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Before anyone gets pissed, this is not a defense of bad practices for any company but rather a genuine critique in the loss of quality in the Windows platform. I used to be an avid Windows fan and user (had the phone and everything), I switched to Linux for quite a few years and currently daily drive an M1 MacBook Pro. There are negative practices that Apple and Google both partake in which annoy me to no end (like the complete absence of repairability/upgradability in Apple Products or the spyware that Google's software has become). 1.) Ads/bloatware A paid product should not have sponsored applications installed nor should it install applications without my distinct permission. This kind of behavior is the mentality of a piece of malware. The fact that in Windows the only way I've found to turn it off too is using registry edits is ridiculous. Windows isn't the only ones who do this nor is it the only Microsoft product that does this, but I certainly find it to be the most egregious, especially considering it will reinstall these applications you've removed every other update or so. Also, Microsoft, MY CLIENTS DON'T NEED THE XBOX GAME BAR INSTALLED ON ANY OF THEIR MACHINES, LET ME REMOVE IT!!! 3.) Microsoft Accounts & Office 365 How come Microsoft Accounts are required to set up Windows 11 (I know the work around, but still)? I don't want one, nor do I want to have to set up every machine for my clients with one. Let it go. Apple I'm including you in this one as well because while you'll let me set up a machine without an Apple ID which is better, you still send out annoying reminders occasionally like Windows. Knock it off you two. Also how come an Office 365 Account can't also be a Microsoft Account but a Microsoft Account can also be an Office 365 account? If its an account through you, it's a Microsoft Account and it should behave as such end of story. 3.) Browser switching Stop with the guilt trip about Microsoft Edge! Yes I understand it is more efficient and yes Microsoft, you finally have a decent web browser built in, but people have traditions and platforms they prefer. Stop the guilt tripping, stop the pain in the *ss set up to change the default browser and calm down. Its one button after install to change your default browser in Mac, Mac will still let you know that Safari is better in their opinion, but after that they seem to just let it go, which is how it should be. Linux is even better with this, they'll just let you switch, no guilt tripping, no "this version is better", just a simple switch and done. 4.) Allowing non-administrators to install applications through their application installer I discovered something funny, non-administrator users can install applications on their work PCs for my clients as long as they use the .msix through Application Installer. Why? They're not administrators so they can't install applications on their own. I don't trust them with that power regardless of whether the application is from you or not. 5.) License Upgrading Sometimes machines with Windows Pro aren't available and we will occasionally (only during emergencies like someone is starting and needs a machine immediately) purchase a machine with Windows Home which is more readily available/cheaper for the same spec typically. We will then upgrade the license to Pro so that we can join the machine to the local Active Directory (why isn't this included in Home). To do this we need a Microsoft Account to run the purchase, why can't I just provide the payment details, YOU TAKE MY MONEY AND THEN ASSOCIATE THE LICENSE WITH THE MACHINE AND STFU! 6.) Killing Off Hardware Why are you not allowing some systems to upgrade to Windows 11 that are otherwise perfectly fine? I understand not everything can run, but there are plenty of 6th & 7th gen Intel chips that can run your shitty OS fine enough to merit a client to save a couple bucks in the short term. Plus these machines make for great second hand devices for those who don't have the cash for new hardware, so why not just let them run the OS. It's bad enough they want to use your products but now you have to gate keep them too? I get that some hardware is too old, but I think you're killing off way more than necessary and idk why. Also for those who work around it and get Windows 11 going on unsupported hardware, don't be a dick and put a watermark there, people usually do this to keep hardware they can't afford to replace atm going for just a bit longer. Apple, you're guilty of this too and personally this behavior is unacceptable!!! 7.) Phone Integration Phone Integration on Chrome OS for Android users and iMessage for iOS users is fantastic, Windows for some reason has not been able to get on board. Anytime I've used it or helped clients who use it, its constantly losing access, dropping messages, not getting notifications and the only thing that fixes it is to completely reset it, like what the heck? A lot of these complaints weren't present not too long ago, I actually loved Windows 10 in the beginning. I'm not here to just crap all over Microsoft and talk about how Apple is superior because it's not (title might be a tad click baity). What I want to point out and discuss is that there seems to be a major decrease in the quality of Microsoft Windows releases to the point where right now while I wouldn't by any means state that Apple or Google is king or anything, they're definitely at the moment the better options for most applications in my perspective, and that list of most applications is only growing. They're also less whiney about everything, I think thats what pisses me off the most. I feel like all of Microsoft's products except for Office have been going down the drain lately and it's sad. In WAN show Linus said "you want a hungry Apple" and I could not agree more! I also want a hungry Microsoft, I miss the Microsoft the made the 360 and released Halo 1-3 and was corporate but also a little edgy and willing to take some risks, but ultimately was determined to manufacture quality products despite the hiccups on the path to do so (Windows Vista). I feel like that Microsoft is dead and it's thrown a once life long Microsoft fan into the Apple eco-system. Hopefully it changes. Thanks for reading, I just needed to rant after a long day of dealing with Microsoft BS at work. Xbox is pretty much dead and honestly I'm so close to just liquidating my Xbox stuff and being Nintendo only. Nintendo has their own issues too with the whole emulator nonsense and copyright striking everything with their music, but they at least have exclusives and I don't see ads on the Home Screen of my Switch, I only see them when I go under Nintendo News which makes sense and is fine as long as it stays in there like it has thus far. Windows & Edge have continued to get whinier and whinier guilt tripping you to stay on Edge and begging people to upgrade to their half baked mess of an OS Windows 11 all while shoving Microsoft Accounts down your throat with Teams, using their products feels like talking to a possessive romantic partner whose worried you're going to leave them, its obnoxious. Windows Phone, they just killed it years ago after not putting anymore effort into it despite buying a whole company for like 5 billion dollars (really worried these studio acquisitions are a parallel to what happened with Windows Phone, a last ditch desperate half assed effort)
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My pc is struggling to run games like fortnite at 144 fps. I also have a lot of input delay. Is it worth it to get a custom OS like atlas OS?
