We’re going to restart your computer during active hours. Your work will be interrupted. Fuck you.
Modern Windows in a nutshell
Submitted 12 hours ago by amorpheus@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 hours ago
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 10 hours ago
Interrupted, and not saved
TheProtagonist@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Isn’t everything being saved automatically anyway, when you work in the cloud (i.e. SharePoint)?
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 9 hours ago
Yeah, came home to my pc having restarted itself for updates the other day, despite having 2 VMs running at the time that were not properly shut down. Then Windows tried to push their cloud backup on me… twice, and it reset my mouse speed to the default for some reason
tourist@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Then Windows tried to push their cloud backup on me… twice
This is major boundary respect by Microsoft’s standards
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
inb4 some commenter says this doesn’t happen.
Zorque@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
It doesn’t happen to me, but I took a proactive approach to prevent it from happening. I don’t remember what that action was, since I did it years and years ago… but I know it’s possible. You just have to literally more than nothing to prevent these things.
Or you could switch to linux… but that takes an even more proactive approach.
EtherWhack@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
The ‘keep changing hours’ section in this article works for me whenever I have to use that partition.
thewindowsclub.com/windows-updates-restart-disabl…
You pretty much create the script and have the task scheduler run it hourly. (You should be able to make it silent, though I’ve never bothered for the hourly, half-second cmd blip)
SaltySalamander@fedia.io 32 minutes ago
You should be able to make it silent
You can make it silent. Create a .vbs file, open it in a text editor, and input the following...
`Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run chr(34) & "z:\path\to\your\script.cmd" & Chr(34), 0
Set WshShell = Nothing`
Have your scheduled task run the .vbs, rather than your initial script.
wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 hours ago
I want a script that forces the update servers at Redmond to reboot every hour on the hour
capuccino@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
the mf updates itself alone every second
Zink@programming.dev 1 hour ago
Modern user-friendly Linux in a nutshell:
“Hey that kernel update finished in the background, unless you were bored enough to stare at this window for the last 3 whole minutes. It would be best to your machine as soon as it repels for you, boss! 😎”
Please note however that modern user-friendly linux does not use emojis in notifications about system updates. That was just for fun.
I use mint btw
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago
And why the fuck is windows always “preparing” to do something!? Are you generating a record of my activities to phone home with? Just do the damn thing!
Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 5 hours ago
rbos@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
Well, downloading maybe. But it should just say fuckin downloading!
sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 hours ago
Hmm something’s missing. Where is the ai integration?
Zachariah@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
“Your clock has been set to UTC+08:00 since this is what most people use.”
phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
Not enough AI. Gotta use the webcam+AI to set the timezone to one that’s most frequently used by people of whatever ethnicity it thinks you are.
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
Oh no. We’re going to get Vibe Clocks aren’t we? AI is just going to spit out times and it’s on you to check to make sure it’s correct.
Valmond@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
But with a twist!
0ops@piefed.zip 11 hours ago
Hi I'm Clock Copilot
Set up an alarm at 7:53 am? Statistically this when most people wake upNo
Set a 4:37:01 timer? To make you feel better about your dead grandma?
No
*Sets an 2:30 am timer anyway
sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 hours ago
im clock copilot and I will never gonna give you up every morning at 05:00 am from now on
Bongles@lemmy.zip 9 hours ago
After copilot was put into notepad I believe it
Shady_Shiroe@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
“Hello, I’m your AI chat companion that consumes mass amounts of energy to help consult you on what time you should wake up to be efficient with your energy and time, how may I help?”
Harvey656@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
What do you think this update is for?
sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 hours ago
Replacing some code/bug that‘s been present since xp probably would be my second guess.
I’m still waiting(but not really) for them to fix the rdp app(msstore) but instead they killed it and now we have the „windows app“. What the fuck is even that backwards nondescript name.
wuffah@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I recommend Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC, which is supported until 2032 and has never required me to update my fucking clock or calculator, never crashed my SSD, and never randomly encrypted my hard drive and lost the recovery keys! And, there’s no OneDrive, Copilot, Recall, Cortana, Clippy, or whatever else Microsoft’s cocaine addled executives have come up with this week to FUCK us.
