“What came through was the voice of people who care deeply about Windows and want it to be better.”
Oh honey, we care deeply about Microsoft going away entirely at this point.
I only care about Windows in the sense that it runs software I use.
My condolences, I wish you a speedy wine solution or opensource equivalent.
Glad I learned Linux 2 years ago.
just passed my 2 year anneversary of linux
Installed Mint last night
Nice, though cinnamon has its problems with gaming, especially dual monitor mouse capture and full screen stuff and such
If you have problems with this and dont mind wiping your /home (fedora installer [at least a month ago] absolutely hated every other partition type and arrangement except its own) I’d recommend fedora KDE or gnome, whatever suits you best
Even mutable fedora has great update processes with its windows like update envoirment
But again, if youre that fond of btrfs, use opensuse (but don’t fill your drive before updating, at least with nvidia drivers it won’t check if there’s enough space to install and it will break your DE
Congrats! When I first installed Mint it was like being reminded of how computers are supposed to work.
Yeah that’s how it feels lol I even spitefully replaced Ableton Live with a recording program that is Linux compatible 😆 I will spend money in the name of spite
I’ve been on it since December. Absolutely love it. Everything about it has been an improvement over the Windows experience, even things (like my OG Vive and VKB/STECS HOTAS) that I was sure were going to be a pain.
Are you on an Nvidia GPU? That seems like it’s been at the heart of many of my Linux problems.
Yep, 5070, no issues so far.
Their Sloppy sloppity slop can slop off and Slopya Nadella can fornicate with himself
SlopDella
Naslopa
Microsoft realizes things?
Wait, what?
Since when?
Since enterprise clients started cancelling
Shows how bad they fucked up.
I doubt the realization substantively changes their course of action.
In light of this here’s how to turn your shitty win11 into a modern win7 with these steps:
- Win11 Debloat Script
- ShutUp10++
- StartisBack/StartallBack
Optional 4 (if you have win11 pro or enterprise): Take command by going through all of your group policies in the GP Editor
Optional 5: Tron Script
… And then turn off automatic updates
That still requires giving money to Microslop. Never doing that again.
Linux FTW people!
Or just install linux. Preferably one that doesn’t use systemd.
Install any distro and ignore the systemd/wayland/x11 debates
well, that’s great until systemd implements age verification 🙃
(we use openrc on our Debian, you might not have to switch distros depending on which distro you pick, but don’t install a totally different init system right out of the gate when you’re new, it’s a pain to set up (but fine once set up))
(for context: systemd just implemented a field to store birth dates in. Sure, it’s optional… for NOW… but considering how fast they rushed to implement it, they’ll probably rush to implement whatever surveillance crap any given government comes up with, too. And if we all let systemd get even more deeply entrenched…)
– Frost
I’m surprised at the concerns about systemd adding this field, for most users that install their own systems, they’re usually the admin, so have total control over what that field will hold for any user. 1/1/1970? Who cares?
Good for those who need Microslop compatibility, but seems like more effort than just loading up linux.
I’m unfortunately a person who has to deal with kernel level anti cheat due to my preference in games, this was the top level route I took to try medicate my hardware.
who has to… due to my preference
Re-read what you wrote.
Nobody “has to” play those games. When doing so comes at the cost of property rights and self-respect (let alone the increasing time wasted on workarounds), is it really worth it?
Dual booting always exists. (And honestly moving all your other stuff to a separate OS the “anticheat” doesn’t know how to touch is probably the best way to keep yourself safe.)
And be skeptical of the programs you use to debloat as it is a known vector to injecting malware.
and I don’t totally trust the value of setting turned-off updates. MS has demonstrated long ago who they think is the true owner of your computer
I recommend blocking all MS at the firewall level, there’s just nothing there for any of us.
Absolutely. If you execute a script without reviewing it, you do so at your own risk! But, operating from a mindeet that the win11 debloat and tron scrips haven’t undergone supply chain attack or their creators haven’t gone rogue, these scripts help you deslop
if you must use microslop then theres already a version like that called LTSC.
*Microslop
FTFY
