Windows 11

A running log of my first hour of using windows 11.

  • Taskbar no longer has a small icons option, so now my taskbar is twice as tall as before
  • Taskbar item size scales down with label size, so a window called “settings” has a very narrow taskbar entry. Previously these would all be uniform size.
  • Powershell colourscheme profiles don’t apply correctly. I have to change them back and forth to get them to apply. The “Default” profile doesn’t seem to do anything.
  • Selecting a different theme in powershell does not take effect until you click “Save”. There is no option to preview it.
  • The Solarized Light colourscheme is misconfigured so highlighted text is very hard to see (e.g. the config in git config --list.
  • The Solarized Dark colourscheme is misconfigured so option arguments are very hard to see (e.g. the --list in git config --list.
Written on July 31, 2025