Recently, Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games, took a public swipe at Microsoft. He made a satirical remark regarding Microsoft's mandatory stipulation that AI be used to set up a vertical taskbar. Simultaneously, he voiced his displeasure with Microsoft's decision to remove the taskbar relocation feature and its insistence that users log in with a Microsoft account.

Within just a few hours, Elon Musk threw his support behind Sweeney's critique. Some users proposed using 'StartAllBack' as a solution to the related problems, while Sweeney revealed that he frequently relies on ExplorerPatcher, which can be found on GitHub.

In addition, Pavan Davuluri, the head of Microsoft Windows, unveiled a new AI strategy aimed at transforming Windows 11 into an 'Agent Operating System'. This move sparked a wave of backlash from users. The number of views for posts related to this topic skyrocketed from 500,000 to 1.5 million in a short span, prompting Microsoft to shut down the comment section.

Pavan Davuluri responded by stating that he had received a substantial amount of feedback and vowed to enhance the product. However, he did not give any indication that there would be modifications to the AI strategy.