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I'm trying to install windows 10 to an old pc I had from 2016, specs being i5-7400 and a gtx 1060ti. The old ssd died and now I'm trying to install the OS on an HDD (we're tryna cheap out) from a USB, but as seen in the photo it's stuck there for a while now. It's the very beginning, right after choosing whether the 32 or 64 bit. Is it just taking long? This is like the very beginning, no text has been seen
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Original URL: https://tarnkappe.info/artikel/netzpolitik/microsofts-neuer-servicevertrag-erlaubt-totalueberwachung-aller-nutzer-280856.html Here is the article that has been translated with Google Translate (Translate documents & websites): https://tarnkappe-info.translate.goog/artikel/netzpolitik/microsofts-neuer-servicevertrag-erlaubt-totalueberwachung-aller-nutzer-280856.html?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp Reference: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/digitalsafety https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/digitalsafety/policies Well... I guess it really is time to switch to Linux??? The following text was taken from the origianl URL and translated with ChatGPT: "This means that all content on our hard drive and in the cloud is automatically scanned 24/7 for specific keywords. If certain terms appear, Microsoft employees take action. "We have human reviewers who review rule violations and confirm what actions should be taken. These individuals may specialize in specific types of violations or work on a particular service." Additionally, users are encouraged to report violations by third parties."
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I've been looking up if Transformers: War for Cybertron is compatible with modern pc hardware and software(Windows 11) as it is a decade old. I found out that it has SecuRom v07.42.0001 on it and that this application could possibly stop the game from running on my pc because Microsoft dropped support for it. So I'm just wondering if I can not play the game because I am planning on getting the dvd. (I am also using an external Asus Zendrive to run it.)
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So, i decided to finally switch to POP OS with my Acer Nitro 5 after watching LTT switched to Linux videos. I just YOLO'd it and purchased a brand new m.2 drive and installed the os on it instead of using my old drive. Long story short, I was wondering if it is possible to simply put my original drive into an external enclosure and boot from it without doing any prep work?
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I'm about to buy a 2014 Ford Edge, and I was wondering if anyone's ever tried to get Linux or a different version of Windows on one of these Ford systems. I can't find anything online about anyone doing this, but the preliminary research I've done online has revealed that Microsoft used Windows Embedded Automotive for Sync. The system has 2 USB 2.0 ports and an SD reader. I'm pretty sure the SD card reader contains the map data, and updates to the system are issued via flash drive. Seems like there should be a way to highjack the bootloader for the flashdrive and put another OS on there.
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Hi all, I'm here to get some advice on resetting Windows. I'll be intending to do a soft reset - the method that (supposedly) leaves most non-program files intact. I've decided to do this as a result of a lot of software clutter that's built up on this system for a few years now; so much so, that the system has moments where it'll freeze up and hang for about half a second on seemingly nothing, and because the list of possible culprits is unreasonably long, I find myself preferring to just reset everything instead. That said, it's still a painful process. Windows tells you all the programs it's going to uninstall, sure, but ever since I did it on one of my laptops, I've had the feeling that there has to be some way, somehow, to make the endeavor at least a litte less tedious. Any tips anyone can provide are appreciated, and I'm willing to answer questions within reason.
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Hey, so I am thinking to move my operating system installed NVME M.2 drive in an external enclosure instead of motherboard M.2 slot. The main reason is so that my windows can't inject code to other operating systems and mess them up. Do you think it is practical or any better suggestion to achieve the main goal?
