Windows 11 is now pushing five, but the general perception of the operating system is still far from what Microsoft wished for. It gets plenty of hate, often well-deserved, and with Microsoft being most of the time tone-deaf to user feedback, many PC users are worried about what is in store for Windows going forward.
While I share the pessimistic sentiment about Windows ens*ittification, in 2025, Windows 11 received quite a lot of new and useful stuff. In this article, I want to highlight my top 10 changes and improvements. Some of these are quite big, some are minor, but they surely made the operating system better than before.
Note: Features from this list may still be rolling out gradually.
1. Start menu
This is undoubtedly the biggest and most important change for Windows 11, as the Start menu has been among the biggest complaints since day one. Microsoft finally brought more layouts with more efficient screen use, the long-requested ability to disable recommendations properly, and more.
