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comment by zen
zen  ·  4182 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: If Microsoft were to make Windows open source, what would you change?

remove metro. remove the need for such a large driver database upon installation - let me provide the drivers i want for even common hardware. make powershell the default interpreter and remove the limitation imposed by legacy shells - why should i need to call the powershell exe first to run a script in a scheduled task? it should work like .bat/.cmd files. get rid of all the different versions - one base install, everything else is an add-on that you choose to install - no only version x supports feature y, or upgrade to version z to get ab. im sure there is other stuff, but thats all i can think of at the moment.





speeding_snail  ·  4181 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ah, the command line in windows. Isn't that something you should avoid at all costs?

zen  ·  4181 days ago  ·  link  ·  

nah its the only way to script things without writing vbscript <shudder>, which still uses the cscript or wscript executable interpreter. powershell is infinitely more powerful than batch, and much more user friendly and easier to troubleshoot than vbscript