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Hello I am having issues and need help. I changed the case my pc is in to help build the S.O's pc. It will not boot to windows. I've tried toggling CSM, fast boot is off, os type is windows uefi, BBS priority is set to the drive with windows (m.2), no over clocks or anything is set, I tried unplugging other drives (ssd, hdd). I have no idea what to do. in the bios it sees all of my hardware (M.2, SSD). I dont know what to try next, please help. Spec - Ssupd meshlishous, Impact 8, Strix 3070, 850 cooler master sfx, Ek-aio 240mm + A12 fans, Samsung 1tb ssd, Crucial 1tb m.2 (with windows), Seagate barracuda 2tb. Changes from old build NR200 -> ssupd, 2tb Seagate hdd-> out, 4x Stella 120mm fans -> out, When i dont hit delete and let it try to post the screen sais "Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key" Any and all guidance would be greatly appreciated.
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So while I was doing some multitasking work on my pc it froze up. This has happened before so I did a hard reboot like usual but when the pc started up again it could find the OS and I was greeted with a blue screen and an error code (see images). I got a windows repair drive but it couldn’t find an issue and viewing my boot drive says it still detects the drive my OS is on (an M.2 drive I installed a few months ago). The motherboard has error lights on for VGA and BOOT (see images). Does anyone know a way to fix this without reinstalling my OS. There are some very important files on there that I don’t have a backup of. Thank you.
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I have an 8TB and a 3TB HDD along with a 128gb SSD. 64gb of DDR3 RAM. TLDR; First time home server owner. Want a straightforward experience with little need to tinker for home media. I’m tech savvy not but not too savvy with home server creation. I’ve fiddled with Windows Server, Windows 10 Pro, and Ubuntu. Here’s are my asks. - Has a GUI - Is “easy” to use - Plex, Sonarr, Radarr, server dashboard like Heimdall - Is free - Can run a minecraft server for friends without exposing massive security holes - Remote Desktop accessible I know most all of those OS’ can do those things, but I’m wondering what would make it the most straight forward to operate. I wasn’t a fan of windows because I ran into too many issues with Docker Desktop and permissions problems. But it handled the rest very easily with just installing executables. I wasn’t a fan of Ubuntu because apparently Wayland breaks Remote Desktop and makes it unusable. I am leaning Ubuntu though because if I can get past the Remote Desktop issues and just SSH then I can access things through a web gui and solve that problem. So, should I suck up my problems with those and push through? Or is there an alternative that might fit better? Thanks
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I do have an old budget NEC pc. I tried the Media Creation Tool but keeps showing the "exiting intel boot agent". Also tried making the USB bootable but it wont work. but I haven't tried using the "boot to network". Or I should prolly just change the processor?
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I have a Xiaomi Redmi note 11 pro 4G and I hard reset it 2 days ago. I don't remember neither it's screen lock password nor the signed in google account because i didn't use the phone for a couple months. I did try all my google account but it's not the account which was signed in the phone. I did try to formating the phone remotely but it says "not allowed in locked state", the same error appears when i try to erase the user data. Now I can't unlocked the phone. I did try all the apps that claim to remove the google frp but it has to be purchased to use the app. Is there any other way to unlock the phone?
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Hello guys, I built a PC recently, it entered bios, motherboard didn't show any led warnings, all parts are compatible! CPU temps avg 28-30c° but I couldn't install any OS on it. I ran the first usb drive with windows... It got stuck in windows "installing". Mouse didn't move at all and CRT +ALT+ DEL didn't respond. I changed to multiple USB with different windows installations same results, I even tried an official CD from Microsoft. Next I tried installing Linux. POP OS 76... I ran the "install now" command and it abruptly shut down the PC. In every run and different USB drives it was the same process. I tried elementary OS. And it just couldn't even boot bios. My last resort was installing ARCH LINUX. After using a USB Thumb drive/ISO it ran (Arch Linux archiso x86_UEFI USB) correctly for a couple of seconds) and then it froze. On the second run I could get passed (Arch Linux archiso x86_UEFI USB) and it just shut down the whole PC. Everything related to Linux just shuts down the PC and windows just got stuck on the few steps of the installation (for windows I couldn't get to chose on which storage to install the system) If someone can help me it would be nice. Thanks for your time! PARTS PC BUILD intel core i5-12600k ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4 Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4-28800) C18 1.35V Desktop Memory Samsung 980 SSD 1TB PCle 4.0 NVMe M.2 Internal Solid State Hard Drive *SSD COULD BE THE ISSUE*( NO HDD in build ) Corsair 4000D Airflow Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX PC Case CORSAIR RM Series (2021), RM850 DeepCool AK620 WH CPU Air Cooler
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on my most recent build im having trouble installing an OS at all onto the machine. so far i have attempted to use a USB stick to install windows with the installation tool from the Microsoft website. i have also tried to use Ubuntu on a USB. i have followed several tutorials, re-seated the CPU and ram. the only thing i haven't yet done is use different drives. i have tried using different USB sticks and i keep getting fail messages from windows. and the time i attempted to install Ubuntu it froze to the point i had to turn off the power supply. I have no clue what I should try next or if I i have a dead part somewhere. any advice is appreciated
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I was wondering if I could run Windows 10 and Linux at the same time and just press a key bind on my keyboard to switch between them. I've seen tutorials on how to do this but they require the user to reboot in order to change, I want to boot both of them simultaneously and then switch without having to reboot and vice versa. I don't know if this will have a big performance hit because the system is running two OSs but I wouldn't have thought so because Linux is very lightweight and can run on almost anything. I want to run the Linux distro "PoP! OS" because its better for gaming and looks like Ubuntu. Please let me know if I can somehow do this.
