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If you haven't tried gaming with Linux, time is good if your windows install just bricked itself.

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[–] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

if said security updates make the software unusable they are not security updates, they are failures

[–] caesaravgvstvs@feddit.org 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't think so, what's more secure than a computer that doesn't turn on?

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

One that doesn't turn on, has been encased in concrete, and dropped to the bottom of the ocean.

[–] caesaravgvstvs@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago

Next windows update will just corrupt all your data for your safety, but not before uploading it to their unencrypted servers