yeah its really annoying you can disable it in the settings I forgot where I did it but I did disable the ads on the start menu.

When they announced that the upgrade to Windows 10 would be free was the early indicator that they were in the ad business.

It sucks but it's whe way of the world now.

everytime I see the W11 start menu, I'm glad I'm still in W10. Looks better imo

im never upgrading to winblows 11 im going directly to linux maybe within the next year

Kind of surprised they haven't made this illegal already.

Even an android phone doesn't require an internet connection to install

We are 27 nations, not states in one nation, but seperate nations, how the h*ll do you think that will happen ? 🤣🤣

@@sidewind131258 the eu is forcing apple to use usb-c for all phones sold in the eu so

@@sidewind131258 The same way anything the EU does happens? The same way the apple USB-C charging port is going to happen? (in other words - By working together, like the EU has done for DECADES.)

Yo u are awesome ty for this!

Still works as of 12/6/22. Thank you, community! Shame on you, Microsoft.

@Linden Reaper ive tried using linux and i had it for a year or so. It just wasnt for me, not very user friendly. Sorry but windows is just much easier.

@@michaelmounteney2034 Well problem with that is that windows is mainstream and not limited to nerds.

@@michaelmounteney2034 Linux is 💩💩💩🤮🤮🤮

Did this and it worked. Thank you!

Yep. Worked. This comment should be pinned.

W mans

All this shit.. just do Linux..

if you've ever seen the TV chuck that was the final season plot. Basically dude had a cia/nsa mk ultra program installed to his brain that made him instantly good at everything. then the final season a "bill gates" type person made a "2.0" version of the system but gave out a free os to everyone in the world in order to collect all the data everywhere so he could "take over the world"

The only way to make 'em honest is using an honest OS.....Linux for example. Don't install spyware (Windows) and you wont have spyware on your system (Windows.)

@@thomasjones6232 I just turn all their shit off or remove it altogether, sorry but I hate Linux.

EU and USA are more worried about forcing USB C on iPhones.

@@rohitk8797 i'm okay with that. Honestly to me that is just as bad as a forced registered user account for any personal pc. Just wish they would target all predatory behavior by tech businesses.

I agree

@Clash Stats That means we as users should be totally fine with having every bit of our information down to our home location be sold without our permission simply for Microsoft's own benefit? I think not.

they dont want perpetual license, they want *perpetual* periodical charges with strings attatched

@Clash Stats You're arguing semantics. Most people know that they are getting a license to use the software, and even more would know full well that they are not buying the rights to the software itself. Regardless, the point of the comment you responded to still stands. If we buy the license, give us an option for no ads. If we don't wanna pay, give us a free option with ads. We shouldn't have to deal with this crap.

Companies are all about recurring revenue now. They no longer want to sell you something once and be done. They want that monthly/yearly subscription or ad revenue.

That UK prison internet. Literally

Yup. Most of us have all consented to in some form, even if we didn't realize we were. I refuse to own a smartphone and my friends can't understand why. But.. they also mention how creepy it is that they get ads about something they simply mentioned to their girlfriend or wife when the phone was near by. I guess people like to talk about it, but they just don't care.

ikr do u know if a reset to factory settings and then starting again would work????

@@dive2drive314 Friendly reminder that any "consent" short of explicit opt-in consent is not consent. Well, at least on a moral standpoint and for any matter concerning the GDPR. On another note, custom roms for smartphones are very useful for this very purpose (LineageOS is a good starting point), even if it requires some tweaking to make sure it works entirely

it's ironic how they twisted the concept "free" to become the catalyst for our imprisonment. might as well redefine "freedom" to mean online advertising.

We didn't build it for ourselves, the 1% built it for the 99%

Free Alarm Clock 4.0.1 doesn't need any weird crap in order to DL and then use. And I have used shutupwindows and winaerotweaker and ev3rything so there is no way that even if that program wants data, it aint getting any. But in its native state, I dont see that it has any mechanism for collecting data anyways, but I could be wrong...

Dennzer1 Just switch to Linux mint already

@@josefish5193 Yeah, probably.

@@josefish5193 I agree Mint is awesome

Pepperidge farms remembers.

30 year anniversary of the song "Remember the Time" by Michael Jackson (pbuh) - also around the same time ago that software designers started using dark patterns. Synchronicity?

