>We Windows 10 is perfectly f-f-fine! It can be tr-trusted!
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/10/30/windows-10-upgrades-now-automatic/#45bea37e1169
This doesn't surprise me at all, but at this point anyone that still defends Windows 10 is literally idiotic
>>337967026
Pastebin. I refuse to turn off Adblock.
>>337967026
>>337967129
>muh spyware
My machine will stay Windows 7 until I decide otherwise.
This is from last October, though.
It just happened to me last night.
Fuck these app icons
>>337967242
Basically windows 10 has become an automatic update.
In a few months IT will become a recommended update, and will need to be installed.
>>337967026
>October 10th, 2015
>>337967026
>automatic update
>still has them enabled
Fucking idiots all of you
>>337967026
good thing my computer is apparently too shitty to install windows 10, take that Microdick!
>>337967026
>not turning off your windows updates and deying access to microsoft thru your firewall
>PC is Windoze 7
>Been messing around with Arch and Gentoo
Windows 7 until death and then a switch to Linux get your ass ready.
What's wrong with Windows 10 exactly?
holy shit go back to /g/ you fucking shill
>>337967295
Something is conflicting with my computer when I was using Windows 10 that was Eating up my Ram.
I cculd idle for 20 mins and the computer would go from 20% ram used to 55% ram used and climbing. This started happening right after I switch to 10. I'm glad I switched back but now this shit is happening. Fuck my life.
POST THAT /g/ PASTA I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT SHIT DOESN'T INSTALL IN MY MACHINE.
I'm not about to reinstall every single program and crack I have done in the past.
>>337967363
Thats why you don't update windows at all
>he still uses propietary software
>>337967549
>What's wrong with Windows 10 exactly?
It's literally corporate spyware.
It also hurts gaming performance.
>watching Bakuon ep 7 fullscreen
>window pops up over it
>YOUR FREE UPGRADE WILL START IN 15:00 and it starts counting down
>mfw
>>337967026
>people made fun of me calling me a paranoid fuck for disabling auto update features on all software
:^)
>>337967357
Same. I hit the decline button to the user agreement and reverted back.
Sneaky fuckers.
>There are people who will install GNU+Linux
>>337967026
>mfw pirated copy of windows 8 with updates permanently blocked
>>337967663
>he fell for the /g/enius meme
You're not actually above anyone else
>he had automatic updates on
>he didn't remove every update that nagged you about 10
>>337967664
>It's literally corporate spyware
and windows 7 and 8 aren't?
does the upgrade also upgrade my win7 key?
like if i build a new pc and install win7 do i get the upgrade for win10 for free even though the free upgrade period is over?
Windows Vista master race reporting in.
problem solved
Win 7 has 2017 support. I'd file a civil lawsuit if my computer randomly upgraded to windows 10 until then.
>>337967856
>and windows 7 and 8 aren't?
Windows 7 is manageable if you know what you're doing.
Windows 10 is literally more intrusive than Google chrome
ASSIMILATE
>>337967746
>tesla shitposting
>a company that open sources their patents
>that also uses Linux in their cars as well
That's funny.
>Being afraid of Windows 10
>Not just turning all the privacy shit off
Yes, I know they still send some data about you, but it's nothing significant that can actually identify you and spy on you in any large scale. You people are such wusses.
what if my toaster can't handle windows 10?
>>337967026
Just disable updates. You don't need any updates on 7 anymore.
Apparently my copy of Windows 7 is exempt from Windows 10 upgrades. I've downloaded every single Windows update every month and I still have never received a single message in the form of a pop-up or on my task bar stating I should upgrade to Windows 10. I have Windows 7 Professional with a key provided by my college years ago. I noticed after activating Windows to become genuine the product key apparently stops existing in any form on the system even though it stays genuine. I apparently got a gimped version of W7 that ended up being a blessing instead.
>have automatic updates turned off since forever
>never have problem with this bullshit
>>337968056
enjoy being hacked and critical system failures
>oct 30 2015
>make windows 10 a automatic update
>even though the free upgrade will expire in july
Windows 7 has has telemetry for years anyway.
>I blocked that update!
Shit's been in there since SP1.
If you're paranoid you should be dual booting. Linux for whatever the fuck you're afraid of Microsoft seeing, and boot into windows when you need to run a windows only game or program.
This thread is terrible.
>>337967435
You can have ALL updates specifically turned off AND 'ask permission before' turned on and microshit's 'trusted computing' bullshits can still let your computer do w/e the fuck Microsoft want.
