Hey everyone,
I've got 100 laptops on my network running Windows 10, and now it's time to upgrade them to Windows 11. I've already tested the upgrade on one laptop using the Windows 11 tool, and it went pretty smoothly. I also updated some Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to change the taskbar back to the left side and switched to a dark theme that matches our company's branding.
I'm looking for suggestions on additional quality of life changes I can implement on the default Enterprise image, either through GPOs or registry hacks, that would make it operate more like Windows 10. My goal is to keep the managers—who tend to resist change—happy during this transition.
3 Answers
If you want the old right-click menu back, you can try this registry hack: `reg.exe add "HKCUSoftwareClassesCLSID{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}InprocServer32" /f /ve`. It returns the context menus to the Windows 10 style, which a lot of users in my organization preferred. Just a heads up though, some apps might lose features by reverting—it’s a bit of a trade-off.
One approach is to pilot the upgrade first with a few key team members who are okay with testing it out and can provide helpful feedback. Trying to cater to everyone’s preferences can lead to a lot of unnecessary stress, especially if they haven't voiced their opinions yet. Also, just to throw it out there, you might be a bit late on this upgrade—taking only a month to upgrade 100 machines is pretty ambitious!
Honestly, besides moving the Start button back to the left, there's not much you can do that will please everyone. We opted not to tweak the defaults too much and just provided clear instructions for users who wanted to make changes themselves. It's better to let people adapt to the new setup as they likely already use similar layouts on their personal devices.
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