That was Windows 7 for me. Closest I get to Windows now is a VM for using an old scanner, or for wasting scammers' time in safety.

I love win 7 more than the successor, time passed so fast

Vaguely....

Heck yeah man! In just used this. Worked like a charm. Thank you!

OMG Thank you SOOOO much!!!

Jayztwocents needs to pin this or make a follow up video so the community can bash Microsoft for this.

@JayzTwoCents please pin this; the task close method is already blocked but this one worked with an install made the 2nd week of Dec '22 (leaving a date for folks watching this video later)

Thanks mate, this got me through today. For the record, the keyboard is still default to UK and the backslash is achieved by holding down the ALT key to the LEFT of the spacebar and type 92 (i.e. left ALT+92).

then why keep using windows instead of linux?🤣

@@dreaper2087 Linux is good enough for most things now and if everyone went Linux that would only force Microsoft to accept, they are royal fuckup and to fix windows to get us all back even though at that point they would be royally fucked cause if people switch, they won't just switch back because that is such a pain in the ass

Or buy the same computer locally and cheaper!

yeah it hit a nerve do u think re setting to factory settings would eliminate the issue, after knowing what I know now...anyone??

@@punter1 fuck factory settings install Linux for the win🤣

Thanks for the tip, that worked for me! 🙀🙀🙀

Great trick, saves me from Microsoft’s nonsense :)

That's how I did it on the last few builds I installed Windows 11 on. I'm still on Windows 10 for my personal PC's.

I was about to comment about this method. I used to work in the RMA department at an SI and have been using this trick since Win10.

The problem is, if you want to use MS Office it makes you sign in because it's subscription based, which in turn signs in Windows 11...

I suggest using Linux, it sounds great for you. My advice would be to get a second drive to dual boot Windows and Linux (although some distros like Pop!_OS don't work nicely with dual-booting, distros like Linux Mint do) or get a second/old computer to try out Linux first to see if you like it. You may not like it at first, as getting used to it can take time, but it's really cool doing away with the ads/tracking shenanigans, even if you go with one of the more corporate distributions like Ubuntu.

Just use linux, you pay 0, you get the privacy you want, it is easier to get programs, you really own it even when it is free, no ads and only a few programs that are considered standard (even when they aren't) don't work, change ms office for only office, there are many options to replace photoshop, and they work in linux flawlessly or with minor bugs like not catching the dark mode or things like that, if you are really sick of them, well, you can actually have a system that does what you want

@@22oreos if the more profit oriented distros ever put ads they will get a massive exodus, so, doing your best interests are in their best interest. We are currently seen how ubuntu is having that problem for letting down the gamer market.

@@22oreos Amen! Even gaming (a pain point for a long time on Linux) is pretty good these days. Earlier this year Microsoft refused to activate Windows on a new build so I kicked Windows to the curb whole heatedly. I've been using Linux for several years now but kept a Windows install around for gaming. I still run into the occasional issue, but sorting them out is normally just a case of a little googling.

@@alenasenie6928 Linux is not a gaurentee of privacy. Every major browser has telemetry on by default, on linux as well. Ubuntu once tried to put ads in their start menu which is a major telemetry concern. So even linux distros and major software like browser can have telemetry in them. And if you are gaming you can bet there is a lot of telemetry on your computer even while not running the game because of launchers and whatnot.

They tried trust busting Microsoft in the 90s for way less.

As someone who made that switch a few years ago, life is good on the other side!

Linux just needs HDR support :(.

Windows 10 also has spyware

@@milkyway5573 Did not know that thanks

I still use Windows 7. Microsoft still releases security updates every now and then because I get the 'Update and shut down' prompts every now and then.

or just use linux which solves the core problem which is microsoft always being keen on removing control from the user.

and linux is also much cheaper to put together and it's made leaps and bounds in how it operates through out the years. in the past i would never go to linux because it was far too complicated to figure out unless you know that stuff well enough, nowadays it's pretty streamlined to the point where anyone could figure it out with little to no issue.