>because obviously you the human are a moron and only by accident turned off them updates so microshits software's going to 'help' you by turning them back on for those microshit updates. And we don't want to interrupt you as you play on Facebook so we won't ask your permission. After all. The update is from microshit. You obviously want those. So no permission needed.
>>337967026
>install windows 10
>spend an hour fixing it so it doesn't do anything I don't want it to
>literally just windows 7 with faster boot times and a few more features
I think from now on I'll try things on my own. Or at least learn to ignore anyone on 4chan where their only "argument" against something is calling anyone that disagrees with them a shill or something along those lines.
>>337967026
That explains why it would fucking start downloading Windows 10 even though I specifically ticked it off. At least I turned updates off.
>>337968219
W10 is still garbage even if you remove the spyware.
>>337968260
My shitty ass 7 year old laptop can handle windows 10which surprised the shit out of me, I only installed it on a dare.Exactly what kind of toaster do you have?
>>337968341
but he's not using w10
>complaining about W10 when you're already running W7
Such hypocrisy
Unless you run Linux you've already compromised your "privacy"
>>337968398
>doesn't muck about in regedit to purge it entirely
Point still stands.
>>337968408
>spend an hour fixing it so it doesn't do anything I don't want it to
like what?
who /XP/ here
>only one person in the thread points out that this article is older than 90% of the people posting in this thread
>>337968056
>He thinks changing a option will prevent M$ from installing their spyware
>He thinks M$ doesn't have a way to override it
>>337967026
I don't have automatic updates on and don't download anything but necessary security updates
I run aegis weekly and every time it updates
I'll probably rangeban microsoft if they still try to shoehorn it and maybe remove windows update altogether although that would be hard
I've been using windows 10 with Cortana for alarms and shit.
It's honestly not that bad, I'm telling you. That, and well I just don't care enough about "spyware" as much as you guys do.
Seriously if you guys were worried about people watching your every waking move then why don't you just close 4chan? Why not turn off your computer and never boot it again? I just don't get you, /v/ and /g/.
>>337968443
>W10 is still garbage even if you remove the spyware.
Why? I didn't get Windows 8, I went straight from 7 to 10. This looks about the same to me and I haven't seen any noticeable differences for the worse.
>>337968321
Most Windows keys provided by colleges are exempt from the Windows 10 upgrade, either because they are Enterprise editions or some other faggotry. The Windows 8 I got from my college can't upgrade either.
>>337968508
Like removing all the W8 style bloat and turning off and disabling all "spyware".
>>337967304
Too bad
Recent udate installed spyware like win 10 rekt
>>337968260
Well you're fucked, goyim. Better buy a good computer then.
O C T O B E R
2 0 1 5
>>337968534
I fucking wish. I finally had to swap to 7 when games stopped supporting XP. I still miss it
>>337968603
there's still a lot of leftover bullshit from w8 from what i've seen
>>337967549
It somehow doubles the minimum requirements for all games. That is if totally-not-a-smart-phone-OS will even let you run the game to begin with.
So the corallary is that the max settings are halved to.
>>337967663
>tfw genuinely considering abandoning windows and moving to ubuntu
>tfw the only thing preventing this is that wine seems to be shoddy as fuck with which programs it'll work with limiting what I could do severely
Is there no good os?
>>337968393
What type of info does win 7 transmit back to M$?
Win10 sends literal screengrabs back to HQ.
>unironically linking forbes
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160111/05574633295/forbes-site-after-begging-you-turn-off-adblocker-serves-up-steaming-pile-malware-ads.shtml
literally worse than kotaku
anyone got the pasta for removing all win 10 shit from win 7?
>>337968341
Just so you know most updates that fix "hacking" issues only fix usb overrides and if you're stupid enough to download risky pdfs/exes on the internet.
>>337968635
What makes me curious though is that if I decided to move to 10 could I run the Windows 10 upgrade from a flash drive and still obtain a valid 10 copy or would it not be genuine? Probably not genuine due to the special key. I do know OEM Windows 7 and I keys can be used to activate a fresh copy of Windows 10, not even an upgrade, so it makes me curious.
>>337968583
Nice try
There's literally no reason to not update. A big excuse found on 4chan is
>muh botnet, muh security
But in reality nobody gives a fuck about you. You are literally 1 in 1000 billion people hooked up to this hypothetical "botnet" and your entire PC could be one giant security hole but nobody cares about what you have on your computer so it's all ok.
>>337968341
You use consoles, don't you?
Just dualboot with linux.
