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Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update

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Re: Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update

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Post by kyriakos »

saghm wrote: post #90
expedition32 wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah my point is that Widows hasn't gotten worse. You can probably still find old forum posts complaining about Vista... It was always bad. It is now easier to fix it. We are making progress lol.

You can find complaints about Windows Vista, but then find praise around Windows 7. Being better than a single point in the past doesn't imply a trend. The perceived quality varies between releases, and it's clear that Windows 11 has dipped in that regard.

Even windows 7 had complaints when released but it kept improving, on the other hand windows 11 is deteriorating in both stability and anything new added is either half baked or unnecessary borderline user hostile.

Re: Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update

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Post by hoherd »

franktankbank wrote: post #81
water-data-dude wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The only reason I use Windows is probably the same reason a lot of people use Windows: the company I work for requires it. It's a small company and they don't want IT to have to support more than one OS, so I _get_ why, but man do I hate it. Linux on my non-work machine tho. Windows 11 made me rip off the bandaid and get rid of the windows dual boot I very occasionally used for some old software.

If you can only pick one OS why not pick a good one then lol

Because the finance team can't run quickbooks on Linux.

Re: Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update

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Post by nhhvhy »

quietbritishjim wrote: post #41
dboreham wrote: post #36

This is Tay Bridge syndrome: all the people who know how to ship an OS properly have retired.

What is "Tay Bridge syndrome"? There are no Google hits. If you're going to use an obscure term (or make one up) then please define it. Is it a reference to the Tay Bridge disaster? Looking at the Wikipedia article [1], it didn't seem to have anything to do with losing organisational knowledge due to retirement. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Bridge_disaster

Funny enough, this comment is now the top result (for me) when searching “Tay Bridge syndrome”. Crazy how fast Google indexes this stuff

Re: Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update

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Post by netsharc »

expedition32 wrote: post #67
kyriakos wrote: post #8

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If nobody cared about windows there wouldn't be any posts like this one everyday on HN. The problem is people do care and need to use windows which makes all these stupidity by Microsoft the recent years frustrating.

I am not going to defend MS but I have to say that the frustration is less than it was in the 90s. Reinstalling Windows used to take an entire afternoon. Now I can do it in an hour. Basically Windows and computers in general have always been frustrating.

That's a ridiculous comparison...

If for example you take a bus to work, and starting this month, the bus shows up only every hour (last year it was every 10 minutes), would you be frustrated?

But if you complained about this and someone said "Well in the 90's this bus showed up only every 4 hours!"...

Re: Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update

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Post by quietsegfault »

kstrauser wrote: post #82
quietsegfault wrote: post #72

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Almost all the “good” radio software runs primarily on Windows. Almost all of it is ancient in ways that genuinely suck. It’s like going back in time!

So true! “Thank your buying Yaesu! Here’s your configuration app. Requirements: Windows 98 or below.”

I find it quaint, and reminds me of the good ol' days.

Re: Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update

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Post by water-data-dude »

hoherd wrote: post #92
franktankbank wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you can only pick one OS why not pick a good one then lol

Because the finance team can't run quickbooks on Linux.

Yeah, basically - plus there's some groundwater modeling stuff that's a PITA to run on Linux

Re: Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update

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Post by prmoustache »

franktankbank wrote: post #81
water-data-dude wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The only reason I use Windows is probably the same reason a lot of people use Windows: the company I work for requires it. It's a small company and they don't want IT to have to support more than one OS, so I _get_ why, but man do I hate it. Linux on my non-work machine tho. Windows 11 made me rip off the bandaid and get rid of the windows dual boot I very occasionally used for some old software.

If you can only pick one OS why not pick a good one then lol

In a job interview last, year a CEO told me he was personally a fan of Linux at home but hated Linux and MacOS as workstation in a corporate env because it was a pain in the ass to manage compliance.

Not sure if it is really the case or just lack of knowledge, I think you can do a long way with tools such as puppet and chief.

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