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You don't have to be stuck with the Windows 11 UI.
These three options can turn Windows 11 into something else.
Two of these options are free, and the other is affordable.
I remember, way back when I worked for a company that required the use of Windows, I discovered alternative user interfaces that could at least make Windows look a bit more exciting and, well, like Linux.
Flash forward to today, and I thought I'd see if some of those good old alternative Windows shells were still around. Although those UIs I remember using no longer exist, I did find three that are not only still available but can help give the Windows UI a facelift.
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Of these three shells, only one dramatically changes the way Windows 11 looks and feels, while one of them works a bit more subtly, and the other is even more subtle. But even with the changes, you can get Windows 11 to look a bit less square and clunky… if that's up your alley.
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