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So...yeah. Seems MS, in their endless wisdom has decided to rename their virtual desktop software, called before as "Remote Desktop" (and good luck trying to find issues with that that are not related to the old RDP tool MTSC.exe) to.... "Windows App". Perfect. Now everything will look like everything, and there's no way to ever try to search for help for it. Next in line, I guess they can call it just "App". I'm sure that will help everyone.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 269 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Oh, I can help remotely... I just need you to open Windows App.

Which app?

Windows App.

I get that, I'm running Windows, but which app?

Windows App.

Look, are you being smart? I'm in Windows, say I click on the Start button, which app do I click on?

Windows App.

Allright you, let's say the app is already running...

Sure.

And I press CTRL-ALT-DEL and open Task Manager.

OK.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE APP I WOULD SEE IN TASK MANAGER??!???

Windows App.

I'M ASKING YOU, 'WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE APP'???!??!??

I'm telling you, 'Windows App.'

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[–] GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world 58 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You did it so well, I started hearing it in their voices after a few lines. Well done.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What's the original? Sounds as fun as 'Front fell off'

[–] xzot746@sh.itjust.works 144 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Microsoft seems lost, they're so interested in constantly changing everything to steal more of your information instead of just maintaining the massive lead they have.

They can't seem to just make something work, always manipulating the systems, and such none of it is very good, but when you try to be the best at everything you end up mediocre. Good thing they got a market lock when they did.

[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 90 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Microsoft is a collection of fiefdoms, each led by a Lord (Product Manager) who drive projects which have two possible motivations: 1) promotion 2) bonus. Quality is not a factor and hasn't been for decades. Cohesion? No. The lords sometimes fight amongst themselves. They serve the line go up. Everything is line go up. There is no bottom to the products. Line must go up

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 day ago

Yep, used to work for them, this is a very accurate and succinct analogy to use.

True pioneers of corporate neofeudalism.

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[–] orclev@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I finally had enough about a year ago and decided to bite the bullet and just install Linux. I honestly expected to run into all kinds of problems, particularly since I primarily use my desktop for gaming, but I've been very surprised how few problems I've actually had. It's certainly not been completely problem free, but I wouldn't say I've encountered more problems with Linux than I have in Windows. Different problems for sure, but not more, and honestly about equally difficult to fix.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 days ago

I feel like there's more options to fix things in Linux. On windows it felt someone's your just got a brick wall with an issue just because Windows want designed around the fix you envisioned.

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[–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 72 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Even better than that, the old remote desktop app from the Windows store is being discontinued and has a banner at the top telling you to use the Windows app instead. The new Windows app does not support RDP on Windows:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-app/get-started-connect-devices-desktops-apps?tabs=windows-avd%2Cwindows-w365%2Cwindows-devbox%2Cmacos-rds%2Cmacos-pc&pivots=azure-virtual-desktop

[–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Did microsoft make a new protocol that isnt rdp? Or did they switch to a new one?
I use rdp a lot to remote into work so if that changes, i need to know 😅

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[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 71 points 1 day ago (5 children)

You'd think a company that runs a search engine would understand SEO...

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

They don't want you searching it. They want you to pay them to fix it. With Ai presumably

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[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This would probably matter more if every search for "windows 10 problem XY" wouldn't turn up 100% garbage from their support forums anyway.

[–] gabelstapler@feddit.org 29 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Hello my name is Ranjid, im a MSVP, but not associated with Microsoft. Have you tried reinstalling Windows or talking to your system administrator?

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[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 63 points 1 day ago (10 children)

recently, I need to remote desktop from Mac to Windows, and I was searching around for products, and I came across a blog post recommending Windows App, and I had no fucking idea what it was. I thought it may have been a windows 8 app that is discontinued. The geniuses at microsoft SUCK at naming. Xbox, Xbox 360, xbox One (which was actually the third iteration, for some reason), xbox series x/s. Like wtf.

[–] tfm@europe.pub 28 points 1 day ago (17 children)

Windows 1, 2, 3, 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista, 7????, 8, 8.1, 10????, 11, 11 21H2, 11 22H2, .......

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 59 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Next in line, I guess they can call it just “App”.

Saw this yesterday which is relevant

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[–] epicstove@lemmy.ca 48 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Did Microsoft leave their marketing department to AI or something? They really seem to be dropping the ball rn with app names, and recognition.