Also take this alternative: Shift + F10, then type the following command: netsh wlan disconnect It will straight up disconnect the wireless device and you will be asked to create the local account

And if you press ctrl+w right now in the browser your windows will disable any unoutorized access to internet

@@Herbert2892 lol

@dreaper5813 sadly Linux isnt even close to a replacement for Windows unless you like to waste time and only wants to browse the web or use it as a server or use it for other nerd stuff, doesnt game or use essential software for work

@dreaper5813 not the exact same experience as installing Linux in order to play games... The Steam Deck obviously has full support from Valve, on your PC you're on your own, banging the head against the wall to solve issues, dependencies and other annoying workarounds (and pray your components are fully supported by Linux). And you're not really safe from being spied on, CPUs have backdoors so.. unless you use PC offline or build your own chips, good luck with that (and I hope you dont use cell phones, smarTVs with Alexa/etc, smart home stuff, yadda yadda)

​@Wallace Sousuke Dang I wasted a lot of time learning old computers, bios, file directories, commands, cpu architecture, etc. Bruh correct Linux is bare bones and isn't ease of access. That's the point just don't use it for those applications

​@@wallacesousuke1433 And yeah, gaming is scuffed on Linux from what I heard, but I've been learning about cool shit on the side! Don't let us computer wolves decide your choice

​@D Reaper can you at least admit that Linux requires more technical knowledge to install and operate?

Jays two cents welcome to our video here buy this crap🤣

also im a spam-bot

@@lokibau Hello Spam Bot How are you today? what is Pie divided by Q?

@@SaraMorgan-ym6ue yes

@D Reaper Sure, but what AAA games company will optimize their games for Zorin? Many tax institutions will actively discourage you from using any type of Linux. Officially "for security reasons", in reality (allegedly) because of corruption and incompetence.

@D Reaper nope

@dreaper5813 Can Linux run Cubase, Dimension Pro 1.5, NieR Automata, Digital Performer, Kontakt 4, IK Multimedia, Serato, Genshin, and all of my Adobe roms and software?

@D Reaper As a Linux user: no.

@@Evangelionism So you use Windows only because you are forced to because of the apps? ( It's absolutely fair! Not your fault. ) This doesn't make Windows a good OS, it makes it a monopoly. And if we all keep using Windows, we'll never break free from this monopoly. More people have to start using Linux as their preferred OS. Everyone that doesn't need Windows, or people that are fine with dual boot, should use Linux. For a better future, for everyone. For me, for you, for everybody else. No one earns from Microsoft's dominance. Linux for the win.

Don't worry in a few months/years Win10 will stop being supported by the CPU manufacturers. These corporations don't need our consent.

@@Zeriel00 well, whenever 10 isn’t supported, Linux is my go-to. Also not perfect, but better with the right distro. And if it gets worse from there… I quit, taking my old gaming machines to northern Canada with a solar array and living off grid

fedora linux is the way to go until then they need some real competition for them to stop this crap and linux gaming is starting to come online with the steam decks release

Other than the privacy-invading stuff (which you can bypass, as indicated in the video), unless you have a mission-critical use case like work or creative stuff, I really don’t see any reason not to upgrade to the latest OS. And I’m speaking as someone who’s used Arch Linux as their primary OS for like a decade. I have Win 11 Pro on my gaming PC.

Windows 10 was originally a disaster when it first came out, but given some time things get resolved and circumventing Microsoft's traps becomes easier. In due course it'll be a decent operating system.

The only way to do that is to hurt their bottom line. Because now, even if you say stop, Microsoft still makes money off you. They literally have us by the throat. You have to make that tough decision and move away from Microsoft.

The problem is those who are savvy are a small minority. Those who will do something about it are an even smaller minority. MS doesn’t care about our protest, because if those who protested went away, they’d still be making huge profit margins

@@classicrockonly the problem is that this so called “minority” does not really bring much money in as they tend to be a bit more techy savy so they will shop around or find works arounds. Unfortunately a majority of that small group (I know… hehehe) can’t afford too much anyway so they overall don’t matter to Microsoft. As long as most of us click “Yes Yes, £50”, the minority will never have any impact. Sad but true.

@@classicrockonly Sadly the truth here, just look at how many Apple Iphone users there are vs the android phones. Though a lot of android phones are tracking all your stuff as well these days. And the saddest part is that a lot of people even fully embrace this, just because one account ease of use and everything they have is centralized and synced over all their devices. However there are a few laws here in the EU at least (GDPR recent example) that try to tackle at least privacy concerns, but they are sadly pretty hard to enforce as long as there are geographical locations these do not apply to. As going after them is nearly impossible and blocking the internet never goes well. As an example for instance there is a part of the that GDPR is the annoying popup for cookie usage on websites, which also according to the GDPR need an easy option to disable all of the cookies and it should even be defaulted to disabled. But how many sites follow that? They just make that popup as annoying as possible to agitate people in the hope they will speak up against these laws.

