Microsoft has simply made a reasonably outstanding admission, primarily conceding that it doesn’t have an answer for some Windows 11 problems.
As Neowin reports, some folks utilizing Windows 11 and Windows 10 have discovered a bug which prevents the Begin menu, Home windows search bar and a few Common Home windows Platform (UWP) apps from beginning or working appropriately.
It seems that the bugs coincide with broken registry keys and information associated to Microsoft Workplace apps, and apps which can be built-in with Workplace software program, in addition to Home windows and Outlook.
The bugs don’t have an effect on everybody, however those that are encountering them first seen one thing wasn’t proper again in January of this 12 months. When you had been hoping that in that point Microsoft had discovered how you can repair the issue, then I’ve some unhealthy information for you.
Giving up?
On Microsoft’s ‘Well being’ webpage regarding the issue, Microsoft notes that the “Home windows search, and Common Home windows Platform (UWP) apps may not work as anticipated or might need points opening,” and in a latest replace it has supplied a workaround for the issue.
Not solely is the shortage of a definitive repair disappointing, however the workaround isn’t nice, with Microsoft stating that to “mitigate this difficulty, you possibly can uninstall apps which combine with Home windows, Microsoft Workplace, Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Calendar.”
Primarily, it looks like Microsoft is admitting that it’s as baffled as us by the issue, and that the one technique to keep away from the difficulty is to begin uninstalling apps. That’s fairly poor, particularly as Microsoft doesn’t listing the apps which can be inflicting the difficulty, simply that they combine with “Home windows, Microsoft Workplace, Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Calendar,” which doesn’t slim it down in any respect.
It’s additionally not an ideal resolution for individuals who rely upon any of the apps inflicting the difficulty, as uninstalling them might not be a viable possibility.
Microsoft claims that it’s engaged on a decision, and I hope it is capable of roll one out that fixes the difficulty with out making customers uninstall sure apps. It is regarding, although, that there appear to be areas the place Home windows 11 (and Home windows 10, which can be affected by this drawback) is so damaged that Microsoft merely can’t repair it.
Working techniques like Home windows 11 are sophisticated items of software program that should work with myriad mixtures of {hardware} and software program, however this nonetheless doesn’t make it any much less embarrassing for Microsoft. It additionally doesn’t give me an enormous quantity of confidence about Windows 12, which the corporate is rumored to be engaged on – I’d somewhat Microsoft focused on fixing the present variations of Home windows first.
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