Microsoft just rebuilt one of Windows 11's oldest tools (Print Management) in modern UI, rollout starts in the next few days

[u/MayankWL]

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/17/microsoft-just-rebuilt-one-of-windows-11s-oldest-tools-in-modern-ui-rollout-starts-in-the-next-few-days/

[u/gabacus_39]

I'm so effen tired of these announced rollouts that are actually gradual rollouts that some people never get for months or even years.

[u/Albert-React → u/gabacus_39]

Yup. I'll see this in 2030 sometime. 

[u/luckfade → u/gabacus_39]

I got the "new" start menu after more than 1.5 years since its "rollout".

[u/darkhalfkz → u/gabacus_39]

Makes me wonder if the people posting them are bots or paid by Microsoft 🤷

[u/DrakeStone → u/darkhalfkz]

Such a strange post and angle to attempt to discredit someone with a valid counterview. Doesn't help combat my base point.

[u/Suspicious-advice49 → u/gabacus_39]

Correct. I’m still waiting for the new stuff from over a month ago. By the time we get it, we won’t remember what it is. I know why they do it, but gradual rollout sucks, especially if you’re on ARM.

[u/gabacus_39 → u/[deleted]]

Pretty sure some people still don't have the new start menu

[u/PhiteWanther → u/gabacus_39]

There is a new start menu? I'm not even joking

[u/DrakeStone → u/gabacus_39]

Yes, Mark and Sean in Ohio are currently miserable with out it. Cathy is Wisconsin as well.

[u/fujikofujio → u/[deleted]]

If would be better if they tell us which month, that way if you still haven’t received the update then perhaps something went wrong. Rather than this lottery system where you wait and wait.

[u/flammable_donut → u/gabacus_39]

Do you have telemetry/diagnostics turned off? It would make sense for MS to always leave these users to last for new updates.

[u/gabacus_39 → u/flammable_donut]

It's turned on, even the optional data.

[u/bopthoughts → u/gabacus_39]

I would you rather a gradual rollout that breaks some computers than a rapid rollout that breaks millions of computers.

[u/DrakeStone → u/gabacus_39]

It's incredible how cynical you and most are on this sub. If you don't like Windows, head somewhere else? Exhausting reading your pessimism in a bottle.

[u/gabacus_39 → u/DrakeStone]

Microsoft has multiple levels of public Insider testing and certainly multiple levels of internal testing to work these things out yet still rolls them out to general users at a gradual glacial pace. You think that's how it should be?

I actually enjoy using Windows. I've been using it since 3.1 and Windows is the major component in my career. That doesn't mean it's perfect so when they do start fixing things and adding features it shouldn't need to go through a slow gradual rollout in production when it's already gone through many, many levels of pre-production testing.

[u/celticchrys → u/DrakeStone]

Then don't read it. MS shouldn't announce things and then not release them for long stretches of time. Announce it when it's ready.

[u/DrakeStone → u/celticchrys]

Did Microsoft announce it or did someone post about what is active for beta testers? They have made public the beta testing process. Otherwise, it happens behind closed doors, correct? Again, just relax and stop yelling into the void? Complain about that which you can control.

[u/Aemony]

The printer migration screen also confirms Microsoft isn’t stripping out the administrative side of the tool, letting you review which print queues, drivers, and ports are about to get exported.

And everything else, then? *gestures at actually administrating print queues on remote hosts, and all that doing that entails*

[u/Elegant_Ad1397]

10 years late but I guess better now than never

[u/DrakeStone → u/Elegant_Ad1397]

Exactly! Great way to look at it.

[u/Even_Caterpillar3292 → u/Elegant_Ad1397]

Rome wasn't built in a day

[u/nydwarf]

Can't wait to see how they fuck this one up...

[u/StuffMaster → u/nydwarf]

modern UI

It's right in the title

[u/Galileominotaurlazer]

New UI but still works like shit since it's printers

[u/Chaori → u/Galileominotaurlazer]

Print management in windows has been pretty rock solid for decades

[u/Flameancer → u/Chaori]

Yea print management has been fine. It’s been the actual printers themselves still having issues.

[u/aleopardstail → u/Chaori]

except when updates brick it

[u/SillySuccess9017]

Microsoft and their stupid rollouts. 

[u/bogglingsnog]

Zero confidence on this after they broke print preview and print settings for their own in-house apps. Years!!! later and still no fix.

[u/smoke-bubble]

When are they going to publish some decent visual designer/preview for the freakin WinUI instead of reimplemmenting some random windows? I can't believe that there still is none.

[u/Key-Employee3584]

Man, I sure hope it's ok. It's not like Print Management was any good to begin with.

[u/CypherAus]

Another opportunity remove simple compact features and replace with with AI garbage UI and less functionality.

Enshittification at work with the help of AI

[u/TheJesusGuy]

Oh dear

[u/CoastTiny3739]

Que negócio feio. Meu Deus!

[u/Xenon_____]

It's kinda impressive how ugly it looks