Windows 11

[Kerlingen]

notepad.exe as a 0.2 MB standalone executable does no longer exist. (Note: technically it does still exist, but it just launches the "app")

NotepadApp.exe is a 70 MB "app":

• It has a startup time of 2 seconds
• It requires you to sign in with a valid Microsoft Account the first time you use it
• It will no longer be updated by Windows Update, instead it requires Windows Store to update
• It will annoy you with "you need an update" messages inside the "app"
• You have to sign in with a valid Microsoft Account to use the Store
• While in Windows 10 Pro/Education/Enterprise it was possible to use the Store without Microsoft Account if you were in a corporate environment, Windows 11 forces the use of a Microsoft Account even if you are part of an Active Directory Domain and use Windows 11 Enterprise Edition

Now lets talk about cmd.exe vs. WindowsTerminal.exe and its 5 second startup time...

I would not call this "bugs". I would call it intentional user mucking or always online compulsion. "Windows Phone" has been dead for years and a "Microsoft Surface" has a screen size comparable to a laptop, so I really don't get why Microsoft keeps going converting everything to useless "apps".