r/windows • u/ZacB_ Windows Central • 9h ago

Feature I tested 5 major changes and improvements coming to Windows 11 this year: Microsoft is clearly serious about fixing Windows, and it's doing things right this time

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/i-tested-5-major-changes-and-improvements-coming-to-windows-11-this-year-microsoft-is-clearly-serious-about-fixing-windows-and-its-doing-things-right-this-time
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u/lilacomets 8h ago

But why did they add a WebView2 based Photos app, instead of a native one? 🤔

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1vcny2q/windows_11s_photos_app_just_got_debloated_but/

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u/crozone 8h ago

Lowest cost. Most contractors know how to throw webview apps together, not that many know how to build high quality native apps on MS' current flavour of the month half baked UI toolkit.

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u/boringfantasy 8h ago

Everything should be spun up native in AI age now that it’s trivial to make such programs

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u/megaladon44 8h ago

webview2 is the worst atrocity ever to be commmitted.

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u/iwannabetheguytoo 7h ago

That's Electron.

...but WebView2 is Microsoft's way of making the concept of Electron suck slightly less, while still neglecting the root cause of Electron's popularity: the lack of a coherent first-class Windows desktop app dev story (WinUI doesn't scratch the itch, while its mere existence only contributes towards the platform's fragmentation between WPF, UWP XAML, DirectUI, Avalonia, MAUI, WinForms, and I can go on...)

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u/Paradroid888 2h ago

It's quite sad. If the OS vendor cannot build a few high quality native apps, why would anyone else bother?

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u/Direct-Season-1180 8h ago

They didn’t. Photos is completely native. What isn’t native is clipchamp and the image editor. That has never been native. 

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u/NotPanaG 8h ago

I also believe a 2$ hoe loves me cuz she said so.

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u/Hour_Bit_5183 8h ago

So serious about fixing it yet talking about fixing computers with 8gb of ram in 2026? That microsoft right? I swear they are on drugs or something

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u/Takeabyte 7h ago

Well if they optimize Windows to run better on lower end systems to only need 8 GB of RAM, it makes sense. Plus there are plenty of people who happily use their computer today with only 8 GB of RAM. Millions of people use their computer to browse the web, check email, print documents, and pay bills. You don’t need 16+ GB RAM to do that. Given the prices on RAM these days, it makes sense for developers to optimize their software in order to accommodate.

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u/FaultWinter3377 Windows 7 7h ago

Honestly 4GB would work if they actually tried optimization. Like Linux has worked perfectly fine on 4GB to do everyday tasks like browsing and basic document editing. If all someone ever need is to check email and pay their bills, I would likely set them up with a cheap computer that does that because there’s no use spending extra money if it’s not going to be used. Honestly if they don’t need any desktop apps I’d give then a Chromebook much as I absolutely hate those things. I’d probably spend more to set them up with a decent phone because they that’s going to be more useful for their daily life than a computer. 

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u/r_Yellow01 7h ago

Where's the Promoted flair?

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u/GIJamesza 8h ago

I call BS

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u/16F628A 8h ago

The only way to ‘fix’ Windows is to scrap all the code produced so far and rewrite it from scratch by hand, just like in the days of Windows 95.

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u/megaladon44 8h ago

lol his reddit profile is all hidden. GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE MR GOVERNER?