wizardbeard

Mmmmm, I sure love idealogical purity tests!

Better not step an inch out of line!

Crowdstrike is not owned or in any way in a business relationship with Microsoft, offers the software that caused the issue for Mac and Linux as well, and in fact caused similar issues on specific Linux Distros a few months before this recent cock up.

The issue only effected Windows OS machines that were running the Crowdstrike Falcon endpoint protection software, which runs at ring 0, kernel level. This presents the same potential for causing boot loops in all OSes due to the nature of running software that deep into the guts of things. The only caveat is that some Linux Distros have separation preventing things from running at that low level, and apparently so does Mac OS.

The update was not pushed out through Microsoft, as many are incorrectly repeating. It was a malware definitions update which was downloaded automatically by the Falcon software itself, without any configuration options available for admins to stage and do partial rollouts for testing.

Also, I significantly doubt that any company is going to do a complete overhaul of its IT architecture to switch over to a new OS for end user devices, when the simplest solution is to just switch to a different endpoint protection software. I've worked half a decade in an enterprise architecture type position, that simply isn't how things work in this world.

Not trying to get you back into Windows, and I hate to be the ass saying "skill issue"... but I legitimately have not had any issues with updates reverting my Windows settings in over half a decade. Besides the default PDF reader setting. I haven't signed in with a Microsoft account and have never been prompted to make one after the initial install process.

Install the Pro version of Windows, use Group Policy to turn off the bloat the way Microsoft intends for it to be disabled by enterprise admins, and you're golden. Maybe run a debloat tool or two right after your initial setup, but that's it. No need for repeatedly running debloat scripts, and no settings reverting themselves.

It's 100% easier to use an OS where none of that shit is needed, but I just get frustrated seeing people point at entirely avoidable things as why Windows sucks. There's plenty of other reasons too!

That's not how most malware works though. It's pretty rare that it's targeted rather than something just looking to take advantage of whatever security hole is present.

Like, I highly doubt anyone is making Steam OS specific malware, but if there's some security hole in the kernel, a piece of malware targeting that isn't going to check if it's a handheld gaming device and stop.

The game is worth picking up on sale, in my opinion.

On the highest level, they have a constant firehose of as much audio data from a sea of customers as they wish.

Send it to cheap overseas transcribers, use it to train and improve voice recognition and automatic transcription.

Have a backchannel to television viewing and music listening patterns.

Know when different customers are home or not, improving demographics data.

Know what is discussed within the house for data on ad penetration/reach, brand awareness, and better advertisement targeting.

It's not a direct data to money pipeline, but having an always on listening device in someone's home nets you a ton of useful data as an online retailer and advertiser.

Why not any of the cancelled ones from right before Inafune left?

If I remember right, that's at least Megaman Legends 3 and that Megaman Infinite/Ultimate online game right there.

Do something with user created levels again like Megaman Powered Up. Make another Zero title, because IntiCreates made Gunvolt, as a spiritual successor, significamtly more complex. Continue the X series with something that isn't a mobile gacha fest like Dive was. Make another 2D metroidvania like the ZX games. Give the old 2D games the Powered Up treatment, or the 2D X games the Marverick Hunter treatment, instead of more emulation packs. More Battle Network or Starforce.

There's so many ways they could go with this and make money. Come on Capcom, just do something!

The update that crashed things was an anti-malware definitions update, Crowdstrike offers no way to delay or stage them (they are downloaded automatically as soon as they are available), and there's good reason for not wanting to delay definition updates as it leaves you vulnerable to known malware longer.

You could look into using a download manager. No reason for you to manually start each download in sequence if there's a way to get your computer to automatically start the next as soon as one finishes.

With a few clicks and being connected to the company network. Leaving anyone not able to reach an office location SOL.

Hypothectically you could ship a company provided router to handle the vpn connection to your remote users, so you aren't relying on the OS to be able to boot up to get connected to the vpn for the company network and PXE environment. Lots of extra cost and mess though.

It also assumes that reimaging is always an option.

Yes, every company should have networked storage enforced specifically for issues like this, so no user data would be lost, but there's often a gap between should and "has been able to find the time and get the required business side buy in to make it happen".

Also, users constantly find new ways to do non-standard, non-supported things with business critical data.