Microsoft says it'll fix Windows 11, but furious users call out abusive relationship

Microsoft claims it has a plan to fix “Microslop” in Windows 11, but veteran users aren’t having it. That’s because not all Copilot goodies will be removed – plus, we keep hearing rumors that Windows 12 will be even worse.

Late last week, after days of unofficial media reports, Microsoft confirmed that from now on, Windows 11 won’t be as AI-centric as originally envisioned. Users will be able to turn off certain Copilot integration features to reduce AI bloat.

In other words, after years of energetically shoving AI down users’ throats, the company is finally reducing where Copilot buttons and menus appear across system apps and interfaces.

Copilot and AI experiences like those in Notepad, Photos, Snipping Tool, and Widgets will be reduced or removed where they made little sense to exist in the first place.

“You will see us be more intentional about how and where Copilot integrates across Windows, focusing on experiences that are genuinely useful and well‑crafted,” wrote Windows VP Pavan Davuluri.

“As part of this, we are reducing unnecessary Copilot entry points, starting with apps like Snipping Tool, Photos, Widgets, and Notepad.”

Davuluri’s post is, of course, full of euphemistic corporate-speak. He says, for example: “Every day, we hear from the community about how you experience Windows. And over the past several months, the team and I have spent a great deal of time analyzing your feedback.”

The feedback has, of course, been almost universal contempt for the Copilot integration so far. Davuluri, though, can’t just admit it, so his announcement is essentially good news as the OS will look so much cleaner, right?

Not so fast, many veteran users say. According to cybersecurity expert Sam Bent, it’s extremely hypocritical for Microsoft to seek kudos after stuffing Windows with ads, bloatware, and Copilot integrations even though users weren’t even asking for them.

“It’s like being in an abusive relationship. They beat you, then show up with flowers, saying they've changed,"

Sam Bent.

“Microsoft just announced a 7-point plan to fix Windows 11, and the tech press is treating it like a redemption arc,” Bent wrote on his website.

“It’s like being in an abusive relationship. They beat you, then show up with flowers, saying they've changed. And everyone around you says: ‘See, they’re getting better.’ But the bruises are still there, and the apology only covers the hits people noticed.”

According to him, Microsoft is gaslighting users, really: “The firm spent four years deliberately degrading an operating system that people paid $139 or more for, and now they're announcing the removal of their own damage as if it’s a gift. The ‘fix’ is them taking their foot off your neck and expecting applause.”

Others are worried that in his post, Davuluri promises to be “more intentional” about Copilot features on Windows. Couldn’t it mean better-packaged “Microslop?”

That’s a question worth asking because the industry is full of rumors about what Windows 12 might look like.

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Not that long ago, a German tech news outlet WinFuture, claimed that Microsoft’s next Windows 12 operating system could be built entirely anew to focus on AI, with Copilot evolving from an assistant to a central control instance.

It’s a rumor, of course: Microsoft isn’t planning to ship Windows 12 any time soon, certainly not in 2026. But that’s also because right now, the idea is to fix Windows 11 as soon as possible – other projects simply aren’t a priority.

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