First screenshots look like they have a normal curve for rounded corners. Not that special apple curve thing. Is that protected in any way?
Microsoft announces Windows 11
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#232Getting rid of tiles and similar seems like a substantial improvement, and might address part of people's complaints about Windows 10. The most important question, though: is Windows still "evergreen" with free updates, or will people have to buy Windows 11? The latter would mean we can't count on Windows systems being up to date. I was happily looking forward to the day when software could just support Windows 10 an…
I found a link to a tool[0] that checks your PC compatibility with Windows 11, but it seems that many many people with powerful devices are getting a "No" answer. [0] https://twitter.com/_h0x0d_/status/1408075658350108674
of the 20 or so machines I've owned in the last 15 years I think only one of them has had a TPM, and that was an enterprise laptop
no gaming motherboard I've ever had has had a TPM
edit: seems like the intel PTT bios option counts, so maybe not a huge problem (though it's off by default everywhere)
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#233> "Microsoft is also integrating Microsoft Teams directly into Windows 11, for both consumers and commercial users."
Have they not learned from the legal backlash with IE back in the day?
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With huge monitors becoming the norm, having important click targets aligned to corners makes little sense.
Fitt's Law says that is exactly backwards. It is when your monitors are largest that you need the largest click targets. It's when things were 640x480 that small targets were easiest to hit.
Bigger, yes. But the issue here is where to position the target area. The less you have to move your cursor to reach frequently accessed targets, the better (as someone who doesn't use mouse accel this extra distance is very noticeable).
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just get Pro
No. Why am I paying a company more money to fix a problem they caused? I think I’ll just get a Mac.
A second-hand Windows 10 Pro license costs like $25 (and used to be $5). That's a pretty small price for a substantially better experience.
Re: Microsoft announces Windows 11
#236Getting rid of tiles and similar seems like a substantial improvement, and might address part of people's complaints about Windows 10. The most important question, though: is Windows still "evergreen" with free updates, or will people have to buy Windows 11? The latter would mean we can't count on Windows systems being up to date. I was happily looking forward to the day when software could just support Windows 10 an…
I found a link to a tool[0] that checks your PC compatibility with Windows 11, but it seems that many many people with powerful devices are getting a "No" answer. [0] https://twitter.com/_h0x0d_/status/1408075658350108674
I have a badass gaming rig and I got the not compatible message. lol. Oh well.
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#237Earlier quoted context omitted.
> * A Microsoft account and internet connectivity is required for Windows 11 Home setup I refuse. There better be easily accessible versions without this requirement.
I'm not a Windows person but recently had to go through the setup process on my parents' newly purchased desktop machine. As far as I could tell, creating a user account just locally was not possible, you had to have an online account, hooked up with a valid email address. Given that most free email providers require you to provide your phone number (I don't own a phone), I had to do some digging--- all just to creat…
Can you make a Microsoft account at the time of install?
I think I’m just going to make a junk account instead of linking it to any real account I use
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#238Does it come spyware free?
It's just telemetry bro!
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#239Earlier quoted context omitted.
> * A Microsoft account and internet connectivity is required for Windows 11 Home setup I refuse. There better be easily accessible versions without this requirement.
I'm not a Windows person but recently had to go through the setup process on my parents' newly purchased desktop machine. As far as I could tell, creating a user account just locally was not possible, you had to have an online account, hooked up with a valid email address. Given that most free email providers require you to provide your phone number (I don't own a phone), I had to do some digging--- all just to creat…
>As far as I could tell, creating a user account just locally was not possible, you had to have an online account, hooked up with a valid email address.
It's usually an option that's hidden away. It's definitely there if you disconnect the computer from the network when you install the OS.
Also, if you want the old type display drivers instead of DCH you'd have to do that. Otherwise Windows will automatically download and install DCH drivers which are a pain to uninstall.
Edit: if you're wondering what the problem with DCH drivers can be, then the problem is that they can't come with an application. If you have Nvidia display drivers installed as DCH and want to use the Nvidia Control Panel then you have to get the Control Panel from the Microsoft Store separately.
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yeah, no... I know a hospital that just upgraded to Windows 7...
That hospital is dumb and will likely face issues in the near future then. Win7 isn't supported by Microsoft since early 2020, which means no more security updates. Given hospitals are getting more and more frequently targeted by ransomware... Well, we'll see how that goes. There's still win8 and win8.1 to worry about though, and win10 also has LTSC releases that stay supported for at least 10 years IIRC.
Windows 7 is absolutely still supported through an ESU subscription through 2022. There are plenty of organizations who are using that program to continue to use Windows 7 in places where it makes financial sense.