Since thats the standard for operating systems we’re working with now, I’d say this one is pretty good!
Here’s how you can purchase your copy today!
Machinist@lemmy.world 38 minutes ago
This is sweet! Didn’t realize it existed. Been dreading the 11 BS and clawing all the enshittification out. I wish I could do linux on my main machine, but CAM is still not pro grade.
big sloppy kiss
dan@upvote.au 8 hours ago
Isn’t the IoT version missing some features?
The real fix is to switch to Linux.
Also, what’s wrong with Clippy?
kepix@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
the windows store is not a real feature
wuffah@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
IoT is missing all the features I hate, but they can usually be installed manually if desired.
I’m holding out till 2032 for Linux by which time I will be dead or ready to switch.
I was one of those cool 90’s kids who hated Clippy, and I am still just as immature.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
purchase ?
PoliteDudeInTheMood@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
He linked to the Mass Activation Script. The same way I purchase all Microsoft products.
wuffah@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Yes, purchase legitimately from Microsoft with a genuine Microsoft license key from Microsoft because software piracy is wrong and totally not justified in the face of abusive software monopolies.
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 hours ago
!
AndiHutch@lemmy.zip 6 hours ago
Here’s how you can purchase your copy today!
🧑🍳🤌
aka Chef’s kiss
lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 7 hours ago
I’m using Win11 LTSC and it’s great for the same reasons.
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago
On the computers I still have running windows, this is what I’m using and I have dodged So much of the bullshit people have been dealing with. I’m still running Linux on my main machines though. Maybe by the end of the year I’ll have migrated everything away from both Microsoft and Google.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
Honestly I’ll just stick to a custom Windows 11 image if I need Windows.
Chris Titus tech even has a tool to build one
Krudler@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Just a moment
Progress bar at 100%
Progress text reads “complete”
Wait 2 hours
Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 9 hours ago
How long have you been waiting? You’ll never know mwahahaha
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
Windows server 2016 has entered the chat
FuCensorship@lemmy.today 5 hours ago
“Guys, today we just reinvented time!”
-Microsoft (or something idk…)
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
I installed win11 in a vm just for fun, then ran the deblpat script. The amount of shit that removed was astonishing.
Still sucks ass but at least its not as bad as a damn emachine from 2005. Win 11 performance is so damn shit.
kadup@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
What absolute scares me is how even if you download Windows Enterprise IoT, which already comes extremely clean out of the box, and then run your favorite debloating script (removing even more crap)… the system still shows a noticeable delay when opening the right click menu, or the start menu, or a new Explorer window. So the most basic possible tasks, that you do constantly, for some reason are slow on a modern multi-core processor and a clean build of the OS.
How the hell did they manage to downgrade… the start menu? the right click menu? How?
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 6 hours ago
I read they’re using react, the JavaScript library, for the start menu. If true that strikes me as insane
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
And if you don’t reboot it like every ten days, services are guaranteed to not reenable and shit will start breaking. I see it daily, and people look at me weird wondering why they have to reboot their shit so often, thinking I’m lying to them and saying “reboot”.
SethTaylor@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I’m installing Linux on an old laptop this October to start getting used to it. G Meanwhile I’m getting the extra year of security updates for Windows my main laptop. Then, when that year is over, I’m installing Linux on my main laptop and sticking with it.
quid_pro_joe@infosec.pub 1 hour ago
Hi I just did this myself on an old Gen 6 Intel Thinkpad after Windows 11 force-installed Copilot and made it overheat so bad I thought the battery was going to catch fire. Pro-tip: Get Ventoy, it will create a bootable USB drive for you, that you then drag ISOs onto. Hit up DistroWatch and grab the install ISOs for whatever distros look good to you. Throw those ISOs onto the USB you just created and reboot. You’ll be able to test out different flavors of Linux with incredible ease. For you and your old laptop, I recommend Vanilla Linux, Ultramarine Linux, Mint Linux, Pop!_OS, and Solus, all of which work great on older hardware and ease you very gently into *nix-land!
daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
W plan
joyjoy@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
Babe, new timezone just dropped.
tiredofsametab@fedia.io 1 hour ago
I'm old enough to have been through this in IT (that and leapseconds) and it's what my mind first jumped to (well, other than enshitification).
