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[-] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 73 points 6 months ago

Guess Microsoft can buy me a new computer if they want me to use Windows 11.

[-] kubica@kbin.social 10 points 6 months ago

I got a new computer to replace the old windows 10. But the new toy won't see windows.

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[-] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 69 points 6 months ago
[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 44 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Interestingly, the software giant added this check since the Windows 11 24H2 will not boot without these instruction sets, according to a previous report. Though speculative, one would wonder if the company has this extra step in case someone uses bypasses to force the OS to boot with an unsupported CPU.

Why is the watermark the headline

[-] Zron@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago

Why is MS targeting specific hardware when windows has historically been a general purpose OS?

I’m switching my machine to Linux this weekend, even if my chip is supported, who’s to say it will stay supported for the next couple of years.

[-] AProfessional@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

Only targeting new hardware is just a win-win-win for them.

Hardware partners love it, planned obsolescence is just new sales. Legal departments love it, constantly worse DRM. The development teams like it, less support burden. Marketing loves AI being a core feature.

They have no competition. There is no downside for them.

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[-] Shape4985@lemmy.ml 44 points 6 months ago

Lol, year of the Linux desktop here we come XD

[-] qevlarr@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

~~2010~~ ~~2011~~ ~~2012~~ ~~2013~~ ~~2014~~ ~~2015~~ ~~2016~~ ~~2017~~ ~~2018~~ ~~2019~~ ~~2020~~ ~~2021~~ ~~2022~~ ~~2023~~ 2024 Year of the Linux desktop!

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[-] Lexam@lemmy.ca 42 points 6 months ago

Hi, yeah. Uh long time listener, first time caller. Thank you for taking my question. Yes, I was wondering does Linux do this? I'll take my answer off the air. Thanks!

[-] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 28 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This is the Linux equivalent:

(check-dfsg-status | cowsay -f gnu on Debian)

[-] sir_pronoun@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago

I have not dared to test my games with proton on Linux, but if they all work, Windows will be nothing but a VM for me that I use for the exceptions when something doesn't run under wine. Sheesh.

[-] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 39 points 6 months ago

Check protondb.com if you want some idea before switching

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[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 19 points 6 months ago

Oh, they will likely work. Proton has come quite a long way

[-] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 9 points 6 months ago

I haven't tried linux for like 8 years now and my oly problem was that the games i played back then weren't supported by linux. I kinda want them to force me to dip into linux again. Last week or so i had to solve a fucking riddle to start my computer to not accidentally accept anything. I hate it so much.

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago

I switched to EndeavourOS (no dual boot to fall back on needed since I received a "work laptop" with Windows 11) about a year ago, first time using Linux period, let alone as a daily driver, and all I can say is that it has been a wonderful experience. I will never use Windows on a personal machine again.

Full disclosure: I have a brother who has been using Linux for a while that helped me through the install process, and basically showed me how to search Google (and the Arch wiki) if I run into any issues, and I have yet to run into anything serious enough to require his attention (which I'm sure he's thankful for). Small things here or there that I've been able to fix myself have gone a long way to helping me grasp (at least a little bit) what's going on under the hood.

Additionally, while I don't have a background in comp sci, I grew up during a time where we needed to know how computers worked beyond "press the button on the screen for the thing to start", so I was already pretty comfortable with the command line and all that.

So I had a little help, but I'm not exaggerating when I say that I haven't needed his direct help since installation.

As far as games are concerned, most of my PC gaming these days is on my Steam Deck, and even on there I've gotten games that Steam labels "unsupported" to work. For example, Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition with DSFix works great despite being "unsupported" on Steam.

As others have said, check out protondb.

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[-] iflyspaceships@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

I made the switch on my daily driver laptop about 4 months ago. I mainly play games like Factorio, Dwarf Fortress and Rimworld, and they all work fine. Only trouble Ive had is with older games like Red Alert. Check out ProtonDB

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[-] moody@lemmings.world 8 points 6 months ago

IME, there's very little that won't run. I don't have a single game in my Steam library that doesn't run just fine. The most I've had to do to run anything was to try different versions of Proton, and that's as easy as choosing from a dropdown menu.

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[-] ulkesh@beehaw.org 26 points 6 months ago

I’ll grab the popcorn while I watch the dumpster fire of what Microsoft is doing to Windows, from the comfort of my Linux-running system.

Obligatory BTW I use Arch.

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[-] ooterness@lemmy.world 24 points 6 months ago

That's weird, the watermark says, "I have altered the deal. Pray I do not alter it further."

[-] lordnikon@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago

Who knew they were telling the truth after all. When they said Windows 10 would be the last version of Windows.

[-] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 23 points 6 months ago

Join the dark side 😈🐧

[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yay for what I assume is a BSD reference there

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[-] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 23 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

God damn. It went down hill fast. I’m actually gonna start looking at distros. Fuck. I just bought a mini pc to install OPNsense on but I think my weekend just drastically shifted.

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[-] strawberry@kbin.run 20 points 6 months ago

ai file explorer? I can fi d my own files thanks

[-] Zron@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

Can’t wait for my ai to hallucinate last year’s tax return

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[-] mudle@lemmy.ml 18 points 6 months ago
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[-] remotedev@lemmy.ca 18 points 6 months ago

My windows 10 already has a watermark to activate it

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

Given how Linux support for steam has been going I've just started migrating everything and just popping in to windows when I have something that doesn't work.

[-] BillDaCatt@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

Don't threaten me with a good user experience.

[-] bastonia@lemmy.ml 13 points 6 months ago

Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinux

[-] tedu@azorius.net 8 points 6 months ago
[-] sirico@feddit.uk 32 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Read the article? :D Doesn't look like it's live they just caught it in code

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[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Wasnt going to install it anyway so no loss

[-] feinstruktur@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 months ago

I've spent half a day yesterday to set up a VM running Debian on my office's Win PC. Since I'm tied to Windows because of my proprietary CAD, my plan is to limit my interaction to a minimum and instead do everything else in the Linux-VM. With shared drives and drag'n'drop I hope it will work out. It comes in also very handy that I started years ago to strictly choose open source software that's available for both platforms - so no learning curve. Since MS won't listen - we all need to laudly complain about the lack of linux support towards our software providers. And yes, maybe too naïve, it will change something in the long run.

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