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[–] riskable@programming.dev 75 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Proving once again that windows isn't ready for the desktop.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

you want it running all the servers only, then?

[–] riskable@programming.dev 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you want unautomatable, ludicrously expensive, insecure mountains of instability... Go for it👍

[–] Ghoelian@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

I've worked at a company that used windows server and IIS for their internal hosting. Holy hell am I glad I haven't had to touch that piece of garbage since I left. How can anyone take that mess seriously as a webserver?

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[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I haven't written code in 8 months.

My family member who works at Microsoft

But your family member hasn't written code in 8 months!

Mom on trying to understand why I don't like AI

This shit

The obvious outcome of forcing devs to not use their brain

[–] Vince@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I think it's less that they're not allowed to use their brains, it's more that AI is letting them "write" so much code they can't possibly review or test it all properly.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 month ago (3 children)

They... they broke the recycle bin, eh?

So you're just not allowed to delete files anymore?

... I guess that would give them more AI training data and also make people need even more storage so... sure, fuck it, why not.

[–] xxxb@feddit.org 7 points 1 month ago

but it broke onedrive too so the ppl can't even "buy" the storage.

[–] pipe01@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago

No, read the article

[–] Raverbunny@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Makes me glad I used ReviOS to disable windows update (and I also have no OneDrive or Edge).

And that's only for when I actually need windows, my daily is cachyOS.

[–] regdog@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I use Arch btw.

[–] Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This issue causes internal file names to appear instead of real names in Recycle Bin confirmation dialogs.

TOTALLY BROKEN

ABSOLUTELY UNUSABLE

I suppose headline hyperbole is appropriate for a shitpost, lol

[–] Beangut@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

If there's internal file names why the fuck can't I rename a file while it's open in a program?

This operating system is garbage from a design perspective let alone its implementation

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago

Yeah sorry, that's absolutely broken behavior and completely unacceptable, especially for paid software.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Windows has always been hot steaming garbage. Why is this news in 2026.

[–] Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's not true. XP is awesome!

[–] Cyber@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is?

Ok... it was... but is...?

I guess you're helping out by absorbing allll the malware 🤔😉

[–] Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Actually, XP has open source security options and onecore API to run modern apps through a compatibility layer. It's the best time to be using XP and ditch modern systems.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

People will do literally fucking anything to avoid Linux

[–] Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

So I actually am using Linux currently. My PC only has USB 3.0, so I can't install XP until I get the PCIE to USB 2.0 adapter.

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[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

I guess there is a kind of disaster affinity that keeps people watching out for the newest ways in which it is?

[–] cevn@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

The other day I pressed back on the settings app and it crashed. Never happened on XP.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Meanwhile, I've seen zero of these issues on windows 11.

Windows sucks, fuck Microsoft, but stories like this are insanely overblown. It remains the most compatible way to play games without hassle.

I'm rooting for Linux, though. Can't wait to switch once it's more widely accepted. Right now I just use it for a few specialized machines and purposes.

Inb4 downvotes and judgements from obnoxious Linux fans.

[–] redsand@infosec.pub 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Windows update managed to get a system I only use for gaming into an unrecoverable state a few months ago. I know a bunch of windows sysadmins, trust me, you've been lucky, stability this year specifically is dogshit.

Also bitlocker has multiple backdoors which is a problem for corporate that I really cannot overstate

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 6 points 1 month ago

Bless your heart.... Never go into IT and for the love of all that is holy, don't get a system admin job... The world is a beautiful place until you're knees deep in the shit

[–] CorrenteAlternata@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I didn't downvote you (for a couple of reasons¹), but I just wanted to share my experience: I've been playing games exclusively on Linux for a couple of years now, and it generally works well. Of course it depends on what games you play, and so your mileage might vary, but in some cases I even had a better experience on Linux than on Windows. Mostly due to not having to deal with windows shenanigans. (drivers, reboots, the usual).

But I agree with you that these stories are indeed overblown. Current Windows, with all its problems and everything, is still much better than any previous Windows. I'd still avoid it if I could, and you need to do things to make it behave sanely...


[1] The reasons: the downvote is not meant to be a "I don't like this", nor "I don't agree with this", but should be used to signal bad comments: spam, trolls, noise... Plus, I don't think what you said is wrong.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Current Windows, with all its problems and everything, is still much better than any previous Windows

As someone who is forced to use Windows for work, this is just not true. It is SO MUCH SLOWER than Windows 10 or 7

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I’ve been gaming on Linux for a bit now. I did just run into a series of games my group plays that all break Linux for the sake of kernel anticheat; which was unfortunate.

We may see that change with the popularity of the Steam Machine, but the boost will probably be smaller than the Deck.

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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It happens to everything. I updated my stock rpi’s last night and now rpi connect only works for cli.

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That's true to a point, but I feel like Microsoft should have the budget and infrastructure to properly test their releases. A bug every once in a while? Sure. Multiple serious bugs that break major features every year? Pretty embarrassing.

[–] filcuk@feddit.uk 5 points 1 month ago

Didn't they go through a lot of effort to not have to have many testers?
They have rolling releases and preview channels for regular users to bugtest for them.
All this money can now be spent where it matters - on a new yacht

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

My fleet of windows machines are working fine though.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 5 points 1 month ago
[–] omodasonya3@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

What annoys me most about Windows is the deletion mechanism when process else has a file; I can't delete it no matter how many times I try, and I have to reset the computer, lol

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago

End task on explorer.exe and then run it again

File explorer is a shitty thing

[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nearly every time.... when will the 'consumer base' learn?

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Many people are weirdly helpless about computers. If you've ever tried to help someone with tech, you've probably encountered the

  • "it didn't work"
  • what did it say?
  • I don't know it just didn't work
  • but what did the error message say specifically
  • I didn't read it

Kind of user.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You forgot the know-it-all dude, that infact, doesn't know anything.

[–] weimaraner_of_doom@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Or the "pc handyman".

Me: "Why does your motherboard have a ...uh... sheen and smell like WD40?"

PC Handyman: "Well it was running slow so I greased it."

I wish that were not a true story.

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[–] EntirelyUnlovable@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"I used to work in IT you know" often gets followed by "what's a browser tab?"

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 6 points 1 month ago

I once had a caller claim he was one of the dudes that invented the internet. I was like ... well you certainly haven't kept up with things since then...

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (8 children)

I usually see the reverse. People who work with computers making every effort NOT to need to help.

My favorite is a friend who does techsupport for a datacenter. He always asks "wait, this computer you're having trouble with, can you lift it? Would you say it's smaller than your fridge? Oh, sorry, then I can't help you"

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[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Yes, but it's the sheer volume of incognizant users that causes me this concern. It's the same group that will be mislead to psychosis through AI interactions in the near future

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