Phoenix3875@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Your time has come, www.whattimeisitrightnow.com from BoJack.
Kissaki@feddit.org 10 hours ago
The clock needs an update every second! /s
muhyb@programming.dev 12 hours ago
The computer says no
ilinamorato@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Whoooaaaaa I heard the next update is gonna be HUGE
The leaks say they’re adding millidays and a whole new second
timeghost@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Help clock. I’m a computer.
LOLseas@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 hours ago
My main gripe is Windows Defender. I have an app that integrates with Home Assistant and Windows keeps flagging a component as a Trojan virus. Makes sense, as it’s supposed to access admin level functions to read some sensors and enable remote power functions.
But for years I’ve seen MsMpEng.exe, or the antivirus, constantly scan my 4TB HDD, either looking for viruses or doing some stupid NTFS remapping thing. It’s loud and only spun up when idle on Win10, but became more aggressive on Win11 with less time to start scanning and not stopping when I move the mouse.
The latest development with breaking my app just means I’m more vigilant in turning the entire antivirus off when it turns on and starts scanning.
wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
Makes sense, as it’s supposed to access admin level functions to read some sensors and enable remote power control.
That makes no fucking sense. Kernal level driver accesses sensors. User mode driver reads that stuff and provides API access to whatever app.
You’ve got a shitty, shitty system.
dubyakay@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
I have a volume, let’s call it “Shit I put in here that I have randomly acquired over the years”, mostly smallish files of any nature, text, image, executables, archives, that I’ve been carrying with me for over two decades, cloning from one drive upgrade to the next, surviving multiple systems. I’ve noticed that starting with Windows 7, defender without so much as a notification, started removing random files it deems malicious. I suspect they may have been quarantined at first, but other times outright deleted, as I’m sure the default behaviour settings have been overridden by updates numerous times. I’ve had a couple executables that were doing direct memory reading and injection for some MMOs, think packet sniffing or botting/automating certain tedious tasks, and defender would eliminate the executable without so much as a warning when I have extracted backup archive of it.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
Why are you using a hard drive?
umbraroze@slrpnk.net 10 hours ago
Last time Clock was interesting was in the Windows 3.0 days. Windows 11 clock is just beyond meh.
Since Windows these days can’t be arsed to have an analog clock with second hand (which is what I need for properly setting clocks on all of the devices that don’t have internet access), I just made one myself one day.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
At least it tells you what stupid shit it is doing. There is apparently another ‘security update’ for android and I’m assuming it is actually another complete UI overhaul called a security update again.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
Security updates are very important
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
They are!
UI overhauls are NOT security updates.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 11 hours ago
daylight savings time has gone too far
NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 2 hours ago
We replaced “Clock” with ClockPilot. It is so much better! Go ahead ask Clock Pilot what time it is!
You: Clockpilot What Time is It?
🤖 Clockpilot: “Ah, an excellent question! It’s breakfast time in 12 different countries, next week already in New Zealand, and—wait, hang on—did you know Saturn’s day is only 10.7 hours long? If you were there, you’d already be late for bed.
…Anyway. Locally speaking: it’s … thinking …did you adjust for Daylight Savings, quantum drift, or whether your cat stepped on your keyboard last spring?
Would you like me to set an alarm for:
Your next existential crisis, The heat-death of the universe, or Dinner?You: Clockpilot I said WHAT TIME IS IT!