and now their massive push to force AI is making the bloat bigger and bigger.Reply
They need to release a windows 11 basic. I would take it without even a browser. Maybe preinstall microsoft store only so people who want say notepad or the other basic apps could install that. All I really need is a operating system to handle thing like memory management and allocation of cpu to processes.
If linux had better support from game companies I would completely switch to that. -
endocine fix the taskbar, take out the bloat, eliminate the spying and telemetry. Those are what needs to be fixed, but its unlikely microsoft is focusing on those things, a stable os is welcome, but if its still awkward to use and has garbage in it you cant control then, no.Reply -
Famj__Liberfree The writing is on the wall and MS has reached desperation. People see that there are alternatives and using them. The cloud helped in this regard tremendously. Microsoft thought cloud locking would secure their future when all it did was let people know they don't need Windows anymore. Any client can get to the cloud, even Linux, Apple, Android etc.Reply -
Jabberwocky79 I could list my gripes about Windows 11 here, but why bother? There's some good, there's some bad, there are some mildly infuriating things... Pretty much describes every piece of software from every company ever made. Hope they make it better, but not holding my breath.Reply -
QuarterSwede Reply
The crappy thing is that that version exists for enterprise users. It’s actually quite nice to use on my work laptop.bill001g said:They will never fix the most annoying flaw which is it is a platform used to try to sell content. Why do I have to constantly uninstall and worse hide and disable things I can't uninstall. All this extra stuff and now their massive push to force AI is making the bloat bigger and bigger.
They need to release a windows 11 basic. I would take it without even a browser. Maybe preinstall microsoft store only so people who want say notepad or the other basic apps could install that. All I really need is a operating system to handle thing like memory management and allocation of cpu to processes.
If linux had better support from game companies I would completely switch to that. -
Findecanor Reply
It is still slow on a really fast machine and has infuriatingly badly designed user interfaces in places.QuarterSwede said:The crappy thing is that that version exists for enterprise users. It’s actually quite nice to use on my work laptop. -
LordVile Reply
What’s wrong with the taskbar?endocine said:fix the taskbar, take out the bloat, eliminate the spying and telemetry. Those are what needs to be fixed, but its unlikely microsoft is focusing on those things, a stable os is welcome, but if its still awkward to use and has garbage in it you cant control then, no. -
LordVile Reply
I’ve had no issues at all with W11, certainly less than I had with 10, 8 and vista/7Admin said:Complaints about Windows 11 bugs and glitches from the Windows community have apparently reached a tipping point. Microsoft is reportedly using all of 2026 to fix Windows 11's core issues.
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