From “Windows 10 will be the last windows” to this.
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I don’t want to go back to Windows 8. Those were… dark times…
No thank you. Startallisback to the rescue. Ghost spectre to remove whatever bullshit they put in this time.
I’m not against progress, I just prefer my computer to leave the thinking to me.
“All the apps that revert things to the way I’m used to to the rescue! I’m not against change, believe me!”
I have embraced all the good parts of Windows 11. I will continue to cut out the telemetry and other creepy elements like the cancer that it is.
I believe you. StartAllBack which only makes UI changes and nothing else may not have been the best example, though.
Or at least leave the thinking on the client side.
classic shell ui also
This sounds great, I hope they do it!
What’s next, Android like Launcher? And screw you for trying to open loose files! >! /s !<
W8 vibes.
Microsoft why are you trying to pull an Elon and destroy your own brand, stop that – what, after all, has a dedicated keyboard key on Windows keyboards, and has for decades?
They’re not. It’s just the author’s “creativity”. There’s no indication of plans to change the start button. Still, they could change the start button, which apparently warrants a misleading article people actually discuss.
Windows 10 is my last windows. When i upgrade my destop i’m going Mint
Why not come join us now?
Well, my laptop’s already there, but i really don’t feel like dealing with system reinstallation on my games pc. It’ll be much easier for me to just stick with W10 for the next few months, and then jump ship, seeing as the upgrade i have planned won’t be using any components from my dekstop.
Linux is my daily driver. I used to struggle with it but it’s on point these days. Proton takes care of 90% of the gaming issues.
I can’t imagine ever going back to windows, I really can’t.
Do games work on proton on release day, or does it take work by the community or someone to get new games working?
I’ve had good experience with it, just make sure to use proton experimental if it’s a new release.
I mean, i only ever use my current desktop for games. My laptop where i do basically everything else is already running mint.
Windows 7 is my last Windows. Windows 10 is my current Windows. Looks like a safe bet to keep skipping at least one version. I did also go from XP to 7.
Im waiting for something like silverblue and flatpaks to mature before moving.
projectbluefin.io takes silverblue and adds many of the things that you were likely to be waiting for. It did for me.
Mint is great.
I really like it with the Maté DE.
But trying to make cloud filesystems work is a pain in the ass
Insync takes care of that. I even use Insync on Windows PC’s as it’s better than native cloud syncing apps from the likes of Google and Microsoft.
Well in that case I might replace windows 12 with not using windows 12
Im 70% sure I’m replacing wins 11 with Linux already so join us
A few weeks ago when they made the search bar come back after I had told it to go away I switched to Linux. It’s weird the small annoyances that add up. It’s great so far. With KDE for the desktop environment, you can make it look however you want, including almost identical to any version of windows you want. It’s really quite usable, and generally I’m already faster and more comfortable with it than I was with windows.
XP gang
Botnet gang :/
Yeah, don’t use old versions of Windows (or any OS really). Upgrade to Win 10/11 or install Linux (or something else that’s supported).
They fuckin’ do that and I’m out. Haven’t run Linux on the desktop since 2009, but it wasn’t bad back then and I assume it’s only gotten better. Meanwhile Microsoft has continued the enshittification of Windows and if I didn’t need it for dev purposes, I’d be more willing to pull the plug. All this “AI” stuff Microsoft keeps adding to everything is going to push me over the edge.
It’s gotten a lot better over the past few years.
Oh so much better. I’ve relegated Windows only programs to a virtual machine. I haven’t touched it in a long time but it’s there just in case.
They won’t. They do however want to stay relevant and will float things like this just to create talk about Microsoft and Windows.
You know what’s really interesting to talk about? How fast it was for me to setup Chimeraos on a PC with an Intel GPU and hook it up to my tv and Xbox wireless controller USB dongle… First boot and I login to Steam and BAM! Grab that controller. Time for couch gaming
Windows is nowhere near that good or easy as a game station for coach gaming.
This whole “the customers want what we tell them to” attitude has really taken off, hasn’t it?
Install Linux, get rid of microshit crap
The more of a PITA windows is, the more willing I, and everyone, will be to deal with Linux. Lol.
The more people that use Linux, the better it will get! It’s win win!
I hadn’t thought about it that way. Thank you!
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I think there’s a very real part of that which is because Microsoft charges for people to get certifications and how to handle their operating system. If it was documented really well and easy to work with at a low level, then they wouldn’t be able to sell any of their training would they?
This is how I feel about every single vendor that I work with. Specifically designed to be obtuse and difficult to understand so that after sales services must be purchased in order for the product to be usable.