Comment on Windows Updated and is Pushing More Stuff

jecht360@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• KrisND@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That’s a good recommendation, I actually did run a windows debloater/spyware before. This just happened to be snuck in with an update I guess? I should probably do it again at this point.

  I wouldn’t use Windows if I didn’t have too…I do run Tails and Ubuntu as well but unfortunately 40hrs+ a week on Windows…it sucks.

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  • deweydecibel@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You have to run it again after every major update.

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  • 7Sea_Sailor@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Question: if you already don’t like Windows, I assume you don’t care about the new features that come with new updates. So I wonder - why do you update at all? Set everything up as you want it, remove all the hot garbage as you see fit, and disable updates.

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    • amio@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Skipping software updates is not a good idea, let alone OS updates. Inbetween all the terribly annoying bullshit they insist on foisting off on people, they do provide security patches and so on.

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    • KrisND@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Primarily for drivers and security updates.

      You have a point, I could turn off updates and manually update as I need too but my frustration is that there are ads in the first place.

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      • 7Sea_Sailor@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        my frustration is that there are ads in the first place

        Fair enough, a very good point.

        Personally I’ve been using customized / debloated versions of windows for a couple years now and have not looked back. Every time I spin up a stock Windows VM I’m shocked how atrocious the experience is. Though I understand that a Windows ISO modified by an unknown third party can be scary to some.

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  • Khanzarate@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Run the debloater every update. Some stuff in there is actual settings, but other stuff will be “repaired” by windows.

    Also, a workaround to that screen (so far, at least) is to shut the computer down and start up again and it doesn’t return till next update.

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    • KrisND@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Okay, nice! Good information!

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• monsieur_jean@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  How do you like the Snap store and snap packages being pushed on you silently when you try to install packages through APT? :)

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  • GigglyBobble@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Give them a break. They just moved from Windows - moving to another distro is a small step in comparison.

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• CharAhNalaar@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  You want a broken Windows install? This is how you get a broken Windows install.

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