Whether you rejoice Festivus or not, you may air your grievances about Windows right now — or any day — by way of the Windows Feedback Hub.

The Windows Feedback Hub is an app inside Windows 10 and Windows 11. It’s like a suggestion field: you may inform Microsoft what’s unsuitable (or proper) about Windows 10 or 11, counsel new options, alert builders of bugs, and so forth. It’s a direct line to Microsoft, even when they may not instantly (or shortly) reply to your suggestions.

The Feedback Hub is a extra highly effective model of the poll field. Not solely are you able to counsel your personal enhancements, however you could find different options or complaints and upvote them too. If there’s a vital mass of suggestions on a given concern, Microsoft has to handle it, proper?

How to make use of the Windows Feedback Hub

First, just remember to’re signed into your Microsoft account on a Windows machine. To open the Feedback Hub, press the Windows key and sort Feedback Hub within the field.

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Feedback Hub opens onto the Home display, which actually may use a visible redesign after a number of years of existence. There are two outstanding buttons: “Report a problem” and “Suggest a feature.” The web page may also report different parts of your participation with the Windows neighborhood, together with whether or not you’re a part of the Insider program. One useful function is a listing of latest bulletins by the Windows group, saying new options (typically to Insiders) in addition to any new Insider builds.

Both of the “Report” and “Suggest” buttons result in the same display, the place you may “Summarize your feedback” with a abstract headline, then dive into extra element if you want. Don’t overlook to proceed to the entries following it, both, together with the selection of a “category.”

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It’s these smaller classes that specify which function or app or part inside Windows that your grievance or suggestion is addressing. As you may think, options/complaints about particular matters will likely be routed to the groups liable for these components of Windows.

Remember, too, that you just’re making a public declaration to Microsoft. If you’re signed in, Microsoft will see your identify and so will others. Don’t be infantile and easily complain that “this thing sucks!” — not solely is it not useful, however it’s going to probably be dismissed outright.

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Naturally, you may not be the primary to have this specific grievance or suggestion. Microsoft then directs you to “find similar feedback,” which presumably teams your suggestions alongside it.

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Finally, you’ve gotten the choice of sending a screenshot or display recording to help your request or doc a bug. For the latter, you may ask Microsoft to ship alongside diagnostic info (when you decide in) to assist discover the underlying causes of the bug.

While the opposite headings within the left-hand navigation bar might be helpful (although Microsoft doesn’t seem to have stored its Achievements updated), the Feedback itemizing is value trying out. Here, you’ll see what different Windows customers assume must be mounted, from each a top-down perspective in addition to a class view. You’re welcome to upvote and remark beneath any request. Microsoft may also sometimes append a be aware on whether or not they’ve addressed the problem or not.

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Longtime customers could complain that Microsoft doesn’t reply to suggestions as shortly as they used to. And generally it feels extra passable to vent on Twitter, Facebook, and even YouTube. But when you ever need to complain about Windows or present a useful suggestion, open the Feedback Hub! That’s the place to do it.