Many customers have said that the Windows 11 launch has been a seamless transition from one cherished operating system version to the next, with no signs of a problem insight. Others, on the other hand, have had a less than satisfactory experience.
Due to unanticipated compatibility difficulties that have arisen, memory leaks that have held users’ RAM captive, and a plethora of taskbar-related bugs, we wouldn’t blame you if you decided to join the 41 percent of our readership who have put off upgrading to Windows 11.
Of course, Windows 11 hasn’t been creating difficulties for everyone in the same way, and many complaints are now being chalked up to user error, such as the one we’ve included below, which we think is just brilliant.
A number of very widespread bugs remain unsolved, causing customers to get agitated and confused about whether to place the blame on Microsoft or their own settings. So far, just a few flaws have been formally reported on the known issues page, although it is very early in the development cycle.
Despite the fact that Windows 11 is not nearly as problematic as some past versions (we’re looking at you, Vista, and ME), it’s still a good idea to be aware of what to look out for if you’re going to go to the trouble of upgrading to the latest version.
In particular, because some of the issues that have been identified may go undiscovered for a long period of time, producing difficulties later on down the road. So, here’s a look at some of the Windows 11 startup problems you could encounter, as well as some potential solutions that have been floated about.
Taskbar updating issue
It appears that users have been complaining that their taskbar would not update with Windows 11, then becomes completely unresponsive, at least since the release of the Windows 11 Dev OS Build 22000.51. Interestingly, we experienced an identical issue in our office with the launch build, despite the fact that the same PC had previously functioned well with the pre-release Windows Insider version (which has not changed since).
Incompatibility with the Intel Killer network software
There is a compatibility issue between Windows 11 and the Intel ‘Killer’ networking software, which has been identified by Microsoft. User Datagram Protocol (UDP) packets are dropped as a result of the incompatibility, resulting in performance degradation and UDP-based protocol problems in some cases. Users of Killer have reported that site loading and video streaming at particular resolutions have been slowed and that their VPN usage may have been affected as well.
Oracle VirtualBox is incompatible.
Oracle VirtualBox and Windows 11 are also incompatible with one another, notably when Hyper-V or Windows Hypervisor is installed, which might prohibit you from running virtual machines. In order to ensure that you have a positive upgrading experience, Microsoft has placed a compatibility hold on certain devices, preventing them from installing or being offered Windows 11.
In the meanwhile, removing Hyper-V or Windows Hypervisor has been proposed as a workaround until the problem is presumably fixed with Oracle’s anticipated October release. This is a fantastic fix, except of course you require them.
Memory leaks in the File Explorer
Users have reported some very serious memory leaks in the file explorer, which means that the program’s RAM use does not decrease even when the window is closed. It’s been happening for a while now across Windows 11 Insider versions, and we’ve been able to duplicate it on our test computer running the launch version of the operating system as well as previous releases.
While restarting the File Explorer process from the Task Manager does help to free up memory, no official solutions have been discovered as of yet to resolve the issue.
There is a slew of potential solutions being tossed around, some of which have proven successful and others that have proven to be nothing but a source of anxiety.
