is this an out of season April fools joke?

Good riddance, Windows.

Good luck, because last time they tried to replace the Start menu with a new UI went so well..

Yikes!!

The more of a PITA windows is, the more willing I, and everyone, will be to deal with Linux. Lol.

They've never had any respect for their users intelligence. Microsoft and Adobe both. They are absolutely convinced people are too stupid to figure things out without multiple popup boxes that require confirmation to close. They will build windows with the stupidest human being alive in mind and drive away users that don't have the patience to be talked down to every moment.

What's next, Android like Launcher? And screw you for trying to open loose files! >! /s !<