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i've used linux and i got to say it's gotten way better than it was a few years ago. most of the stuff works and only had to troubleshoot like a few times
Also, troubleshooting in Linux is different than on Windows. Every time I had to fix a problem with my Linux system I walked away smarter than before. I learned a bit more about how my computer works, so in total it was a slightly positive experience for me.
But anytime I had to troubleshoot my Windows computer it was because Microsoft fucked something up. Fixing Windows feels like wasted time to me, because you never know when they will break it again.
"Hi, my name is Gilbert from Microsoft Support volunteer program! Please try the following and report back:
...And let us know if that fixes the issue!"
I'm convinced I would need to do a lot more troubleshooting on windows nowadays. Just turning off all the AI is probably a pain in the ass.
i constantly have to troubleshoot my linux computers, but still less than my windows laptop, which is a pain to even boot up
Is your Windows laptop still running a spinning disk? Putting a SSD in there is a game changer.
no it has a tiny ssd, but every time windows takes about 30 min to 2 hours to start because it's configuring and updating and rebooting before i get to even log in. kubuntu starts in a minute but i have to go through a blindingly white bios menu to start it and then it can't suspend or even shutdown properly...
Yikes, less than 60 GB? I'm betting you are practically out of disk space and/or you don't have enough memory. What's the model laptop?
If you feel really froggy, post the memory configuration too: number of sticks and size.
I realize it's a Linux conversation, but some people need Windows-only tools. Case in point: there is no way I'm updating insulin pump firmware via a compatibility layer
HP elitebook 840 G5, i think it has a 128 GB disk, bought it used a few years ago just for school use. but linux partition has 10 and windows has 30 gigs free, it has 8 GB ram. i gave up with it and ordered a used thinkpad yesterday, I'll put linux on that and HP can be my win laptop if i ever need it for updating firmware on anything. (still waiting for a fixed FW for my buggy ass keychron...)
Yeah, that shouldn't be struggling as you explained. I say this as one who cheated curates these things professionally. I assume the 128 disk is a SSD, because that is the biggest bottleneck right there. Next is to disable as much startup stuff as possible.
If you are anywhere near Cincinnati, I would come buy that laptop off you.
not even on the same continent, but the laptop found a place in the back of a closet with an important role as a dedicated fw updater π
Sorry I couldn't help you with it.
no problem and thanks for taking a shot. probably not worth troubleshooting it any further anyway because now that i think of it, there's also a slight possibility that it has taken damage from being carried in a backbag in cold weathers as low as -20 C, and then immediately opened up for use. that would explain why the trackpad occasionally stops working and why the battery life went from 6 hours to 2 in just 3 years. not exactly how you should handle laptops but that's what it had to do and that's why i bought used
The cold probably is what killed the battery. For the touch pad, maybe? I'd blame the travel too.