>>337968583
>It's honestly not that bad
i'm worried about all the old vidya and software that will break and nobody will fix
So does this mean not a lot of voluntary adopters?
>>337967664
>It also hurts gaming performance.
Would 7 or 8 provide better vidya performance?
>>337967129
>literally
>idiotic
The irony
>>337968583
Its called memes. This is the new meme. Its exactly what happened with every windows since XP, at least I didn't start paying attention to it until XP. You had people still refusing to upgrade from XP when W7 was out because "Reasons". Just like you will have people that will hang onto W7 until they absolutely HAVE to upgrade even though W10 really is just W7 that runs a bit better and with more shit it can do.
Of course the generic response to me saying this is someone saying I work for Microsoft or something, because no one has any actual arguments against using W10 that outweigh the advantages.
>>337968772
This. Installing W10 will make playing vidya a total pain, never do it.
>>337968945
Never underestimate 4chan's massive narcissism and paranoia, anon.
>>337968821
See >>337968393
Though I wager most of you that would go the dual boot route would just sit in Windows 99% of the time for convenience.
>>337968341
>if you turn off auto update you will automatically get hacked and have system failures
top kek m80
you could always just try not being a retard
>>337968993
8.1 is workable but 8.0 is legacy software and a pain in the ass to upgrade or work with. Stick with 7 or 10 at all cost.
If you can't turn off automatic downloads, you're fucking stupid.
Can't believe you /g/ fags acting smug and better than everyone when you can't do some simplistic ass bullshit.
Microsoft $hills in full force.
>STOP CARING ABOUT PRIVACY AND LET US IN
>>337968981
Yeah. For example no sane non-US corporation will ever use w10 with the amount of spyware and backdoors it has and will probably rather move to linux packs made in-house or by-order when w7 is off the lifeline
>>337968945
>being this complacent
>giving literally no shit about personal privacy
>"i'm ok with it, you should be too"
>tfw pirated Windows 7 with DAZ loader
>tfw Microjew will never push their shitty jewish software on you
feels good
>>337968772
This is bullshit. I went from W7 to W10 and everything worked more or less the same.
>>337968772
Do you have any source for that?
>>337968645
I have disabled updates since the day win 7 pro came out
>>337968772
That makes zero sense.
>There are people that didnt delete and blacklist GWX.exe on day 1
I WARNED YOU
There's still a dialog window where you have to click OK, dumbfucks.
It's your own fault
>>337968945
>I like to take in the ass: the post
>>337969075
have windows 10 for months, no problm with any videogame so far.
>>337969116
Actually have it dualbooting right now. Just not sure what'd happen to ubuntu if w8 decided to turn into w10. Like whether that'd fuck with my dualbooting or not.Thinking I might move to ubuntu for online shit and just use windows as 100% offline program running. Not sure how it'd work though.
>>337968945
Until one day your employer or whoever the fuck wants to get rid of you and finds something on your PC to do just that.
>>337968772
This is the only think that makes me skeptical to upgrade. You can take away my freedoms but you can't take away my video games.
>he didn't update to the best OS ever on day 1
>>337968637
Explain the process please, I feel like n idiot for installing win 10 and I want to fix it.
>having automatic updates on
What the fuck are you guys doing
>>337969217
>being this self absorbed
>thinking anybody at all cares about what you do on your computer
>"m-maybe someone will give a shit about me in 10 years...."
>>337969229
Kill yourself, lying shill.
>>337969053
People didn't go from XP to W7, and from whatever they're on to 10 now, not because of paranoia. That's a minority.
It's because whenever these things come out for a GOOD long while, they are utterly broken for certain things like gaming. It takes time for them to fix it, and a lot of people don't want to bother until then.
>>337967026
>not having Win update disabled.
>>337969348
YOU'RE HAVING PROBLEMS YOU JUST DON'T KNOW IT
WINDOWS 10 BAD
BAD
>>337968219
Didn't it say in the terms of service that they're legally allowed to take screenshots of your desktop, or something? That's what I remember everyone getting scared about.
>>337968943
If you're the same anon as
>>337968967, then nice try. If not, then don't post in me or my son's thread again.
>>337967026
>He didn't convert one of his illegal W7 into a W10 machine.
Lel. W10 is pretty awesome for my media center. I am paranoid enough to keep one PC on 7 though.
>mfw using a 9 years old toaster whit Vista
>>337969348
Fuck you, MS shill
Give me one reason to update to Windows 10.
And no, dx12 doesn't count. That shit isn't supported by even one good game so far.