(Teams New vs. Teams (New))

[–] Ironfacebuster@lemmy.world 60 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Outlook (deprecated)

New Outlook

Outlook

New Outlook 3DS XL

Outlook (new)

Outlook (New)

Microsoft Outlook

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[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 46 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Corporate brain rot. Or they want the ability it provides to die.

HBO Max -> Max -> HBO Max again

Tropicana removing fruit imagery from their fucking fruit juices

The 12 or more fucking copilots

Convert kit to Seva (or whatever)

Loads recently I'm forgetting

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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 40 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Ed Zitron wrote a blog post I've been thinking about, where he said that a lot of decisions are made by "business idiots" now. People that don't really use or understand the product, and don't really understand the users or their needs. It's an interesting read, even though the guy is rather verbose: https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-era-of-the-business-idiot/

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[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Even "App App" would be better.

[–] Localhorst86@feddit.org 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

that's the new name for the store now.

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[–] Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 1 day ago (8 children)

If I were on their developer team this shit would make me depressed for at least a week. Like, It's an objectively horrible idea, obviously pushed by someone from marketing or (worse) leadership. An intern can tell you why it's bad, a fucking llm can see it based on description alone.

Yet everyone have to live with it.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

a fucking llm can see it based on description alone.

Even Copilot says it's not good:

"is it smart to rename Remote Desktop (for Windows) to "Windows App"?"

That would probably create more confusion than clarity! "Remote Desktop" is a specific tool that allows users to access a different computer remotely, while "Windows App" is an incredibly broad name that could refer to any application running on Windows. If Microsoft were to rename it that way, people might struggle to understand its purpose at a glance.

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[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 35 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Not to be confused with windows apps, the branded name for UWP apps.

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[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 35 points 2 days ago (5 children)

As a Visual Studio Professional user it’s so hard to google help for that too without VSCode leaking into the results.

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[–] radix@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (3 children)

You just know somebody in that meeting suggested adding "copilot" in there somewhere.

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[–] carrylex@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Just keep using Remote Desktop Connection aka mstsc.exe?

It's even recommended by Microsoft:

Although replacements have been released, as of the release of the Windows App, Remote Desktop Client is still recommended for use.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Remote_Desktop_Protocol_clients

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 day ago

That's how Windows rolls out every unpopular feature.

  • Simply don't upgrade it!
  • You can prevent the upgrade with this setting.
  • You can turn off the upgrade in the control panel.
  • You can turn off the upgrade in the registry.
  • It's a different place in the registry now.
  • You can run a 3rd party app to make it stop.
  • It's always been like this and you're being weird.
[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That compatibility matrix, the windows app does not support connecting to Windows from Windows.... That's some amazing product planning there from Microsoft...

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (10 children)

This is the same company that has Outlook, Outlook.com, Free email app called outlook, and New Outlook... And none of them are the same fucking thing.

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[–] ghostfish@lemm.ee 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Can't be worse than using the letter "x".

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[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 25 points 1 day ago (6 children)

And the thing figured as I was on a corporate network, so it locked itself down and needs settings done by the office 365 administrator. They checked and apparently you need some paid tool to get it working. We're using an alternative now.

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[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ahh windows. How I don’t miss you.

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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Still laughing my ass off... Imagine trying to Google for solutions to "windows app" :) :)

But we live in a world where Muskie renamed Twitter to X, so....some serious brain damage going on all over the place.

Im starting to feel smarter now, as an effect of these guys becoming dumber and dumber, so I guess thats a plus.

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[–] pappabosley@lemm.ee 21 points 1 day ago

Makes sense, the CEO was just saying the other day that 30% of their code was written by AI

[–] wall_panel_96@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Microsoft never ceases to amaze me with anti consumer decisions.

[–] autisticgeek@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

RDP, until they change the name of the protocol. I don't think that search term is corrupted yet.

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[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

On the phone (well, teams call): "Just open the windows app…"

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[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 17 points 22 hours ago

Are they doing this on purpose? Why would they even do something like that?

[–] RaptorBenn@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

MS hasnt improved for the user in about 20 years, not a surprise.

[–] polle@feddit.org 16 points 1 day ago (3 children)
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