Microsoft says it'll replace the ancient Windows 11 dialog box with a modern rewrite (WinUI) in a major design update. Microsoft confirmed that the company is working through older Windows dialogs and rewriting them in WinUI 3. The file copy dialog is already done internally, and the common file dialog is on the list. That matters because Windows 11 still feels split between two eras. Some parts look modern, while basic dialogs still feel like they were pulled from decades-old Windows code. The good news is this is not just “dark mode.” Microsoft is actually rebuilding these surfaces in WinUI. The concern, of course, is performance. WinUI has not always been fast. But Microsoft says the new Run dialog opens faster than the legacy one, with a 94ms median time-to-show versus 103ms for the old version. That is the right direction. Modern UI is fine, but only if it stays fast.

The same goes for tomorrow! Vote number 24! Last night's performance was insaaaaaane

If you can, please vote Romania (number 03) at Eurovision!!! It's been a REALLY LONG time since we've had something this good.

What timing! Build 26300.8289 FINALLY replaces the spinning dots on the login screen and shutdown/restart/etc. screens with the newer spinning animation seen on the boot screen. 🥳

Windows Vista (2007) >they spent over five years building it as longhorn with massive ambitions >winfs the relational database filesystem got completely cut because it was too slow >aero glass needed serious gpu power and many early pcs just couldn't handle the transparent effects >superfetch learned your habits to preload apps while readyboost let you plug in a usb stick for extra speed cache >they reset the whole project in 2004 and started mostly from the windows server 2003 codebase to get it stable >uac kept popping up security warnings that drove everyone crazy at first >what's your take?

The team and I have spent the past several months analyzing feedback from the community. What came through was the voice of people who care deeply about Windows and want it to be better. Read this blog post to learn more about what we're doing in response as we look to raise the bar on Windows 11 quality. Please keep the feedback coming, to help us shape the future of Windows together. blogs.windows.com/windows-in…