Now if I want to switch to linux, can I play every steam game? I know valve is a big supporter, but I only have very little experience with it
>All this fucking bait
Nobody reasonable is actually going to defend Microsoft in this situation.
>>337969362
An upgrade to windows 10 would only affect your windows partition. Any other OS should be fine.
So we're just reporting old news now?
I have Windows 10. I could not give half a shit what you /g/ betas think
If I'd listened to /g/ I'd still be on a flip phone and on a fucking commodore 64
Literally what are you worried about?
LITERALLY
WHAT?
AT MOST, they just want to make money off your searches.
>>337969631
>he uses touchscreen phones
>he doesnt use a flip phone
enjoy your typos and screen scratches
>>337967295
I have windows 10 on my laptop. There are so many fucking tiny things that just don't work
Seriously just move to GNU/Linux already, just don't install Ubuntu 16.04, it's still extremely buggy.
Telemetry has been patches in 7/8/8.1/10 if you don't like it don't use Windows, using outdated and insecure software is retarded and Microsoft is fighting against the retards like you, that is why it needs to force updates on aspies.
>>337968645
>He lets Windows install updates by itself
faggot
>>337968645
New flash buckaroo: When not running Windows 10 the end user has control over when their machine, if ever, updates.
>>337969347
Ironic because anybody who hasn't upgraded likes to inconvenience themselves because of some security boogeyman
>tfw my dad installed win10 on our old craptop before giving to us
I hate this thing. Random freezing and restarts, fan now blows ridiculously loud, 20 second loading whenever I right click... fug. At least I can put in DWS I guess.
>>337969190
This is probably one of the few things left that shills can't convince people to do.
>>337969631
no one cares what you think about what /g/ thinks
>>337969624
I don't know about this anon but while I was asleep windows 10 tried to install, I had to decline their terms for them to give my old system back.
This was literally only 4 hours ago.
>>337969442
>it's ok MS has my family photos
>they'll jus glance over them, no biggie
>>337968534
I'm still on the 32 bit OS
Still no one posting the clean win 7 of win10 spyware pasta
shameful
>>337969631
>he doesn't know about based commodore over clocking
Enjoy your spyware microshill !
>>337969597
Oh. well I still turned auto updating to "ask before downloading/installing" for simplicity sake since I'm too lazy to use w10.
>>337969430
Literally google how to disable the spyware shit. Also, look up how to adjust the start menu so it works exactly like a start menu should rather than some windows 8 hybrid garbage.
>>337969779
Maybe you should get a computer that was built in the last 10 years and didn't cost less than $400.
>>337969742
>mint
>fucking M I N T
>>337969624
What do you expect? /v/ is just as slow as Slowtaku.
>>337967998
Former Windows Vista master race user here,I'd advise you to really just update whether it's 7, 8 or 10. It's unbelievable to me how slow that thing really was and how many errors it would give me. Even games that I wouldn't normally be able to run on my old laptop started to run better in 10.I'm telling you this out of a favor and I was the kind of person who had never experimented with either Windows 7, 8 or 10.>inb4 b-but my intrusive software
Shit nigga, they're onto ya whether you like it or not.
>>337968393
>you should be dual booting
This is the best advice. Have windows for the programs that Linux won't run and use Linux for everything else. Unless you don't care about what your computer does, then just stick with windows and let microsoft decide how your computer should behave.
>OCTOBER 30 2015
Fuck off /g/
>>337969507
That only happens if you let the diagnostic stuff go above basic. Hell, you can turn it all off if you want.
>>337968945
damn dude, your MS defense buffs are hardcore!
>But in reality nobody gives a fuck about you.
Then why pry?
>>337967026
>using automatic updates
ISHYGDDT. Do you enjoy your computer suddenly reseting out of nowhere because you were in-game full-screen and didn't see the pop-up?
>friend working up in college in Vermont
>has 3 research papers due the next night
>playing some Rust n' shit at 1:30 in the morning
>shutdown mid-game
>computer auto-updates
>now has Windows 10 OS
>he lost fuckjng everything
>his comp runs like garbage now
>tells me about this
>don't want to lose my school shit
>backup hard drive isn't working for me
>don't have money to buy a new one
What do Anons? I'm scared spyware's gonna fuck up my whole student equilibrium.
I'm using Windows 10. Fuck you /g/
>>337967716
did you died?
my os is pirated
>>337969902
There's literally nothing wrong with Mint and Cinnamon is the best DE.
Can't wait for Mint 18.