3:36 The problem is the law. In the US we conflate free-market economics with anarcho-capitalism, so we let the corporations do anything at all no matter the consequences. Simultaneously these "free-market economics" proponents champion trade with non-free markets where it's literally illegal for labor to be organized and forced work is perfectly legal. Don't even get me started on the environmental impacts. I just want to leave you with the knowledge that your grandparents and great grandparents didn't put up with garbage like this back in the 50s and 60s when labor was valued.

@D Reaper "But, I can not play X games or run Y programs on Linux". Even in the video is already said the reason Linux is not solution is due to Linux has its own problems. Might as well run Steam OS here.

as of 22h2 update, there is no option to skip on home or pro windows 11 versions without the ShiftF10.

Thanks dude that's what I did too

@@lemonludes9860 it worked?

@@dreaper2087 still just as corruptible just as vulnerable as any OS

Try using O&O's shutup10 - has a lot of the things you need to quiet down Win10. Dont know if they have one for Win11, as I havent upgraded myself.

Have you posted your powershell script anywhere?

Me, @@Jtzkb? I write lots and lots of shell scripts, but very little to do with Windows, and nothing to do with optimization like this.

Removing telemetry removes nothing. There are deep forensic subsystems that keep track of everything. The only way to get rid of the telemetry and deeper aspects of data collection is to remove Windows entirely and use a different OS. Linux or Unix based.

@@thomasjones6232 Oh, yes. The Linux nuclear option. Every time someone works on a fix for a Windows issue the "just use Linux" crowd comes crawling out of the basement like roaches. Not everyone likes Linux, not everyone wants Linux. Linux has its own problems and it's a bigger pain in the ass than Windows for the average user. The data mining is an issue, but Windows works far better in far more scenarios than Linux ever will. There are hundreds of Linux distros. The very first step is a pain in the ass-picking one. "Just use Linux". That phrase is now as annoying as the snot nosed cousin at every family gathering who wants to know "Got any games on your phone?". Same answer, though. "No. Now GTF away from me."

Maybe move to a city then and stop being a rural yokel? At least that seems to be the position large tech companies are taking. And since most people live in cities, enough people aren't suffering to actually change anything.

Even in the USA there are places that don't have internet or not enough infrastructure to support over "X" number of users. I had to wait almost 2 years for the local IP to upgrade to support more users.

I mean, no internet/not having the infrastructure isn't really the reason to not make a MS Account anyways.

Lived in the Philippines for 3 years... in bulacan Sapang palay (very non tourist) but 95% of people had no access to internet in their homes. And all relied on internet cafes to do something as simple as send an email.

Ever gone to Germany

Actually (unless Microsoft has changed something since I upgraded) if you're on Windows 10 with a local account, Microsoft doesn't ask you for a Microsoft account when upgrading.

@@user_of_the_namewell I can’t even confirm this until Tuesday cause I’m in closed beta for a game but if someone else can confirm that be awesome !

Unless you have alderlake, what is the reason to move to 11? I literally have seen no feature or change that would improve my experience and give me any interest in "upgrading".

@@ReivecS not sure really, I’m on amd 3900x , something fresh I guess?

@@ReivecS maybe because people just wanna upgrade, for me it looks better visually and I have less issues with it than windows 10.

You still have to pay a significant price premium for windows pro over home edition for the privilege of not being forced to connect to a Microsoft account for installation. It's a total scam that nobody should have to deal with

@Al 6r they will never force a Microsoft account on all systems. Large businesses would never consider signing on an enterprise Microsoft account on every system when that Microsoft account cannot be easily detached from the individual computer. Businesses are the main source of Microsoft revenue so they're never going to do something to drive away businesses

"It's a pro only feature." Still a problem

@@user-jm8sy5ox2j You actually don’t **need** Pro to make a local domain account, but it’s an obscure workaround that’ll probably eventually be patched with what Al 6r is talking about. For now though on Home edition, you can input the address of one of their test MS accounts like d@d.d and then a random incorrect password. After that you’ll get an error code and it’ll ask you if you want to make an offline local account. I’ve done it a dozen times over the past couple months.

