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Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken (www.neowin.net)
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[–] 169 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

What kind of idiots create a program that says, "Outlook failed to load. Repair application?" when the only problem is the wifi is disconnected?

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  • [–] 89 points 9 months ago* (3 children)

    The problem is that someone decided to dumb down the error message to not scare users, instead of passing on the real error code from the application that people could Google and fix in 5 mins themselves.

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  • [–] 86 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)

    Dumb downed? They've taken a simple error and made it into something that does scare users. The "Repair application?" was far more alarming to my visiting friend than a "No Internet connection" would have been. It is astounding that any company would put out such complete shit.

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  • [–] 47 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    Imagine they removed the oil, engine and fuel lamps, and then while driving:

    Car Malfunctioning. Attempt Repair?

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Sorry, your subscription to CarRepair has expired. Would you like to renew for $29.99 recurring monthly and allow your car to start again? Clippy can wait forever and even has tips about roadside engine repair!*

    *tips included with paid subscription

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  • [–] 17 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    It's like this with a blue screen. You used to tell you what went wrong but now it just shows a :-( Which is pathetic.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    The tiny text and QR code actually have the error still. It’s just the frowny face is 10x the font size.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    They're just generic error messages though. If you actually want to know what went wrong you have to go into the error log, which hopefully you actually have access to. If it just blue screens on boot your SOL unless you're in a corporate environment with external logs.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    On top of that, the logs for the actual support technicians are scattered all across the filesystem.
    C:\ProgramData\
    C:\Users\AppData\Roaming or Local or maybe LocalLow
    C:\Windows\Temp
    It's own install folder
    C:\Programs
    C:\Programs (x86)

    Like...why (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻)

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