Someone make a pastebin of the article, please
I tried using Linux Mint for a few days, but it was too confusing. I'm just too used to Windows.
;_;
>>337967026
Happened to me JUST NOW on mySurface Pro 3
However, once it got to the Terms of Service part, I was able to Decline and restored to my previous Windows version.
>>337967026
When is someone going to post a pastebin.
I read the thread, but I want to read this myself.
fuck you forbes, adblock stays on.
>>337969926
wow thanks pal ill be sure to upgrade the first chance i getwhich is never by the way
Wait, I get Windows 10 without having to pay for it right? Fucking sweet!
>>337969562
the fuck you want me to say, windows 10 gave me aids?...
the only problem i have was a couple of times that the windows button didn respond, outside of that everything works fine. and drectx12 works like magic in rise of the tomb raider
>Have Genuine Windows 7 Key
>Recently got the "This copy of Windows is not genuine" message together with a message to upgrade to Windows 10 for alimitedtime.
Fucking jews.
>>337968408
He doesn't know...
Your loss
>>337967026
>windows 7 and 8
>not windows 8.1
>>337970090
I recommend you do NOT update to Windows 10 on your sp3. It completely fucked mine and others up with the pen being fucked and the gestures and battery life.
>>337967026
that's why you disable updates, disable the windows 10 upgrade in your registry and disable the task scheduler's windows 10 upgrade prompt task
>>337969478
Thats a minority that is super fucking vocal on /v/. 90% of the "W10 is awful don't touch it" fall into that category. As evidenced by their complete lack of, well, evidence. Yeah I'm sure its had bugs, but I've had it for months and not had any issues. Every game I have tried to play runs, and runs fine. Just as well as they did in W7, even older games. I'm sure there are some problems still, but I don't know about them, because I haven't run into them. I can even run old ass DOS games on this thing without any trouble.
I mean if you, personally, feel like you shouldn't upgrade because you FEEL its not time yet, then fine, but spamming things that will make people think your computer is going to burn down after stealing all your money and fucking your dog is just goofy.
But understand feelings and facts aren't the same thing.
>What do Anons?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/turn-automatic-updating-on-off#turn-automatic-updating-on-off=windows-7
>>337970004
All you do when it updates is decline when it shows you the terms, and they give you back everything you had. All your progams and your previous operating system.
>>337969892
The computer is 4 years old and worked excellent before the update.
>>337967026
>begun
it's already been doing that for months
>>337968993
8.1 is great, hadn't had any compatibility issues and overall performance is better than 7.
>>337969981
It's forced, you can set it to automatic of manual and the installation will still happen.
>>337970101
This.
>>337969572
No, linux support still isnt really there. Only about 70 of around 200 games in my library work natively. Steam does well to split linux supported games from non-supported in both the storefront and library though.
There is quite a bit overall to play if you include things other than steam through wine/POL.
>>337968534
>tfw XP running on a 11 year old toaster
Is not that bad actually have pinball, solitaire and PCB, too cheap to upgrade can still work for another 10 years
>all these desperate W10 shillers simply because they fell for Windows 10
>>337970260
Honestly, if it wasn't for the fact that it forced the restart and upgrade when I JUST took off my pants to masturbate, I would have accepted Win10.
But the fact that it made me fap on my iPad instead, I pressed that Decline with the fury of a thousand suns and went back to the shitty 8.1
>>337969902
What's wrong with it?
t. not knower
Ever since I upgraded to 10 I've been having issues. Can't play older games, can't play a select few newer games, blue screen, etc.
Fucking trash OS.
>>337969701
>yes good goy, we only want to make trillions of dollars out of big data, why won't your goys bend over and hand us free money? we'll even give you a naked blue lady from haylo so hurry up goy!
>>337970359
Bullshit, I don't believe you. There's no way I'm going to wake up to find that my Win7 machine, which I haven't updated in years, is suddenly on Win9
>>337967026
>all these people asking for pastebin
I have both adblock plus and ublock origin, the site still works for me, I just close the link and reopen it.
I kinda want to switch to Linux but I'm just too lazy to set anything up
>microshit has -begun
>article from october 2015
you tried? I guess...
run > msconfig > windows update > off
Why is Microsoft the only ones that want Windows 10?
>Upgrade to Windows 10
>Start menu isn't working, notifications drawer isn't working, constant 40% CPU usage from fucking nowhere
The OS itself is fine, but christ almighty don't upgrade if you have no real reason to. I needed it for VR, otherwise 7 is easily the better option.
