Home Cookin is ready for Windows 11!
Nov 10, 2021:
Microsoft officially released Windows 11 on October 5th, 2021. So I
thought I would give it a try and see how Home Cookin works with the
new version.
The Good News: - Win11 is functionally very similar to Win10,
and as such there are no issues running Home Cookin on Windows 11. The
only visible difference is the rounded corners on the program window.
Otherwise everything works the same on either version of Windows.
The Bad News: - Windows 11 has a number of cosmetic and
functional changes that make it very difficult to use. The taskbar
can't be moved, icons are always grouped and no longer allow labels,
and the taskbar clock is very small. The Start menu doesn't allow
pinned items to be grouped, and the small tiles cut off longer
filenames. An unnecessary "recommended" section can't be removed or
hidden. The file explorer menu is difficult to use, and lists default
to double line spacing for touch screen users. Right click context
menus require an extra click for "more options". Windows have rounded
corners, and sliders have a skinny design with hidden scroll buttons
that are tiny and hard to click on. There are a lot of little bugs
throughout, and annoying quirks with the volume control and
notifications screen.
I'm sure most of the shortcomings will be fixed in later updates, but
at this time I would not recommend upgrading to Windows 11. However,
Home Cookin is ready when you do decide to make the switch.
