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Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by antiloper »

nonethewiser wrote: post #284
mcintyre1994 wrote: post #246

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To play devil's advocate, I'm guessing if you can get users to type stuff they don't understand into cmd and regedit then you can do some pretty damaging stuff. I can see why google would be concerned about malicious versions of these videos being posted, and being difficult to differentiate quickly from ones with the legitimate instructions. Or if those malicious videos were posted and reported, then I can see why a…

>To play devil's advocate, I'm guessing if you can get users to type stuff they don't understand into cmd and regedit then you can do some pretty damaging stuff Are you just playing devils advocate or do you actually believe this?

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Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by lousken »

BrandoElFollito wrote: post #149
lousken wrote: post #101

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Outlook on the desktop is pretty much in maintenance mode only and Microsoft is already breaking it[0]. As for web version runs on linux just fine so you are in luck. In general, unless you need advanced Excel features, you can switch to linux. [0] e.g. https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-cant-help-break-window... and couple others

We use Exchange on-premises, and the web client is really bad. While email is asynchronous and I can live with not seeing it all the time (I check it occasionally anyway), the calendar feature is a must, and specifically the reminders. This is why I cannot live without Outlook launched, and it reminds me of meetings I would miss otherwise.

Didn't expect onprem since microsoft has super weird requirements on it since v2019 and haven't properly maintained it for years (except now you are also supposed to pay for it monthly), but if you would suffer with the old web version, you may want to look into Evolution+ews which should be able to handle onprem exchange on linux. Unsure if it supports niche features like public folders but the normal stuff should be covered.

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by notyourwork »

mcintyre1994 wrote: post #246
Brett_Riverboat wrote: post #206

For those who care at the first setup screen instead of answering any of the questions press Shift + F10 CMD will open Type (no quotes) “net user Prefferedusername /add” (replacing Prefferedusername with the user name you wish to use) and press enter. Next type “net localgroup administrators Prefferedusername /add” and press enter. Next type “net user Prefferedusername /active:yes” and press enter. Next type “net use…

To play devil's advocate, I'm guessing if you can get users to type stuff they don't understand into cmd and regedit then you can do some pretty damaging stuff. I can see why google would be concerned about malicious versions of these videos being posted, and being difficult to differentiate quickly from ones with the legitimate instructions. Or if those malicious videos were posted and reported, then I can see why a…

Google is here to protect Microsoft OS users? Where do we draw the line on what Google (owner of Youtube) is responsible for.

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by zparky »

nonethewiser wrote: post #289
zparky wrote: post #275

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yeah they introduced vanguard anticheat on all riot games which isn't supported on linux.

Woah so Riot broke League on Linux? I guess they probably did the math but that seems like a bold move.

yeah, and mac too, can't run league or valorant. vanguard is their kernel-level anticheat, and windows is like 95% of their market and the difficulty of implementing it on another kernel i guess isn't worth the <5%.

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by Brett_Riverboat »

nonethewiser wrote: post #279
Brett_Riverboat wrote: post #206

For those who care at the first setup screen instead of answering any of the questions press Shift + F10 CMD will open Type (no quotes) “net user Prefferedusername /add” (replacing Prefferedusername with the user name you wish to use) and press enter. Next type “net localgroup administrators Prefferedusername /add” and press enter. Next type “net user Prefferedusername /active:yes” and press enter. Next type “net use…

What does this accomplish?

gets you a local account

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by tmtvl »

wiseowise wrote: post #63
yehat wrote: post #32

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Because there're no russian developers almost everywhere?

There's a difference between having Russian devs and being made by a Russian company that supports war. OnlyOffice is made by a Russian company that doesn't condemn war of aggression that Russia wages against Ukraine. https://old.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1j7zlf2/onlyoffi...

Remember that when the ICC issued a warrant for Netanyahu, Microsoft blocked Karim Khan's e-mail account: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/whe...>

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by antisthenes »

broast wrote: post #274
antisthenes wrote: post #258

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You didn't have to use to do this to your OS when Windows was still good. It's only the absolute shitfest that Win 10/11 ended up being that you have to conjure 300 arcane powershell commands just to get the OS to resemble a productive environment.

I think every single Windows release has necessitated some registry hacks to bring back useful features from the previous version

Yes, but more and more every version.

Especially true since they ended the service pack model. Continuous updates and hostile feature pushing is absolute cancer.

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by LogicHound »

mikkupikku wrote: post #267
LogicHound wrote: post #183

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> On Linux, the really old games just work, as do virtually all new games with the exception of those very few big budget new releases. It really seems like you aren't reading what I said. I accept that old games will often work fine, provided they are on a store like GoG or Steam. Big budget releases are often what people want to play. > If those are the games you really want to play then Windows is the answer, have…

I get what you're saying, the plurality of gamers want to play the new release AAA stuff. And the majority of movie goers want to see the latest Minions Emoji movie. And the majority of cheese eaters want to eat American cheese or at best Wisconsin cheddar. These things are mass market slop which are engineered to be bland and predictable to make the most reliable returns for institutional investors. Discerning consu…

I don't think there is anything wrong with liking popular things and tbh this attitude that somehow you are better because you like more niche things is very close to snobbery. I am not saying that is your intention, but it can come off that way.

There are plenty of popular franchises that I've liked in the past. There are plenty of "slop" movies that I enjoy, I really like Mission Impossible movies, Fast and Furious movies. I've also liked some of the Call of Duty games. There is room for both.

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by ceejayoz »

nonethewiser wrote: post #284
mcintyre1994 wrote: post #246

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To play devil's advocate, I'm guessing if you can get users to type stuff they don't understand into cmd and regedit then you can do some pretty damaging stuff. I can see why google would be concerned about malicious versions of these videos being posted, and being difficult to differentiate quickly from ones with the legitimate instructions. Or if those malicious videos were posted and reported, then I can see why a…

>To play devil's advocate, I'm guessing if you can get users to type stuff they don't understand into cmd and regedit then you can do some pretty damaging stuff Are you just playing devils advocate or do you actually believe this?

In the early 2000s a newbie to our forums got computer advice to do something nasty to their BIOS. Months later they came back incandescent with anger. It happens.

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by nonethewiser »

FugeDaws wrote: post #238
codeulike wrote: post #152

This is probably youtuber drama about some random youtube algorithm led takedown and likely nothing to do with Microsoft or the actual content of the video that got taken down

it literally is this. Nothing to do with Microsoft, it's youtube relying on AI to take down videos now

Seems very plausible. Still, you wonder why it got flagged.
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