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Hi there, Been struggling with my pc recently, was hoping someone would be able to help. I first noticed something was wrong when my hdd did not show up in the windows file manager(not my main drive), I have windows installed on another drive (ssd). I decided to ignore it and hope it might show up I then proceeded to open a few tabs on chrome and then a few minutes later the pc froze and then i lost display output and then got a BSOD (Stop code critical process died). since then it has struggled to restart sometimes taking a few tries, lights will come on but no output to monitor or peripherals, i then switch it off by holding the power button and try again. Every 3 or so tries it will manage to boot to windows only to freeze a few minutes later. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Specs: Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit CPU: Intel Core i7 4790 @ 3.60GHz: 43 °C Haswell 22nm Technology RAM: 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24) Motherboard: MSI ZH87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (SOCKET 0): 33 °C Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 : 39 °C Psu: Corsair gs800 Storage: 232GB Crucial CT250BX100SSD1 (SATA (SSD)): 33 °C 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-60M2NA0 (SATA ) 32 °C
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I've never experienced this before so I'm at a loss. The issue is 2 specific apps, important monitoring apps, are being auto closed by the OS (Windows 10) when my system switches to battery power. It's not like the OS is closing everything that requires a lot of processing and/or power draw because games and stress tests continue running, it's just these 2 apps that run in the background and barely take up any processing power at all and no other background apps close, it's only these 2. So, does anyone know of a way to set apps as a priority or something similar so they don't get closed automatically? [Solved] After 5-6 days of messing around, dozens of posts on different platforms and forums, even contacting Micro$oft support (Haha, I'll get a reply next year), I suddenly noticed a greyed out box in Task Scheduler: "Stop if system switches to battery power", but it's unchecked and greyed out because it's connected to a master option above "Only start task if the system is on AC power". Now, this is grey out and unchecked so it wouldn't make any difference if I checked both boxes, then immediately unchecked them again and saved, that would possibly fix the issue because that wouldn't make any sense at all... so of course it fixed it. Why? Because Windows 10, that's why.
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for those who dont know mine os is a linux based operating s ystem more to host minecraft servers so ive been able to install mine os on to virtual machines but i want to install it on to a hard drive so i can boot it as the host but no matter how many times i try the install form usb never works im getting errors like "no live medium found" i've switched usbs and switched motherboards and nothing will work and i dont want to run from a vm becuase i need to be able to alter the files and i cant when its a vmdk file can anyone help??
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Quick question: Does a switch from AM3+ to AM4 without exchanging my storage force me to reinstall windows? I remember that one LTT video about them pirating windows because they'd have to buy a new product key every time they make a fundamental change to their setup (e.g. exchanging the MoBo) for benchmarking purposes. -
I've been recently having issues with the computer I recently built. The problems are lately the USB ports in the I/O panel of the motherboard cannot seem to recognize some my USB storage devices such as my flash drive and phone, strangely they seem to work fine with other devices such as my mouse, keyboard, headset and webcam. I have tried almost everything from: uninstalling and re-installing the drives, disable them and re-enable them back afterwards. The other problem is that whenever I to launch disk management from either the command prompt or directly from the computer management shortcut the following message appears: "An internal error occurred. Please restart the Disk management snap-in". I did as it told me and went to MMC, ran it as administrator and added the snap-in to the console, however when I was about to save it the same error appeared. I also ran sfc / scannow from the command prompt and it said that there were some errors that it couldn't fix, leading me to believe that there might me problem with the hard drive itself rather than Windows, however I'm not able to tell. I also forgot to mention that the hard drive that I'm using is 6 years old as I'm unable to buy an SSD at the moment. I have no problem with backing my data to a secondary hard drive and doing a clean install again but I don't want to do it unless I am absolutely sure that there's no other solution out there. Detailed answers are preferred but other answers are certainly welcome. Thank you
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