@Al 6r Where did they say they would get rid of offline account setup on Pro versions? Pro is used quite regularly in smaller businesses without domains. So doing this would be more destructive than you can imagine. There is also the issue where editions like Enterprise, Education and Pro for Workstations are virtual editions based upon Pro.

Thanks for this man, appreciate it!

@@dreaper2087 yeah if your a nerd with a tiny baby pc

@@dreaper2087 i control women not computers

@@dreaper2087 Ye, Windows is garbage, but a lot of us are forced to use it. Happy for you that you can stick to Linux.

@@dreaper2087 You are not convincing people to switch to Linux with that attitude, just a kind advice.

@@gpenn7201 Cringe

If they only do 2.5 O.S. generations like usual it would suck

they have, EAC and battleye are compatible with proton now, it's easy for the game devs to enable it, pretty much 85% of the steam library is playable with proton now.

@@ChristopherGray00 Unfortunately, I play a lot of games that have issues. Many I can get working with tips from ProtonDB users, but still many not. (Sadly, many devs/publishers won't change regardless of how easy it is. Just look at things like all the people begging for things like Elden Ring ultrawide support. Sizable userbases get ignored all the time.)

It's at the point where it alllmost makes me want to just get a Series X and install Linux on a little laptop. Almost.

"Windows has been going downhill for so many years" - subjective opinion. For me Win 11 has been the best and most enjoyable after win xp and 7.

@@candysgames323 it is not true there can't listen to you by microphone till now don't know about future

@@candysgames323 Nope, I'm in the UK and my medical records are protected by law, I do not use internet banking, my address is in public access, I rarely shop on-line, and I don't have vocal devices.

I mean technically we are using and usually pirating their property. (Not that i support or agree with microsoft in any way)

Well, you're buying from a company that literally stole their main product from someone else, so, ethics is clearly not a thing for them.

@@Puzzoozoo Medical records are protected in the US as well. Too bad these companies have bought and paid for all of our legislators and will do whatever they want, and pay a small fine here and there. Do you think a company that's pulling billions per quarter, gives a shit about a couple million in fines every couple of years?

they are, obviously

Yeah, and also Jay won't take a look through your camera, save your browser history and your files on his server and stream your audio. Also he won't annoy you with suggesting you using a half functional search engine on a otherwise decent browser that's only actually useful for gathering even more data about you.

You realize almost all tech companies do this. Google is the one that made the trend popular. And for people who have never worked in development... We don't always track certain things for enjoyment or profit but because certain features require that information. For example, KZfaq always had a recommendation for you how do they know what you like? OMG they "track watch you're watching". I still can't believe Jay made this video I thought he was smart.

@@JourG215 I get your point but also it's a bad defence because it creates an asymmetry in information which allows you to abuse people. I recommend you watch Last Week Tonight's episode on data brokers, with the stunt at the end imagen if he was targeting children, then remember companies are already.

​@@JourG215 Really? Are you defending this terminal stage anarcho capitalist corporation paradise, human rigths be damned? Really, take a good look at yourself. U may not like the result.

@@blackmarszero6528 Point is, the privacy debate is very nuanced. Any attempt to collect data we have to collect to provide a service to begin with is referred to as "spying". Not one person looks at individual data, a lot of the data is encrypted. What I'm getting at, is that ignorance about how things work show when you make statements like Jay just did. He clearly has no idea what he's talking about. Also, why not apply the same outrage at every other app/website/service/os you use? We all know MSFT did some shady shit many many many years ago but they have since just become a default target to hate. Which is morronic.

Why is it legal to use deceptive terms to a layman?

@@flameshana9 * Mr. Krabs voice * MONEY!

I try to make it a habit to actually read WTF I'm enabling or disabling just to avoid double negative use of options. A few times I've caught something that sure looks like an attempt to trick the user but I can't remember any in particular. But it's been something like "Disable user tailored advertisement protection? Y/N". The immediate reaction is to disable the spyware adverts, but then you see protection after and everything is turned upside-down. So I try to read it, but some times there's just to much and I automatically just disables everything. Yep, stupid I know...

