This feature is completely optional and is never turned on by default.
So far…
this feature will be entirely optional until microsoft realizes nobody in their right mind would enable it
i’m so happy with my decision to switch some years ago. in my case, valve’s proton was it.
highly recommend if you can. linux can indeed be a bit frustrating to get used to but once i did, it transformed the way i use computers for the better.
take the last year of support for windows 10 as an opportunity to dual boot in preparation for the windowsmageddon.
So glad I took the plunge and switched to Linux. I’m 2 weeks in and thus far it has exceeded my expectations
I’ve drawn the line at W10. They can have W11 nonsense.
i decided this for myself a couples years ago (except it was windows 7 for me).
fast forward a decade later and here i am typing this on a laptop that came with windows 11. lol
the only way i escaped this until now as being able to afford the hefty price tags on linux-only hardware with something like system76 and i can’t afford it anymore since i no longer earn a software engineer’s salary.
the only way i escaped this until now as being able to afford the hefty price tags on linux-only hardware with something like system76 and i can’t afford it anymore since i no longer earn a software engineer’s salary.
Why not a second-hand ThinkPad/Latitude/ProBook? They’re cheap and cheerful and well-supported by most distros.
I’ve done that in the past and it’s taught me that I have bad luck w second hand personal electronics.
fast forward a decade later and here i am typing this on a laptop that came with windows 11. lol
Why can’t you downgrade to W10?
Anyways, I’ve buttoned up this install of Windows, blocked all known telemetry points of access with an extensive block list in the .host file as well as others, and a litany of other modifications. I make images of my setup so that, if the wheels fall off, I can always spin up an image and be back in business without having to reinvent the wheel.
I do use Linux and Mac in my network as well. However, I have one piece of software I use for my private business, and I have never been able to find a exact opensource/Linux equivalent. In fact I don’t think there is anything out there that does what it does. So, W10 is it for me.
Why can’t you downgrade to W10?
i didn’t know i could do that. is it possible with a windows oem license that came with the laptop?
this is the first windows machine i’ve had since 2012 and i’ve only used linux or mac since then so i’m not so well versed in the windows eco-system anymore.
is it possible with a windows oem license that came with the laptop?
Well, since I’ve never had a W11 OEM, I am not 100% sure you can acomplish this, but doing a cursory search it seems that you can:
https://www.howtogeek.com/751145/how-to-downgrade-from-windows-11-to-windows-10/
Security risks to whom? Who is warned about it?
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Right after the Cloudflare crash… 👉👈
Yep, Cloudflare working again ruined it. I thought this AI would be checking your files to see if you have inappropriate content. I guess that one is coming in the next update.
