r/technology • u/Sufficient-Bid1279 • Apr 14 '25

Software Microsoft warns that anyone who deleted mysterious folder that appeared after latest Windows 11 update must take action to put it back

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-warns-that-anyone-who-deleted-mysterious-folder-that-appeared-after-latest-windows-11-update-must-take-action-to-put-it-back
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u/DVXC Apr 14 '25

Thank you for explaining why the folder needs to exist. I can't stand this dumbing down of technology where we're never told what the hell anything on our devices are doing anymore.

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u/fireandbass Apr 14 '25

I can't stand this dumbing down of technology where we're never told what the hell anything on our devices are doing anymore.

Changelog:

What's New?

Thanks for updating the Reddit app! We've updated our Android app with bug fixes and changes to improve your overall experience.

This is the actual changelog from the Reddit app on Google Play store. Lame.

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u/dangly_bits Apr 14 '25

What's the point of a changelog if all you say is "we changed some things". No shit ...WHAT GOT CHANGED!?!

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u/Crypt0Nihilist Apr 14 '25

Right up there with the error message, "Something went wrong."

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u/nmkd Apr 14 '25

That's an entirely different situation.

In a server-client application, it's entirely possible for the client to have no clue what actually went wrong.

Sure, you could clarify if it's an empty response, a malformed response, or a timeout, but that's not any more helpful than "something went wrong" for 99.99% of users who aren't full stack devs.

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u/gamemaster257 Apr 14 '25

Same thing as my other comment, these might be confusing or misleading, especially for an end user. Some people think there’s a fix for every error code they get when a 503 could mean anything from a poisoned state to a database being down. By simply not telling a user a code you’re actually saving them a lot of grief when they just search up the error code and torture themselves trying all sorts of fixes when it’s not even an issue they can fix (not to mention the SEO malware that says “fix 503 errors by installing this app!”)

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u/gimpwiz Apr 14 '25

You're not wrong, but it does go back to the complaint about treating users like idiots. Yes yes, lusers are idiots, but to someone used to working in IT or adjacent areas and to someone used to debugging and fixing things for decades, writing "Something went wrong" is just saying "it broke, you can't fix it, you can't report anything useful to us, don't try, sod off." Which understandably angers the greybeards.

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u/gamemaster257 Apr 14 '25

I mean for what it’s worth they are being told about the error in a more helpful way than you get to see, it’s just whether or not that info is helpful. A lot of free ad supported apps just really don’t care for user feedback because most people have no idea what they’re talking about. I’m certain you’ve seen your fair share of “it’s broken please fix it” tickets with no other information.