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?
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meanwhile you can run linux on a potato
rpi can be a good potato ; also runs freebsd
/yawn
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.
I'll keep 10 then.
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
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.
they helped me learn how infuriating it is to try and go back in my browser history after visiting a microsoft help link
Oh man, fuck that shit into the sun.
You mean running sfc /scannow isn't the solution to all life's problems?
Just run DISM afterwards and it'll be fine...
have you tried reinstalling? /s
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.
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?
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.
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.
If a game won't support Linux I won't support it. There are thousands of games out there.
Hit me up with a Diablo 2 on linux, photoshop & 3dsmax 😭😭😭
Lutris works for Diablo 2. At least on my system.
why dont you?
Effort
Just go for it! Did it recently and the overall experience is actually getting impressed multiple times.
If I upgrade my machine, I am keeping TPM disabled. I don't want Windows 11.
You can use them with Linux to Auth as well
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?
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.
First thing I did when I heard it was required for win 11.
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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