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My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore

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Post by johnklos »

ternaryoperator wrote: post #322
hot_gril wrote: post #267

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I feel like I own my Mac because it doesn't bother me for anything and lets me do what I want. The iPhone, less so because it's secured against me in many ways.

My Mac is constantly bugging me to install OS updates. Same with my iPad and my iPhone. Apple gives you no option to skip the updates. The only way to avoid the constant carping is to allow Apple to do the update automatically, which is not by any means having control of your own devices.

This is just simply untrue. Go to System Settings, General, Software Update, then click on the "i" next to Automatic. Turn off "Check for updates".

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Post by timeon »

bongodongobob wrote: post #217
slicktux wrote: post #155

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You’re the ideal windows user…whatever that may be??

It's not fucking with core components that aren't supposed to be fucked with.

If cloud is core component does it mean that Windows requires internet to run?

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Post by wishfish »

nox101 wrote: post #205

Nothing electronic I own feels like mine anymore My Mac, iPhone, and Apple TV are owned by Apple. My Sony TV is owned by Sony and Google. My Windows PC is owned by Microsoft. My Quest 2 is owned by Meta. My Kindle is owned by Amazon. At best, the Mac and PC I could install Linux on to make them mine. The rest, not so much

You can replace the Kindle with Kobo. For the most part, Kobo just gets out of your way. Integrates tightly with Calibre. Easily hackable. Many extensions available with installation as simple as dropping a file on the device.

Not a perfect device but good enough that I feel like I own it.

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Post by intelVISA »

OptionOfT wrote: post #14

I can't even remove 'Recommended' from the start menu, not even on a Pro for Workstations. Every time I search on the start menu there is a web search, impossible to turn off. How is that acceptable? I install Edge Beta to test something, and the I uninstall it. All of the sudden my search provider in my normal Edge is reset. And the nagging everywhere. No I don't want 'back-up' my files (OneDrive is not backup, it's…

You may own it, but it serves a different master.

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Post by bravetraveler »

Aaron2222 wrote: post #212
donatj wrote: post #82

I used Windows from about 1993 to 2006. In 2006 I was given a Mac Mini as a thank you for completing an unpaid internship. I fell in love with macOS and have basically been a macOS user since. At the start of the pandemic I bought a PC to game on. 16-core Ryzen, 64 gigabytes of ram. I'd been kind of pleasantly surprised with WSL and just general improvements in cohesiveness. It's still got that Windows jank under the…

Your CPU should have a TPM built-in. It's most likely just disabled in the BIOS (it was often disabled by default on motherboard BIOSes in the pre-Windows 11 days). Have a look in the BIOS for something labeled fTPM or Firmware TPM.

On Ryzen, in particular with their use case (gaming), the fTPM was known to introduce issues. Lag spikes of some sort. I don't remember how or why, but there's a bit of a concert where this is concerned

I'm pretty sure it's fine now with updates applied...

I went and bought a discrete one since my platform was in a weird middle ground. New but not integrated

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Post by beagle3 »

nequo wrote: post #98
wvenable wrote: post #39

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Maybe they know something that you don't or it's just a glitch.

But shouldn’t they inform you and let you opt out of the downgrade even if they know something? Ubuntu at least asks if you want to proceed with a package update, you can look at the changelog to see what the update is about, and you can mark packages to be on hold and skipped for updates.

That was before snap. Now, Ubuntu doesn’t ask you, and just refreshes snaps in the background.

Which is why I have stopped recommending Ubuntu.

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Post by therouwboat »

oefnak wrote: post #308
atemerev wrote: post #289

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And half of software engineers (the other half have Linux laptops). I only use Windows as a game launcher (and I’m still on Windows 10), I don’t understand why anyone would need it anymore except games.

CAD software

FreeCAD is ok, I use it for simple 3d printing designs, but you have to be very careful how you build the model as it likes to ruin dependencies if you change something in earlier sketch. 1.0 dev builds seem more user friendly.

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Post by Scramblejams »

msm_ wrote: post #175
rsanheim wrote: post #111

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This illustrates just how ridiculously screwed up Windows is now. No one should have to resort to registry hacking or the many scripts or hacks available to regain control over basic UX, privacy, or usability selections. It is absolutely absurd.

To be fair, Linux configuration is not exactly straightforward in comparison to Windows. Dozens of obscure config files (each with a different syntax), stored in various random places in the filesystem, with the general expectation that every user should be able to run a terminal command once in a while to fix something. Don't get me wrong, I'm a Linux lover and user, but from an outside perspective Windows registry…

Dozens of obscure config files

…most of which are backed by a man file. I’ll take that over the registry any day.

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Post by stavros »

epolanski wrote: post #327
kylebenzle wrote: post #306

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I am at a total loss as to why anyone is using windows in 2024.

I use it everyday in place of my MBP. 1) WSL2 is fantastic to work. Having various Linux images on my system is nice, this is huge for me alone 2) plenty of things work just better on windows like Docker 3) stuff like power tools is insanely useful 4) monitor, windows and desktop management is very well done in comparison to the mess of MacOS 5) I don't have all these issues the article describes. An automatic update…

I find it curious that you say things like "Docker runs better on Windows" but also "MacOS is worse than Linux for development". It reads like you think you have two choices Windows or MacOS, and that it's very unfortunate that they're both worse than Linux. Why isn't Linux one of the options?

And yes, Docker and most other development works better on Linux than any other OS.

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Post by giantrobot »

bongodongobob wrote: post #220
giantrobot wrote: post #122

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Until some update resets all those values behind your back.

That's why you use group policy to edit them.

Which means paying extra money for a Pro license just be able to edit settings on a computer you own. Microsoft's policy is bullshit.
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