Why does the Windows 10 UI feel pasted on top of the old, usable design?

[Brody Reed]

Why does the Windows 10 UI feel pasted on top of the old, usable design?

With the themes service disabled on LTSB, I had explorer.exe crash and it was literally the old "basic" design from Windows 7 that was rendered (Pic related) until I restarted it.

Just Why?

[Austin Butler]

Are you genuinely surprised that Windows 10 is just WIndows Vista Service Pack 8 but sold to you 5 times for maximum cockbag level?

[Samuel Reed]

Because Microsoft. Ever wondered why the setup (boot from media) looks the same like the Basic Aero theme? Because it's based on Windows 7.

Bonus: Check the build of Windows 7 in the setup.exe (boot from media). It's called "Windows Longhorn Preinstall Environment". I'm not fucking kidding. Longhorn was the internal codename for Vista. And they fucking forgot to change it.

MS these days...

[Chase Sanders]

Windows has been pasted on top of the old since 98, m8.

[Leo Carter]

This is what I'm talking about.

[Justin Morgan]

The annoying part is that could be a strength of the system. It clearly can and will render the Windows 7 UI. Most users prefer the Windows 7 UI. And yet, they insist on "muh metro".

[Brandon Morris]

Winblows 10 = Windows 7 + bloatware mobile shit

[Samuel Russell]

>themes service disabled on LTSB
What?

[Jaxson Brooks]

Install Debian linux
No minimize, no maximize button, only close
>Just Why?

[Lincoln Hall]

I want to puke