​@@flameshana9 the law hasn't caught up yet. In other contexts it is illegal to deceive customers - but we haven't felt the need to legislate UI components, until now-ish. Then again, who is the customer in this scenario...

@@SamTheEnglishTeacher Oh sweet summer child, who do you think finances the politicians who sign the laws? or the think tanks that write them? Why do you think laws are now 10,000 pages long and nobody can read all of it before signing it?

I can't believe, that there is no backlash from big corporations on all of those issues. But maybe there are some deals involved. Who knows.

Many organisations use AzureAD & Autopilot. The computer is joined to the company at the moment it's purchased. It gets shipped direct to the end user, they log in with their (work) credentials and all the required apps & settings are deployed automatically. No need for an MS account with that method. No need for the services you currently perform either, unfortunately.

enterprise will have the options to turn off telemetry and online accounts. Its just the pro version that will be locked like home version.

As a sys admin, we deploy devices joined to active directory. No MS accounts required.

The Pro version currently allows a local account, and I'd hope at "multiple different *companies*" you're not using the Home version. I'm sure you're using unattend.xml, the OOBE can skip past even asking about an MS account. There's been some rumors about them making Pro require an MS account, not sure how far that will get.

@D Reaper I would agree. Except that many (most?) applications are written to work only on Windows. Until that changes I am stuck

this worked for me on a new acer laptop. it required shift fn F10 for cmd prompt

I'm running Windows 8.1 Professional on my main workhorse desktop until it finally becomes no longer viable to do so, then switching to my already existing MX Linux install for good. 8.1 may very probably be the last Windows version I'll ever consider running (along with all the older versions of course).

Win 10 LTSC supported till 2029

@@davidjones5059 Just like how Windows 7 was fully supported during its lifecy-, oh wait, no it wasn't. >_> Microsoft will find some way to try to blockade use of Windows 10 on newer hardware sometime in the future just like they did with 7 and 8.1.

@@arnox4554 Why Windows 8 it’s dated in 2022?

@@arnox4554 I 'upgraded' to windows 10 from 8.1 only last week (free legitimate 'upgrade'), so that I could get DirectX 12. With classic shell installed it really isn't that bad, no obvious improvements over win 8.1 noticed so far though, with only some minor new flaws. The linux devs need to work together to create something worthwhile in my opinion. I use manjaro on my HTPC and would love to use it as a daily driver, but it still seems unlikely. (I tried out more than a dozen different distros including MX before choosing manjaro).

Yeah, the way to go then would have been to disable wifi after the updates had completed

You should go check what your microsoft account says online. Because it just might list the machine still under your account. I know that from having to check something online and finding I had more PCs/serial keys listed under my account than I should have..

@@Lanka0Kera Good idea, thanks!

Fastest way to task manager is to hold shift and ctrl then tap the esc key.

@@TheKeyboardDemon that usually doesn't work in an OBEE environment.

@@dreaper2087 Well I used to work at a computer store and thats not so long ago that I left and then it still worked.

@@dreaper2087 fortunately thats only your opinion and not mine :)

I just posted about Shift + F10 to bring up the CMD window where you put in "oobe\bypassnro" to skip the account page to make a local account

The last time I installed Windows 11, I just unplugged the internet and selected back, then it set up as a local account. That was a few months ago so I don't know if they've changed it since then.

@@mikep9418 Still works like that, but that doesn't get you youtube views I guess.

Thumbs up

Most consumers will have home edition though. And when you try to upgrade from home to pro, it also doesn't work.

thats how i made my local account

Thanks

What's the difference seen in Home vs Work/School account?

I mean the vacume cleaner thing sounded like bs, no backing up evidence, he is just kinda says it but wont even provide proof or name the phone??

@@qwarts4617 I've seen a number of people objectively test this. KZfaq won't let me post links, though.

^^

guess im not the only one here who watches mental outlaw - sent from arch linux

Nice Dross pfp

@Linden Reaper the fake email works fit the sask manager does not. I used the fake email today.

