this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2023
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[–] electrona 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also no dark mode on SQL Server Management Studio as well.

[–] Thunderwolf 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not sure when they added it, but you can get dark mode on it. The path for me: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 19\Common7\IDE the file you need to modify is ssms.pkgundef and the line has a comment above it that says //Remove Dark Theme

Just comment the line. Boom

Edit: I have a very new edition of ssms (some version of 19) so YMMV

[–] electrona 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I saw a tutorial that showed that. Problem is I don't have permission to that folder. Work computer.

[–] spacesweedkid27 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ngl also one argument against Windows is that the user doesn't have full control on the file system by default.

I can't just remove Edge for example, I have to use a script which disables it, but the space will never be freed.

[–] electrona 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I run Linux everywhere but work for that reason. Don't worry, I asked work, but got denied. 😞

[–] MinFapper 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Try seeing if you can switch to Linux. I didn't expect to succeed while working at Microsoft, but I haven't had to use Windows in over a year now.

[–] Turtle 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait, are you saying you work at Microsoft and they let you use Linux?

[–] MinFapper 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yep. I presume the people in the Windows org have to use Windows, But I work in the Azure org, where people are pretty gung ho about Linux.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Counterpoint: at least it's not Windows 11. I don't care if it's prettier if it's less functional and more buggy. Plus, I hear it steals design cues and features from KDE, although it seems that stealing commonplace features from Linux Desktop Environments is think that's been ongoing, if I remember correctly.

[–] alokir 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Win11 start menu is KDE with slower search and less functionality.

[–] Gumus 5 points 1 year ago

Ignore start menu, use Wox/PowerToys Run + Everything and enjoy instantaneous search in applications, files, settings and other features.

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

They brought back the bug where if you change your monitor configuration (by unplugging a laptop from a dock), some windows will be off-screen. Windows 10 used to have a workaround for that: Alt+Tab until that window is focused, then Win+Arrows to move it back into the visibile area.

But not on windows 11 because for some asinine reason it stops rendering those off-screen applications. The preview in the Alt+Tab menu is empty and killing the application is all you can do unless that specific application has a way to minimize to tray. It's absolutely infuriating.

[–] bread 1 points 1 year ago

That's really weird, I upgraded to Windows 11 in the hope that was fixed with the 'better' window management, and I haven't had the same issue at all since upgrading. Probably explains why it's so hard to fix bugs in windows, if things get fixed for some but worse for others

[–] baascus 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Recently switch to Mac for work and couldn’t be happier. Well, unless Linux becomes an option 🥸

[–] nomadjoanne 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I'd definitely choose Mac over Windows if I had to not use Linux. Although switching back and forth from the Mac keyboard to a "normal" keyboard on Linux would wig me out.

[–] possiblylinux127 7 points 1 year ago

Just use a vm

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Literally me right now

Sad thing is, i can't ask IT for Linux, because i AM the IT but my other colleges don't want to use Linux....

[–] Reygle 1 points 1 year ago

You're IT? Then why not both? Take your Windows PC, power it up headless and RDP it from a Linux machine.

[–] Tenthrow 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's why I use whatever I want and remote into my work machine to do the things I can't get away with on my personal one.

[–] PutangInaMo 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That doesn't sound problematic at all

[–] bread 2 points 1 year ago

I can hear our compliance officer having an aneurysm now

[–] jcg 5 points 1 year ago

Just run windows in a VM on Linux or the other way around so you can still use Linux features. Or WSL if you like selling your soul to Microsoft

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I have a bunch of consoles that I use at work. Most of them use windows. There are two tho that use gnu/Linux. They're used exclusively to run Matlab 🤦

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I just got a BSOD the other day. Haven't seen one of those things in a while.

It gave me a link which told me to just search for how to fix a BSOD on some windows computer help tool (wait, what I have a BSOD) which then sent me to another link...cool.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Mmmm can't forget the favorite web browser for all EDGE!

[–] aggelalex 1 points 1 year ago

Make that 45 for me 😞

[–] Little8Lost 1 points 1 year ago

at least it is not 11. But i agree with the other comment, try to ask if linux is possible

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The only good thing is it means i can use Visual Studio