And then finding your way around the forced windows account. ANNOYING
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don't forget the constant messages to use Edge as your default browser! blegh!
If you don’t add a WiFi network and don’t plug in ethernet then you can also make a local account.
I had to create new registry keys and relaunch the OOBE with special flags to get around it in windows 11. Such a pain in the ass.
Dude, how the fuck?
I did it once some how making a Rufus USB stick but next time I used Rufus I either didn't get a settings prompt or it just didn't work.
someone should create !windowsbad@lemmy.ml so that such content doesn't get accidentally posted in a Linux community.
Yep. Why I use Linux now. 🤷🏻♂️
I like your profile picture. Kind of unnerves me though!
Thanks! Ripley’s aquarium in Toronto.
Same. Was a windows user all my life. Tried dabbling with Linux a few times, but the shit microsofts doing now is what drove me to linux.
Got several family members on it too, They do nothing but webbrowse so its been going stellar for them.
Pro tip: You can hit space tab space tab... to quickly cycle through them all.
I will say though, it is mighty refreshing to go through a Linux installer now.
Illusion of privacy lol
Can't find it anymore, but I remember someone did a DNS analysis and they are even pinging McAfee servers, before you open any apps.
Windows sucks but that article was click bait bullshit and was due to the laptop manufacturer bloat ware.
Not just installing. When updating, sometimes it tries to reset the options and change my default browser to edge.
It resets everything, including a bunch of tracking shit you intentionally turned off.
Edge would ALWAYS get on the way with its stupid search bar widget. They tried to improve their shitty outdated piece of crap internet explorer that nobody was using and they ended up with a modern shitty piece of crap that is edge.
Didn't Bill Gates leave Microsoft in 2008? Other than that, yeah.
Seriously, lol; how did this post even get upvotes? (UpLemmies? Whatever they're called here)
Also this was one of the early windows 10 updates lol. Like 2017 or something.
How it feels to install windows in 2023 is to drop to a hidden shell and run some commands to create a local account instead of a Microsoft account to log into your computer. Fuckin disgusting.
Yes, he isn't even on the board anymore. He's only involved in his charity, and palling around with Warren Buffett these days.
""" charity"""
all these will be reinstated in the next update and all the unsent locally collected information will be sent with the consent you gave by not preventing your system from updating
oof. thats fucked up.
Bill hasn't been associated with Microsoft decisions in like 15 years. Yes he still owns a shit load of the company, but he's not the CEO, he doesn't even sit on the board. He sits in his 16,000 square foot lakefront Medina, WA mansion and gets richer.
Public consciousness skipped Ballmer's CEO era and apparently Satya's name is too difficult to remember.
I wish Windows didn't spy on you in the bathroom. But this helps:
I actually somewhat enjoy using Windows 10 after using a debloat tool and adding a package manager. Windows 11 is still unbearable though.
I feel like the only think I like about windows is that everything works in terms of graphics and plug and play. Plug and play has been good to me on Linux for a while though.
I still get graphics issues on fedora and Ubuntu on my integrated graphics chips.
I use Linux nowadays, but I still have dual boot cause of some games. I use LTSB debloated with stopped updates and telemetry.
As a side note, you can use O&O ShutUp10++ to do all these settings quickly so you don't have to hunt around all the menus. It has presets too IIRC.
Also it works on Windows 11 too despite the name.
I installed it in VirtualBox because I wanted to try if a neovim plugin worked with it.
The most awful experience ever. It's so bad it's tragic, and screams surveillance late stage capitalism. If people don't notice that, it's because they have slowly become used to it under the windows regime.
The reason why I still use Windows is Excel, because everyone still relies on Excel formulas and macros 🙄
Bro just say fuck it. If you use Linux you don't need to care about regular lifestyle traditions. Treat yo self.
I feel your pain!
I think the day I have to reinstall Windows on my Desktop will be the day I'll replace it with Linux. Already use it on server and laptop but stuck with Windows for gaming. Anyone know if SteamVR works on Linux?
I got it to launch but I only got about 15 FPS.
So it is at least possible. My PC is pretty outdated so it might work for you if you have a good graphics card with good drivers
It works with the valve index and I think the vice pro. I have the cosmos which doesn’t work… point being google your headset there will probably be some detailed advice for it!
Me when I open my laptop and get a fucking ad for windows 11
Honestly, if Solaar supported the dpi toggle and remapping my extra keys on my MX Ergo, I might be using Linux daily. But it doesn't. So I can't. :(
No one should feel pain of installing Windows, no one deserves that
I do it almost weekly for my job. I need to improve my Unix skills and become a Linux sysadmin
You can totally automate the Windows install process and configuration. Not even Windows sysadmins should have to be dealing with it manually.
We still use golden images, so whenever we refresh that I need to install windows on a VM. We still do our servers manually
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