Microsoft Windows Head Pavan Davuluri sends open letter; says people want better Windows, and shares 6 big changes coming to Windows 11

Windows 11 has had a rough few years. Users have complained about a bloated update system, AI features crammed into every corner of the OS, sluggish File Explorer, and a taskbar that stubbornly refused to move. Microsoft, it seems, has finally listened. On March 20, Pavan Davuluri — EVP of Windows and Devices — published an open letter acknowledging the feedback, and laid out a concrete plan to fix things.”What came through was the voice of people who care deeply about Windows and want it to be better,” Davuluri wrote. The letter, sent directly to Windows Insider Program members, promises a series of changes rolling out in preview builds starting this month and through April.

Here are the six headline changes.