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Microsoft exec's AI admission sparks Windows 11 backlash
Windows 11 design chief says AI helps the team work faster, but users blame AI for the bugs plaguing the OS.
In brief
Windows 11 design chief says AI helps the team work faster, but users blame AI for the bugs plaguing the OS. Microsoft's Windows design VP said AI helps the team accelerate, sparking social media anger over quality issues users attribute to AI use. Originally reported by TechRadar.
Windows 11 cuts Copilot from right-click menu
Microsoft is removing several Copilot actions from Windows 11's context menu, the menu that appears when you right-click on a file or folder.
Which Copilot features are being retired
The company is retiring OneDrive Copilot Summarize, Create FAQ, Compare Files, Ask a question, Explain image, Explain images, Compare images, and Extract text actions from File Explorer.
Changes take effect mid-November
The Copilot options will disappear from Windows 11's context menu starting mid-November and be fully gone by the end of the year.
Microsoft exec admits AI helps design team
Diego Baca, VP of Design for Windows, posted on X that AI has already helped the design team accelerate significantly in their work.
Designers now contributing code fixes with AI
Baca said designers are contributing directly to code fixes that improve craft, consistency, and quality, describing it as exciting progress.
“We're even seeing designers contribute directly to code fixes that improve craft, consistency, and quality.”
Social media erupts over AI admission
Reddit users responded with anger, complaining that rapid quality decline, patches bricking devices, and security vulnerabilities show the codebase is being coded with insufficient review.
“the rapid decline in quality, every patch bricking at least some devices, major releases bricking entire fleets, and the introduction of major security vulnerabilities”
Users blame AI for Windows 11 problems
Social media users chorused that Microsoft's turn to AI in coding explains Windows 11's problems, with some saying this is how Linux goes mainstream.
“And this is how Linux goes mainstream, not because it becomes better, but because Microslop becomes unusable thanks to AI integrations.”
What Baca's statement probably means
The exec's claim that AI accelerates the design team likely refers to brainstorming help rather than coding, with designers doing simple interface tweaks reviewed by engineers.
Real problem is quality assurance, not AI
Windows 11's bugs stem from poor quality assurance processes that fail to catch problems before release, not from AI use itself in the design team.
Microsoft must fix QA processes fast
The real issue Microsoft needs to address is its overall quality assurance, which remains the biggest problem with Windows 11 that needs fixing.
The short version
Microsoft's Windows design VP said AI helps the team accelerate, sparking social media anger over quality issues users attribute to AI use.
