"something like "Compress to zip" or "Copy path" in the primary options!?"
Times I've used compress to zip, copy path: zero, never, nada
Times I've used print: countless.
Windows 11 File Explorer Right-click Menu was changed to include icons
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Anonymous
Who did this and why do they do it (see picture below)? The File Explorer right-click menu has had the options: Cut, Copy, Paste, Rename, Delete listed (as words) in this menu FOREVER and now some genius decided that after all these years, Windows users are too dumb to read. The words were replaced with icons. THIS IS SO ANNOYING. THE MUSCLE MEMORY IN MY HANDS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO RETRAIN AFTER YEARS OF THE MENU BEING THE SAME WAY. Now I have to stop and think about something that I've done instinctively for years. I can get to the ORIGINAL right-click menu by selecting "Show More Options," shown in the photo below, but WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO, THAT'S AN EXTRA STEP? If I am intelligent enough to boot up a computer, then certainly I can read the words: Cut, Copy, Paste, Rename and Delete. I don't need you to create icons to represent those functions. IF IT'S NOT BROKEN THEN DON'T TRY TO FIX IT. STOP DUMBING DOWN THE SOFTWARE AND MAKING THINGS HARDER PLEASE.
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2023-07-13T16:09:24+00:00 I agree! It's a classic case of implementing a change just for the sake of implementing a change instead of for a valid reason.
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2023-07-13T18:57:19+00:00 Can we get an answer from Microsoft on why senseless UI changes like this are made?
If they are necessary then how about have a professional version with no desktop ads/"interests", no cortana/clippy/AI, no cloud as a default option, No thumbnails over minimized items, no combined by default taskbar? I'd pay extra for that. You nailed UI with Window XP and Windows 7. At least give us a theme that switches half this cell phone UI stuff off. It doesn't work. Try renaming your computer using the blue menu. Does not work. The "advanced system settings" way that does work is now hidden under this dysfunctional mess. Seems like companies don't listen to the customer post pandemic.
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Anonymous
2023-07-17T05:16:21+00:00 lol - you appear to be under the mistaken impression that Microsoft has ever listened to their customer base.
Stephen
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2023-07-26T12:51:21+00:00 It is driving me nuts! Everytime I try to do anything I have to stop and try to work out what the icon represents and which one I might need to choose - when it used to just be in text that I could read. I think the rename icon must be one of the most obscure I've seen. I was searching for how to rename and then looked at this thing which seemed to be a font symbol and aagghhh it was a flipping icon for "rename". Does anyone know if there is a way we can choose to have words instead of icons which will never mean much to me. I saw an icon today on something else (not Windows) and thought - why is there a tampon icon on this flow chart - it turned out to be a writing symbol with a quill pen with a squiggle for writing ink - but as a tiny icon it looked like a piece of string. A quill pen - give me strength!