As a full-time Linux user I'd love to hear that as well :D I've recently upgraded my GPU from RX580 to RX6800XT and Linux just worked after reboot. I installed an extra AMD driver for raytracing (vulkan-amdgpu-pro) and I could play Quake II RTX without even rebooting. On Windows I spent 30 minutes updating drivers and rebooting like 3 times before I could do the same thing. Sometimes things are easier on Linux. Sometimes they are not. Hibernation likes to stop working from time to time. Though Windows crashes when I suspend it, so I have to hibernate it instead. BTW: I have Windows only because Adobe won't let me activate Substance Painter on Linux with a CC subscription, and I need that for work. I could get a one-time license on Steam and use that, but my employer already got me a CC license. At least I can compare how things work between Linux and Windows I guess.

@@unfa00 didn't expect to see you here but that's awesome, i remember I was genuinely dumbfounded when I first installed manjaro and my graphics drivers just worked out of the box. I was so used to having to install them manually it really threw me a loop

i'd like to hear that as well. since i'm not experiencing any major issues

Start with picking one of the, literally, hundreds of Linux distros.. Then one of the desktop UIs.

@@eepy_catgirl Wayland and Nvidia *coughs*

@@TheShawMustGoOn didn't nvidia recently change that by open sourcing their drivers?

@@bishopofeternity48 - Only for the new cards.

@@Druiduk1973 baby steps

Curious if you tried turning off KZfaq personalized ads then see what happened after using your mic again.

Surely you can just download the ISO of these versions or purchase OEM editions of them? If not… Linux

The option is also there in Win 11 Pro.

@@ThePlayerOfGames If you have Pro it's not an issue.

1) Settings > System > Notifications & actions: uncheck "Suggest ways I can finish setting up my device...." 2) Look up PCMag "Still On Windows 10? How to Remove the Most Annoying Ads"

Linux gaming is really big now thanks to the Steam Deck!

Same. Use windows for pirated games and software like Adobe

You can game on Linux though.

Yeah. Single player games, mostly, work OK on Linux today. Sadly, multiplayer, is a different thing... I hope it's going to change in the future.

I respect that decision, but I've been gaming on Linux for 20 years just fine for the most part.

Yep! I nuked my Windows partition when Valve launch Proton. I don't need Windows for games anymore. All of the fear-mongering bullshit about how "Linux is teh hurd cuz of terminulz!" is ignorance and people who get their dick in a twist because it doesn't do thing the Windows way. WTF is wrong with these people? The whole fucking point of Linux is that it's NOT Windows! They were willing to learn Windows, so grow a pair and learn Linux! It's not a that fucking hard. Just don't follow what some random seedy websites says to do. It's probably out of date. Ask people who use it!

i own alder lake big little cpu and nvidia gpu. i dont think those two go well with linux

@@ExeterXD Intel drivers are quite good on Linux, Nvidia depends how you run them, I had 0 problems so far with an arch based system and nvidia-dkms

I'm using 8.1

@@whydoyouaskdude can arch based linux distros utilize efficiency cores, does it have some kind of thread director?

Okay question, given that you are now a local account user, but lets say you need/want to download an app (or even Switch to windows 11 from the S mode version) from the windows store, would connecting to it defeat the whole perpose of doing that entire process just to get a local user account or it wouldn't affect it at all?

And thanks to Valve, that might happen sooner.

Linux is like avalanche, once enough people jump on it then it will start to get more support, get better even faster, and thus the avalanche effect. Proprietary software companies like Microsoft have done active trashing of Linux for a long time, and thus the myth of toxic Linux community prevails. When it's one of the best communities out there, as every single new user benefits the whole community and thus people are really helpful. Obviously in any group of millions of people there are the rotten apples, but the amount of those people is tiny AF and irrelevant.

valve has kinda of thrown their hat in the ring with their linux based steam os.. gabe has said before hes concerned of Microsofts control of the pc OS market.. people are incredibly naïve if they think the spying is/will be limited to advertising.. i guarantee you that there is already a quasi social credit score system in operation behind the scenes.. its only a matter of time before Microsoft join the rest of big tech in censorship and de-platforming

​@@awakeandwatching953 Don't assume conspiracy where incompetence, laziness or corporate greed provides a better explanation ;). Just like when I start talking about kids topics close to my phone I will soon get ads for baby cradles, I would more expect that Russians are simply buying from google and Microsoft some sketchy ad keywords using credit card online (e.g. no shady deals in car garage in middle of the night) and then serve you ads for extreme left and extreme right sites in order to spread polarization in society where social unity is detrimental to their plans. Hidden "credit" score system would require competent people, and and as such unlikely ;) Besides, we already have a working social credit score system in a form of every HR department checking your social media profile before interview to check if you are not a complete jackass posting drunk pictures with pants down every weekend or talking nonsense about microchips in vaccines in posts. Good enough. EDIT: Yeah, your "quasi social credit score" system triggered my anti-conspiracy button here.

