If you are sticking to Windows 10 because it has fewer annoyances than Windows 11, especially in the Start menu, we have bad news for you.

Let’s put it this way; when Microsoft announced its plans to start adding features to Windows 10 once again, despite the operating system’s inevitable demise in October 2025, everyone expected slightly different things to see ported over from Windows 11. Sadly, the latest addition to Windows 10 is one of the most annoying changes coming from Windows 11’s Start menu.

Earlier this year, Microsoft introduced a so-called “Account Manager” for Windows 11 that appears on the screen when you click your profile picture on the Start menu. Instead of just showing you buttons for logging out, locking your device or switching profiles, it displays Microsoft 365 ads. All the actually useful buttons are now hidden behind a three-dot submenu (apparently, my 43-inch display does not have enough space to accommodate them). Now, the “Account Manager” is coming to Windows 10 users.

The change was spotted in the latest Windows 10 preview builds from the Beta and Release Preview Channels. It works in the same way as Windows 11, and it is disabled by default for now because the submenu with sign-out and lock buttons does not work.

  • InternetUser2012English
    3·
    4 months ago

    All I do is watch some vids and game. I have only come across one game I can’t get to play and it’s flight simulator x. If steam says it’ll play on steam deck, you’re 100% golden. If it says unsupported, do a quick web search for protondb and search the game there. I’ve played a few that steam said wouldn’t work and they do. As far as how well they play, it’s been awesome, no complaints. I’m a linux newbie and don’t know shit and it’s been painless. I did try mint and nobara, and had issues trying to get mint to play games, and nobara worked good but after a week I lost my sound and I liked the way the workspaces works much better with popOs

    • Bosht@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      Appreciate the time taken to type a response. Did you follow any videos or guides of any sort? It’s been a loooong time since I’ve setup dual boot on a system and I’m wondering if complexity has been simplified at all.

      • InternetUser2012English
        1·
        4 months ago

        I went full send and didn’t do dual boot. It’s not bad to do dual boot though, however, I would watch a guide on it.