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Dan Gillmor

While my main computer runs Linux, I have a Windows laptop for certain uses. It infuriates me that Microsoft relentlessly insists on making changes I DO NOT WANT TO MAKE -- not security updates, but mostly stuff that hands over vast amounts of data to Microsoft. The latest "request" -- using a full screen -- has two response options: "Continue" or "Remind me in 4 days". The option I want is "Never" --

16 March at 5:09 | Open on mastodon.social
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AI6YR

@dangillmor That's what finally pushed me over the edge to Linux-on-the-Desktop last year. Boy, have I been so much happier since!!!

16 March at 5:10 | Open on m.ai6yr.org
anubis2814
@dangillmor Yeah my laptop is unable to be upgraded to 11. My desktop is Linux mint. I prefer it so much better that way
16 March at 5:12 | Open on friendica.myportal.social
Alan

@dangillmor I’ve been very happy to be Windows free w/ Mac laptops and Linux desktops for 10+ years now.

16 March at 5:27 | Open on toot.community
Spocko

@dangillmor
I hear ya. My hard drive stayed pinned at 100% for 10 -20 minutes after a restart. It is a "known issue." I fix it but when they patch Windows 10, it breaks again.
It has been going on since 2019. I finally had to buy a Solid State Drive so the computer wouldn't slow to a crawl for 20 minutes (BTW, if this happens to you here is a list of a bunch of fixes. Not all work on all computers it's maddening!)
answers.microsoft.com/en-us/wi

If only they would bring back a simple OS, like Bob.

@dangillmor
I hear ya. My hard drive stayed pinned at 100% for 10 -20 minutes after a restart. It is a "known issue." I fix it but when they patch Windows 10, it breaks again.
It has been going on since 2019. I finally had to buy a Solid State Drive so the computer wouldn't slow to a crawl for 20 minutes (BTW, if this happens to you here is a list of a bunch of fixes. Not all work on all computers it's maddening!)
answers.microsoft.com/en-us/wi
16 March at 5:27 | Open on mastodon.online
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