@@anonym34566 it depends if you use a rolling distro or a stable distro, such as Mint, Debian, Ubunto, the stable one are a must for a new user.

You can use windows 11 without Internet

@@iamajustababa2000s Well if they require you to have internet to install it, who's to say that they won't go one step further in the future?

What if I need MS OFFICE.

You don't need a work-around in the Pro version. You can still install with a local account.

@@smartassist9700 Use an older version. Or just let Office log into a MS account while you use a local account in Windows. I have set up lots of Windows PCs this way.

@@OriginalMergatroid Not true. I have the pro version and it gave me the exact same BS as shown in this video. I had to do this trick.

@@smartassist9700 Sadly I'm not aware of any methods to circumvent the need for an account for MS Office. At that point, I'd recommend Libre Office or Google Docs, however there may be some compatibility issues when sending docs to MS Office users, plus there may be other features that you'd need. You might be able to find a cracked copy of Office, though this may cause issues when Windows tries to update the program (which it will inevitably force an update because MS doesn't care about your wants).

*the customer

I do exactly the same cos there are a million sites that have the info I need.

Linux ain't that bad. Have you tried Linux mint? It's very windows like and very easy to use.

@halo X1 my mom(usually) and me (sometimes) when i need to troubleshoot(her system) use Raspberry OS(rasp 4), and well, its not hard, the only downside are games(duh, its a raspberry 4 its not a lot of power there) but , its really no impediment to not use it.

Yeah, gonna stick to W10 until they drop support for it and then switch to linux, the amount of BS on W11 is unbelievable

@Genko That's majorly the problem, each distro works differently and no single distro does everything that every distro does. That's why Linux will never be at the top of the market share.

@@derangedtaco3491 all Debian distros work the same, all Arch distros work the same (excluding the travesty that is Manjaro because it's not in the spirit of Arch), etc. Your experience is only going to be marginally different based on how the devs designed things.

Indeed. And, congrats I guess. I's damn middle aged myself and disabled, and would be lost without this PC hobby, and channels like the ones you described. Also spent too much getting to have a 5800X, 6700 XT, Nu Audio Pro with Edifier S2000MKII, and an M32Q.

@@Dennzer1 congrats to you on enjoying your setup as well, man. Not sure about the other things you mentioned but I’ll look up. For audio I’m running some Fluance Ai60s, Schiit Stack (Modi, Magni, Loki w/short cables) Sennheiser 600s and an assortment of other headphones I love. Making my office into a place I love to go makes work far more satisfying. Keep it up, homie. Thanks for reaching out.

@@Dennzer1 hmm. I looked that up, I’ve never thought of a sound card. But, I guess my DAC/Schiit Stack negates the need for one. It is of high quality.

@@wicksleysnipes1476 Yeah, it probably does. It depends on how good it is, but it easily could be a good one. Sound cards have the advantage of not taking up desk space. And I really like the quality of my Nu Audio Pro. I think that is probably the best sound card available today, though stock has been almost non existent lately.

@@wicksleysnipes1476 Thanks man. appreciate that. And it sounds like you have some very nice audio gear there yourself. I bet those speakers sound really great. Just a quick rundown of those models I mentioned, the M32Q is a gigabyte 1440p 170 Hz IPS monitor with great reviews from the pro reviewers like Hardware Unboxed. Edifier S2000MKIII are very nice speakers with a 5.5" woofer on each and a higher end ribbon tweeter on each. Very heavy speakers, Hi Res audio certified, lots of power and low end for $450 cad. ( they have since been raised to $650 cad ) And the 5800X CPU and 6700 XT GPU are great gaming silicon that drives that monitor well for 1440p gaming content. I would like to hear more about your "Schiit Stack (Modi, Magni, Loki w/short cables)" and all of that sounds great but I know almost nothing about that stuff, specifically/../

Flippin bitlocker...

Mmh well, if he would use Ubuntu as primary OS, and use Windows only for specific tasks, then even if Microsoft would spy on him, they wouldn't get much data i guess.