Can we also talk about how Win11 just randomly drops audio for no reason after even a brief period of silence, then takes some random amount of time to start playing sound again? I'd say it was a problem with my home theater/gaming rig, but it happens on my work machine too.
It really opens the market for a commercial RedHat-like offering. There are already those out there, and Microsoft is working really hard to piss off most of us with bad updates and AI.
Their October update forced me to do a clean reinstall. That NEVER happened before.
I've said it many times: in the future, once Microsoft shall start selling vaccuum cleaners, do not buy one. For it's going to be the only Microsoft product that doesn't suck.
Shameless plug: I've developed and maintain a couple of tools to control Windows 10/11 updates, telemetry and other potentially unwanted network traffic: FlashBoot and Emergency Boot Kit. Using these tools you can make Windows 10/11 completely silent online if you want to (akin to Windows 7 or Windows XP).
Feels like I've been hearing "Update X makes Y worse" or "Update X destroys hardware Y" a lot more this year with Windows. Seems like they are fully embracing AI at Microsoft.
All they had to do was release "Windows Optimal", an operating system with 0 telemetry, 0 bloatware, 100% choice to not even let AI and Edge get installed in the 1st place, a single screen with all the 10000 options to control privacy and all of them set to good defaults. Charge 4x the price of Windows Professional if you must. But "Windows Optimal" is 2x faster than Windows 7, "here are some benchmarks" Imagine the amount of people who would seriously consider hopping to it even for a higher price
This would actually maybe get me back from linux. but only if they make fixing stuff easier, most of the online threads recommend these things in this order:
1. Search for updates
2. Reboot
3. Dism/Sfc Scannow
4. Reinstall windows
The Windows Mixed reality portal needed for my VR headset didnt work and the only solution after multiple weeks of trying stuff was to reinstall. and that worked. for 3 months until i had to reinstall again.
Same thing happened to a friend of mine with the entirety of the microsoft store (the install is only a month old tho, so i cant tell yet if it will happen again in 2 months)
Which is also why i am so hyped for valves headset, i love VR, but bugfixing multiple hours and reinstalling windows every 3 months just to play 2 games wasnt worth it.
Baldur's Gate linux native build performed poorly on Gamers Nexus tests.
Where's a proper comparison between the fastest linux OS "CachyOS" and Windows 11 LTSC with all the crap removed, particularly the biggest offenders: Defender, Update, Edge, "fullscreen optimizations" and all the weird little services from print spooler to NPSV_xxx "now playing service" ?
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[ 0.32 ms ] story [ 37.8 ms ] threadSteam will trigger a further exodus with their Steam Box once folks realize they have none of the constraints and a great experience.
there’s no competitor out there clobbering them, they are doing this to themselves
Their October update forced me to do a clean reinstall. That NEVER happened before.
https://www.prime-expert.com/flashboot/
https://www.prime-expert.com/embootkit/
You are welcome. One-time purchase, lifetime updates. Not a subscription.
The Windows Mixed reality portal needed for my VR headset didnt work and the only solution after multiple weeks of trying stuff was to reinstall. and that worked. for 3 months until i had to reinstall again. Same thing happened to a friend of mine with the entirety of the microsoft store (the install is only a month old tho, so i cant tell yet if it will happen again in 2 months)
Which is also why i am so hyped for valves headset, i love VR, but bugfixing multiple hours and reinstalling windows every 3 months just to play 2 games wasnt worth it.
Where's a proper comparison between the fastest linux OS "CachyOS" and Windows 11 LTSC with all the crap removed, particularly the biggest offenders: Defender, Update, Edge, "fullscreen optimizations" and all the weird little services from print spooler to NPSV_xxx "now playing service" ?