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    "LiNuX uSeR iNsTaLlInG A BrOwSeR haha" meanwhile : (lemmy.world)
    submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    Terminal > Windows Registry.

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    [–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Unlike us power users, many people like the web search.

    Still the fact that this can be easily disabled with a single registry key is an advantage of Windows, not a detriment.

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

    Editing the registry is also potentially dangerous and I have had to reinstall windows more than once because of it.

    The fact that windows does not provide a safe configuration environment within which to make such changes, is most definitely a detriment.

    [–] [email protected] 29 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    It's the fact that it could just be a checkbox in search settings, but they make it as hidden as humanly possible, not only is it in the registry, but it's not an existing flag you can change, it's a flag you have to know the exact name of to add. It only takes a minute if you're the type of person to be here commenting on a Linux meme on Lemmy, but to the average user, the option almost doesn't exist.

    [–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

    It's only easy if you know the exact key and finding that isn't easy at all. And also Microsoft likes to brake these fixes every couple of updates