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Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by prohobo »

major505 wrote: post #107
adamddev1 wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unfortunately laptop driver support is often rough. I used an XPS 9343 (one marketed as supporting Ubuntu) but I faced issues with popping speaker sounds and mobile data tethering sucking GBs of data for some crazy reason.

Thats why I changed to thinkpads. They seen to use less weird hardware with no support. But I had to do some concessions. I don`t use notebooks with discrete gpus, since NVIDIA optimus have shit support.

I think the new Framework laptops might be better than Thinkpads now.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by zekica »

cute_boi wrote: post #76
Ygg2 wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Yeah, the answer is to simply not use Windows. Yeah, no. You either switch to Mac and lose 99% of your applications and some of your hardware. Or you switch to Linux and lose 90% of your applications and latest hardware; And enjoy random problems and figuring out which of hundred answers online is right. Answer could be none, because for example Wayland support for multiple monitors sucks.

It depends what you work on. I have installed popos like 2 years ago. I have 0 issues so far. For web development, nodejs etc. Linux is better than windows by a miles. Not everybody is graphics designer, video editor who needs Photoshop, Microsoft Excel etc. And, I haven't found any random problems at least on PC. It might be problematic in laptop, which I honestly don't know.

My last and current laptops work completely fine with linux, but I chose hardware that works fine. The old one is a Latitude E5470, and the new one is a Lenovo Thinkbook 14 G2 ARE (with Ryzen 4700u). Both require no extra drivers, while the new one requires at least kernel 5.10 to work, and works better with 5.13. Both have similar battery life on windows 10 and linux.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by yessirwhatever »

Why put up with it? As much as I dislike this kind of practice by M$ or any other corporation, the solution has always been in the users’ hands! Just don’t use it, switch!

Switch to Linux. Live a better life! Give pop OS! (Or any other distro) a shot

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by gurkendoktor »

qbasic_forever wrote: post #105
pizza234 wrote: post #4

> How do you deal with Microsoft's crap on a daily basis? I don't; I develop on Linux. Ignoring this, within my very limited usage of Windows, it seems to me that MS has become increasingly more hostile over the last few years or so. To answer with something actionable: I discourage people from upgrading to Windows 11.

Advertisements in the start menu around Windows 8 was my tipping point. It's just a trashy thing to see candy crush and other crap in there that I never asked for, never could remove, etc. I went to Ubuntu and now PopOS and haven't looked back in almost 10 years. Maybe they've cleaned things up and removed the crap in later Windows but the damage is done and I'm never going back.

I doubt it, given that Microsoft now actually owns the Candy Crush IP.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by lpcvoid »

Ygg2 wrote: post #42
prohobo wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, the answer is to simply not use Windows. I can only see there being an advantage for some game developers to be using it these days. Linux is actually a much better OS for techies: you can make it look nicer, have a better workflow, and you can really play games now that Steam Deck brought so much focus on Linux compatibility. Otherwise, Mac OS is doing just fine as well.

> Yeah, the answer is to simply not use Windows. Yeah, no. You either switch to Mac and lose 99% of your applications and some of your hardware. Or you switch to Linux and lose 90% of your applications and latest hardware; And enjoy random problems and figuring out which of hundred answers online is right. Answer could be none, because for example Wayland support for multiple monitors sucks.

I have a recent AMD GPU and CPU, which I bought because of AMD's GPU drivers being part of the kernel. I have absolutely no problems with my PC running Ubuntu, it's rock solid and I can play almost any game on Steam via Proton - all while not dealing with Microsoft's shit. Windows where the dark ages for me.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by esarbe »

Ygg2 wrote: post #42
prohobo wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, the answer is to simply not use Windows. I can only see there being an advantage for some game developers to be using it these days. Linux is actually a much better OS for techies: you can make it look nicer, have a better workflow, and you can really play games now that Steam Deck brought so much focus on Linux compatibility. Otherwise, Mac OS is doing just fine as well.

> Yeah, the answer is to simply not use Windows. Yeah, no. You either switch to Mac and lose 99% of your applications and some of your hardware. Or you switch to Linux and lose 90% of your applications and latest hardware; And enjoy random problems and figuring out which of hundred answers online is right. Answer could be none, because for example Wayland support for multiple monitors sucks.

Aside from some weird GDI printer that refuse to work with any operating system other than Windows I never[0] had any issues with hardware. I recently tried to revive an ancient drawing board and when it didn't work with Linux I - for old habits' sake. Turned out it didn't work with Windows either because it was broken.

tldr; Linux' hardware support is excellent these days.

[0] Since about 2010. Before that I had lots of issues, especially with graphic cards and broken ALSA drivers and stuff. All of these problems have disappeared for all practical purposes.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by gvExwLi6sU »

qbasic_forever wrote: post #105
pizza234 wrote: post #4

> How do you deal with Microsoft's crap on a daily basis? I don't; I develop on Linux. Ignoring this, within my very limited usage of Windows, it seems to me that MS has become increasingly more hostile over the last few years or so. To answer with something actionable: I discourage people from upgrading to Windows 11.

Advertisements in the start menu around Windows 8 was my tipping point. It's just a trashy thing to see candy crush and other crap in there that I never asked for, never could remove, etc. I went to Ubuntu and now PopOS and haven't looked back in almost 10 years. Maybe they've cleaned things up and removed the crap in later Windows but the damage is done and I'm never going back.

Had to install Windows 11 yesterday and the fresh install had Facebook, TikTok, Xing, Spotify and more on the start menu as shortcuts. No clue, if they are actually fully installed but I was able deinstall and remove them through the context menu. May vary for other contries as Xing is very specific and only relevant for German speaking countries.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by cortic »

>How do you deal with Microsoft's crap on a daily basis?

wuauclt.exe and wuaueng.dll. Add 'Administrators' to permissions, then go back in and delete all permission entries. Basically deny windows access to its update system. Doesn't hurt to run Anti-Beacon as well.

NSudo as Trusted Installer to cripple security center and Update medic service, group policies can shut down most of Defender and Customer Experience Improvement Program as well as the nags about those. Also have a laundry list of scheduled tasks to kill.

Takes me days to get win 10 to run as i want, be secure (from MS) and stable, aka not just suddenly change something and mess up my work.

Its still a shadow of the operating system XP was (not that XP was very good). Just compulsory auto arrange and border-less windows alone really cripples its ability to multi-task or work with complex file sets efficiently. And the amount of bloat both in its install footprint and running services is insane.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by jiggawatts »

schleck8 wrote: post #85
intsunny wrote: post #29

> How do you deal with Microsoft's crap on a daily basis? Any similar stories? Based on this very recent comment, even the creaters of Windows do not: This has been the case for a while. I worked on the Windows Desktop Experience Team from Win7-Win10. Starting around Win8, the designers had full control, and most crucially essentially none of the designers use Windows. I spent far too many years of my career sitting…

> Based on this very recent comment, even the creaters of Windows do not: I made a joke about this after the Windows 11 update introduced the new right click menu, meaning things like 7zip and my file reputation tool where all an additional click away for no apparent reason other than putting bigger spacing and more icons. That just had to be designed by atleast someone who doesn't power use Windows, and maybe even d…

Microsoft broke their own right-click menu integrations in Explorer by doing this. "Open with Code" and "Open with Visual Studio" have both been relegated to the "Show more options" submenu.

It absolutely boggles the mind that any of this was shipped. This is Beta level software.

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