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You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users::Like it or not, the Windows Backup app installed in Windows 10 and Windows 11 is here to stay, with Microsoft calling it a "system component" that can't be

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago (9 children)

It's always sad to see users being mistreated like this but what never ceases to amuse me is the amount of time that Windows users are willing to waste in order to remove all this trash from their systems and have a usable experience, only for it to be ruined again with something worse with the next update. At this point, they either don't know that alternatives exist or they have Stockhom syndrome or something.

I used to do that A LOT and you can still find all my old guides on my website as a testament to that, they were soooo long, it took hours to do a "clean install", they took days to write, and even then I would run into so many issues because of Windows Update... One day I realized that I was doing more work to make Windows usable than the average Arch user and I just gave up. Linux wasn't ready for gaming yet so I had to dual boot for a while, but thankfully that's not a problem anymore. I couldn't be happier.

[–] Xeraga 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's unfortunate that MMOs and competitive games generally have poor linux support. Mostly because of anticheats. It's the only reason I still have windows on my gaming PC.

[–] grue 4 points 1 year ago

The MMO I play mostly works on Linux via Proton just fine. (And when it does have the occasional flaw, it's something accidental, like breaking the exit function so you have to kill the process instead.)

[–] Madison420 1 points 1 year ago

Bingo, Linux is catching up but at the moment it's still lesser in as far as ease and availability to game.

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