Microsoft finally agrees Windows 11 has problems, and K2 is its plan to fix them, claims report
Microsoft finally agrees Windows 11 has problems, and K2 is its plan to fix them, claims report
admin 2026/04/28 14:59Say what you want about Microsoft, but at the very least, it seems to know when it needs to change course.
After over a year of the company adding Copilot to all of its apps, it finally pivoted direction after users told the company that they were sick of AI tools. Now, Microsoft is trying its best to win back users by addressing some of the more common pain points people have with Windows 11, such as the Start menu.
Microsoft pivots from Copilot to a Windows 11 revival called K2 — a marathon of staged updates rather than a single big release.
Start menu to be rewritten in WinUI 3 for ~60% better responsiveness and more customization.
Microsoft views SteamOS as a performance benchmark as it preps Xbox hardware with Windows 11.
Say what you want about Microsoft, but at the very least, it seems to know when it needs to change course. After over a year of the company adding Copilot to all of its apps, it finally pivoted direction after users told the company that they were sick of AI tools. Now, Microsoft is trying its best to win back users by addressing some of the more common pain points people have with Windows 11, such as the Start menu.
If one source is to be believed, this initiative is more than just Microsoft throwing engineers at specific problems until people stop complaining. It has a plan to get people on board with Windows 11 again, and it's called K2.
The Windows K2 plan aims to solve Windows 11's biggest problems
It even includes taking on SteamOS
Windows 11's Control Panel
In a Windows Central report citing "sources," Microsoft is allegedly working on a project called Windows K2. It sounds like a new version of the OS, but it's actually a plan to revamp key areas of Windows 11 to win consumer trust in the operating system. It also won't be a single, big update; instead, Windows K2 will be a marathon of updates introduced over time.
Some of the most interesting parts of Windows K2 relate to performance. For one, the sources claim that the Start menu is getting a full rewrite in WinUI 3, which will make it 60% more responsive and notably more customizable. Another interesting claim is that Microsoft now sees SteamOS, Valve's gaming distro, as a benchmark for Windows 11 gaming. This is particularly important for
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After over a year of the company adding Copilot to all of its apps, it finally pivoted direction after users told the company that they were sick of AI tools. Now, Microsoft is trying its best to win back users by addressing some of the more common pain points people have with Windows 11, such as the Start menu.
Microsoft pivots from Copilot to a Windows 11 revival called K2 — a marathon of staged updates rather than a single big release.
Start menu to be rewritten in WinUI 3 for ~60% better responsiveness and more customization.
Microsoft views SteamOS as a performance benchmark as it preps Xbox hardware with Windows 11.
Say what you want about Microsoft, but at the very least, it seems to know when it needs to change course. After over a year of the company adding Copilot to all of its apps, it finally pivoted direction after users told the company that they were sick of AI tools. Now, Microsoft is trying its best to win back users by addressing some of the more common pain points people have with Windows 11, such as the Start menu.
If one source is to be believed, this initiative is more than just Microsoft throwing engineers at specific problems until people stop complaining. It has a plan to get people on board with Windows 11 again, and it's called K2.
The Windows K2 plan aims to solve Windows 11's biggest problems
It even includes taking on SteamOS
Windows 11's Control Panel
In a Windows Central report citing "sources," Microsoft is allegedly working on a project called Windows K2. It sounds like a new version of the OS, but it's actually a plan to revamp key areas of Windows 11 to win consumer trust in the operating system. It also won't be a single, big update; instead, Windows K2 will be a marathon of updates introduced over time.
Some of the most interesting parts of Windows K2 relate to performance. For one, the sources claim that the Start menu is getting a full rewrite in WinUI 3, which will make it 60% more responsive and notably more customizable. Another interesting claim is that Microsoft now sees SteamOS, Valve's gaming distro, as a benchmark for Windows 11 gaming. This is particularly important for
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