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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

Again: install Linux. Yes, there are a few edge cases left where you're screwed and must rely on Microsoft (and even there, most of yhose can run in a VirtualBox environment) but most work you can get done under Linux. Why suffer I der Microsoft bullshit?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

meanwhile you can run linux on a potato

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

rpi can be a good potato ; also runs freebsd

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

I think this is the year. One of my long time Windows friends has recently decided to install Manjaro GNU/Linux after being fed up with forced reboots, updates that seem to overwrite settings, and constant bluescreens of death.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I'll keep 10 then.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Devices running an unsupported version of Windows will still function, but Microsoft doesn't provide the following: Technical support of any issue

Oh, you mean the support forums? I don't think those have ever helped anyone

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Literally no one in those forms ever actually works for Microsoft anyway so you're just talking to people who you could talk to anyway on any other forum.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

they helped me learn how infuriating it is to try and go back in my browser history after visiting a microsoft help link

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Oh man, fuck that shit into the sun.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You mean running sfc /scannow isn't the solution to all life's problems?

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

Just run DISM afterwards and it'll be fine...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

have you tried reinstalling? /s

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Man I really don't want to switch to Linux but Microsoft has ended things forever with Recall. There's just no way to stay with microsoft long term.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just installed Windows and never saw anything about recall. Use at least 3 different Windows machines a day and never seen recall. Maybe I'm just a lucky one?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Its not fully released yet and also, it will only be on a select set of PCs to start. But eventually over the years it will be on most new windows PCs.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I switched, it's magic on fire with Linux.

Except for a couple if things, so I also now have a game-box running windows.

Best of two worlds IMO. It also shows how hellish windows is.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If a game won't support Linux I won't support it. There are thousands of games out there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hit me up with a Diablo 2 on linux, photoshop & 3dsmax 😭😭😭

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Lutris works for Diablo 2. At least on my system.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Just go for it! Did it recently and the overall experience is actually getting impressed multiple times.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

If I upgrade my machine, I am keeping TPM disabled. I don't want Windows 11.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

You can use them with Linux to Auth as well

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't TPMs just deal with cryptography code the same way a SIM card does for a phone? If you have one, What's wrong with using it?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Platforms like Windows and Chrome can also use it for remote attestation, i.e., verifying you haven’t bypassed security controls and locking you out if they think you have.

I keep mine enabled because it’s good for secure boot and secrets handling.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

First thing I did when I heard it was required for win 11.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

My PC met everything except processor. Did a registry hack and updated anyway. All is well, for now. I don’t feel like building another PC at the moment.

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