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My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore

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Re: My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore

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Post by mikrotikker »

jenscow wrote: post #500
makeitdouble wrote: post #418

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Linux requires you give up on cutting edge hardware. Basically there's no alternative to the Surface Pro or the Asus' Z13 (or even X13), or Lenovo's dual screen or tablet lines that works with Linux. Incidentally these form factors also doesn't come to macs either.

Linux doesn't require cutting edge hardware.

I've been using a Linux desktop workstation for like a decade. Never got on the laptop revolution, don't really understand it, seems like you're just setting yourself up for some savage RSI.

Re: My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore

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Post by mikrotikker »

lemoncookiechip wrote: post #408
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…

> Every time I search on the start menu there is a web search, impossible to turn off. How is that acceptable? I'm not sure if it works on Win11, but this was used to disable it in Win10: REG ADD HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search /v BingSearchEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f REG ADD HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search /v CortanaConsent /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

And people complain about using the CLI on Linux :D

Re: My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore

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Post by EasyMark »

tremon wrote: post #595
dryanau wrote: post #284

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What do you mean when you say it doesn't "work"? You click the windows icon and nothing comes up? It displays but nothing is clickable? On 2 different machines? Really? This seems like hyperbole. It sounds like there's a specific feature that doesn't work for you as it used to, but instead of describing the issue you've thrown up your hands and declared it to not work. If it truly does not open or respond to clicks I…

For me, it's either: - the start menu opens but displays only an empty box. - the start menu opens fine, but application search produces zero results, not even if I type the complete name of the program I ran yesterday. Yes, when something like this happens I throw my hands up and declare it not-working today. At least Winkey+R works and my most-used programs are pinned to the taskbar anyway. Most of the time it's fi…

Virus? I’ve used window for over 2 decades, along with Linux and I’ve never seen the start menu do anything like that. I’ve seen it hang of course, but I don’t even remember the last time.

Re: My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore

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Post by dindobre »

newdee wrote: post #382
dindobre wrote: post #363

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Pitching in to say that there is some proton stuff to enable the draconian anticheats to work on linux if one is keen on running such a thing.

Would love to know more, maybe some pointers to tools/utils for getting these more difficult games going. I haven’t had the time to go further than using Steam and Lutris, which covers most of what I play, but would be good to have more options.

One example would be Proton EasyAntiCheat RunTime

Re: My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore

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Post by EasyMark »

nine_k wrote: post #133
newzisforsukas wrote: post #86

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I think Proton is a great project (and CodeWeavers deserve credit there as well), but why does it have to be a choice? I have been multi booting for 20 years, preferring Linux distributions the whole time, but other OSes when I want to use them. I recently started using a dedicated Windows system for gaming and other Windows favored tasks. I am running a KVM switch, using AMD Graphics on a Linux system and Nvidia on…

Not everyone has multiple desktop computers at home, especially powerful ones. (With an Apple device to top it up.) But hardware is more affordable than ever (unless you want a really powerful GPU). What's worse is that you have to separate the tasks between OSes, you can't easily have a default computer for everything, with everything relevant locally available. It's fine if you keep Windows for gaming, and want gam…

This is very true, most of my rescues are older laptops that said were “broke”. I offered to help figure them out what was broke because I hate calling something obsolete when I can usually throw linux on it and bring it back to like. 2 of them just need an OS install, and 2 needed a new SSD. All the owners said “I was looking for an excuse to get a new laptop anyway” so I took them off their hands.

Re: My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore

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Post by hot_gril »

CorrectHorseBat wrote: post #620
hot_gril wrote: post #607

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Probably DE. Singleplayer is fine, multiplayer desyncs.

There's an easy fix for that: https://www.reddit.com/r/aoe2/comments/127qxhi/fixing_out_of...

Thanks, but I stopped playing for unrelated reasons before that was posted. Previous fixes people posted involved inserting some different DLL, which didn't work for me. Not sure if I did something wrong or they were outdated in newer game versions.

Re: My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore

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Post by [deleted] »

thefz wrote: post #431
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.

Yet you can't upgrade it, install any non approved software you want, repair it by yourself...

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Re: My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore

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Post by beefnugs »

nikau wrote: post #53
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…

Not justifying the shitty antics of MS, but most of the junk can be turned off by registry settings which most large organisations automate via GPO

This wouldn't even be sooooo bad if we could still google how to disable and fix everything... but complete google search collapse is exacerbating microsofts shit to an unbelievable unfixable level.

Like if some drastic new search doesn't appear within a couple years we are talking IT not being able to fix problems anymore

Re: My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore

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Post by rldjbpin »

sandreas wrote: post #221
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…

Here are some things I found helpful using Windows at work (at home I use Fedora): Debloat / Software Management: https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil Command line software management (Scoop): https://pilabor.com/blog/2021/12/automate-windows-app-setup-... Comparison (Scoop/Chocolatey/Win-Get): https://daftdev.blog/2024/04/01/chocolatey-vs-scoop-vs-winge... I would also recommend starship ( https://starship.rs/…

the first tool does work for removing web results, but not so much for the "recommended" section. it can stay empty though.

also, while the tool is nice, it needs admin permissions to work.

Re: My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore

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Post by dspillett »

ed_elliott_asc wrote: post #370
yonatan8070 wrote: post #310

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I think they mean calculation from the start menu search (on a default installation, it will Bing the calculation and show the search result, which I find absurd since it requires an internet connection to solve x+y). The calculator program still works fine offline, but is often overkill when you just want to quickly solve something I'll note that Microsoft's PowerToys run solves this properly, just like MacOS's Spot…

But spotlight replaces alt+space so you can’t minimise or move a window from the command line :(

If you mean "PowerToys Run", you can reconfigure pretty much any if the PowerToys shortcut key combinations.

Though for now I've just turned that one off as I don't have obvious need for it and haven't looked at what else it might offer. I use PowerToys mainly for FancyZones and plain text paste.

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