Annoyances I Have With Microsoft Windows

Lists

last updated 2025 December 10

I can’t imagine using anything other than Windows, but oh my days does it suck.

  • In Windows 11, using ctrl+win+left/right to switch virtual desktops is painfully delayed.
    • Update: this might have been fixed?
  • This is an old one, but never in my entire life of using Windows has the Start search menu been able to find anything except installed apps.
    • And now it won’t even search for files unless you specifically switch to “Documents”. Which just redirects you to File Explorer’s search, so what was even the point of using Start’s search.
  • Speaking of which, File Explorer’s search is slow, inaccurate and all-round useless.
  • Pressing win+space to switch keyboard languages only shows the menu after a solid ~0.5s. If you let go before then, it still switches input language, it just won’t give you any visual feedback. Any at all.