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It can't be stopped (startrek.website)

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[–] FlyingSquid 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

I don't even know why people use Windows 10 (or 11) other than momentum.

I haven't used Windows for years, but my daughter's new online school required either a Windows 10/11 computer or a Mac and we can't afford even a new decent Windows notebook, let alone a Mac, so we ended up getting a refurbished Thinkpad running Windows 10 from NewEgg.

Windows 10. Is. Annoying. As. Fuck.

We are constantly getting interrupted by unnecessary popups (or were until I took the time to disable everything I could think of, which was a pain in the ass).

After running updates, it made me go through a bunch of screens turning down paying for things. Twice. And those popups still asked me about paying for things. Motherfucker, I already paid $300 for the computer, I'm not paying you shit.

And wow is stuff counterintuitive in how to do it compared to either any Linux GUI I've tried or Mac OS. Just trying to figure out how to get to a File menu is baffling half the time.

I don't blame anyone for using XP over that shit. Let alone Linux or even a Mac.

[–] kshade 23 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I don’t even know why people use Windows 10 (or 11) other than momentum.

Security updates. That's it, that's the only reason I recommend anyone unwilling or unable to switch operating systems all together to move to Windows 10.

[–] Smokeydope 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just wait until they start putting ads in the file menu and make you sit through a 30 second commercial every time you want to open an application unless you join windows premium + subscription only 15$ a month

[–] kshade 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Drink verification can to continue your Windows™ experience

[–] Smokeydope 6 points 9 months ago

Microsoft reserves the right to collect and sell any genetic information exposed to drink verification can via bodily fluids.

Proceeds to transmit your entire genome to their cloud servers in plaintext

[–] Psythik 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

For me I use Win11 for one reason: Auto HDR. Fixes every issue I have with HDR in other OSes cause it just works.

[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can see that, but is it really worth running it as an OS other than for that specific use? Because if not, you can just run it in an emulator or on a partition when you need that.

[–] Psythik 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Well I play a lot of HDR games and watch a lot of HDR movies, so for me the use isn't exactly "specific". I'm using HDR all the time.

But to be honest, I'd love nothing more than to switch to Linux fulltime. The game support is finally good enough for me, but I need my HDR. Emulation isn't an option cause HDR doesn't work that way, and I already dual boot Mint and Win11. But right now my usage is about 90% Windows and 10% *Nix. Can't wait for the day when I can finally switch those percentages around.