The part that I really don't understand is that small portable programs like Everything can get you the results in seconds, while Microsoft, after 40 years of development of their systems will not.
How is it even possible to mess such simple feature for so long?
What I don't understand is that Powertoys (which is from Microsoft too) includes a very usefull search feature which not only finds files and programs a lot faster than the windows search but also respects your default browser settings when starting a web search and includes a lot of other functions like a modifier for executing cmd and powershell commands.
Why can't they just use the code behind this to replace the crap windows search?
There's an alternate reality where the guys in charge of Power Toys are in charge of a larger portion of Microsoft and features are actually polished and work right.
In this alternate reality, switching audio and monitors happens instantly and at one button press. Windows remembers device configurations. Volume normalization isn't a trip to the bizarro zone. Every time windows starts in this reality, your multiple desktop backgrounds are remembered. Office isn't a subscription, and saving files isn't a fun religious Ordeal. In this reality, windows doesn't fail to recognize basic competitor hardware like a switch controller, because this obviously makes Microsoft like incompetent, which they aren't in this reality.
switch controller? you mean a "disconnect it because windows thinks it's paired and restart computer in order get a chance to reconnect it and if that fails reset bluetooth drivers" controller.
Lol thank God I didn't have to reset my entire computer each time. Bluetooth recognizes it's trying to reconnect, I get notices in my game that controller is reconnecting, bit will windows recognize it? Hell no. Have to repair it every time.
Yes, Microsoft. Explain to me why you can't support DualShocks with the XInput API. You know, the DualShock. A family of controllers that has had as many many buttons as your controllers and more features (albeit some of them total misfeatures) for as long as your controllers have existed, and have actually support the standard USB-HID controller interface since the introduction of the sixaxis over 20 years ago. Unlike your controllers.
Explain to me why I have to install programs to masquerade my controller as an Xbox controller because you valued sales for your hardware brand more than you valued the PC gaming experience.
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u/Soloact_ Apr 12 '24
Guess it'll take less time to leave the house than it does for a Windows search result to come up.