>>337969832
most likely no one ever will glance over them. not even your family
>>337970591
Such as?
>>337969701
Yes goyim keep thinking that
Is there any reason for me to upgrade from win7? i dont feel like learning linux
LOL really?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP31lluUDWU
>>337970082
If you can't even into Linux Mint then you're retarded
It's basically windows
Just copy paste shit when the terminal is required
>>337970721
I gave examples, you illiterate fuck.
>>337969701
>m-muh privacy
>ebil microdick will take my pirated hentai games
>>337968945
If nobody cares, why do they want all my info so much?
>>337969975
Nobody's "prying" on the level misinformed W7 loyalists like >>337969832 think MS is doing. It's pathetic to see laymen actually believe that MS is collecting literally everything from your computers when in reality's they're just compiling small bits of unimportant data to improve their services.
>>337970591
10 doesn't let you run many old games, there are still people bitching about this.
>>337967026
lol im still using windows xp, come at me jews
>>337968945
>>337969442
>>337970718
>It's okay that people have the ability to spy on you. It's no big deal.
What kind of time do we live in now?
>>337970801
You didn't list a single new or old game.
>>337970850
now post the wireshark gif.
>Auto updated for me last night
>Just clicked decline
>Reverted back to 8.1
Wow what a big deal
>>337970637
Happened to me last night, you can deny it's happening but that will not change the facts.
>>337970929
I blame the patriot act getting constantly renewed.
I've never even go the prompt. I keep auto-updates off. Honestly, The thing I hate most about Windows 10 is the UI.
I like Aero. The new design look so fucking ugly, never mind how convoluted and confusing it is to navigate.
>>337970929
The Age of Autism
Computer's, and video games as a corollary, were better when only educated intelligent people could afford them.
>updating windows
>ever
who gives a fuck if win10 is spying on me. it's not like whoever's watching likes seeing a guy in a dress masturbating
>>337970873
>there are people complaining about not being able to play games that the previous OS did
lol fucking retards right? XD
>>337970637
Here to report it happened to me. GG no re.
>>337971016
Post screenshot showing last updated.
I don't want 10 because I can't play oblivion with my very specific fedish mods
>>337970582
Nothing, people are just salty because it's really just a reskin of Ubuntu.I like it better though because it has a very windows-like GUI
>>337971010
8 isn't much better
>>337971053
>he doesn't run 98
last good version of windows
watch this you fcuking faggots and shut the fuck up about w10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP31lluUDWU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP31lluUDWU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP31lluUDWU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP31lluUDWU
>>337971010
>He's got malware on his win 7 OS now
You fucked up.
>>337967026
>>337967026
I killed their bullshit long ago.
I'll decide what I'm fucking upgrading to.
And unless all my fucking video games post Win 10 just randomly outright refuse to work because I'm on a "legacy" version of windows.
I'm not upgrading any fucking time soon.
>>337969742
This honestly. Few minutes with Linux and I love it, a lot of cool software and customisiability that you just can't get on Windows easily. I just use Windows for games now.
I don't give a fuck about anyone spying on me. What I'm worried about it the mass surveillance and data collectiong
>>337969572
>if I want to switch to linux, can I play every steam game?
No, fuck no. Quite a few games are getting linux versions these days but the selection is still small, and the performance in linux is shit compared to windows. Also, drivers in linux are pretty bad both for Nvidia and AMD, because it's obviously not a big priority for them. For any games that don't have Linux versions you can play them through WINE, but performance will suffer, and some games simply won't work at all.
tl;dr, gaming on Linux is shit. SHIT.
Will I be able to upgrade from my cracked windows 7?
>>337970082
If you managed to get used to different versions of Windows you'll manage to get used to Mint.
The desktop itself and GUI settings are far more logical than Windows, the problem is when you're used to .exe files and shortcuts to them, and having a C drive and Program Files folder etc. etc.
But at least your OS is your OS and you don't feel like you're using a subscription service that's subject to change at the whim of a company.
>>337969572
>can I play every steam game
No, far from it. AAA releases are few and far between. But most old games work with Wine, and all the console emulators are also on Linux.
Performance is worse than DirectX in Windows, and that's with nvidia and closed source drivers, AMD GPUs are even worse.
It's really not a gaming platform, and that probably won't change soon. Steam for linux is several years old now and hasn't gained more than 1% market share.
>not changing your registry to block win10
Good job, retards.
Microsoft is a powerful conglomerate.
They have essentially made buisness deals with various partners to get everyone on their new platform which will more effectively than ever determine which advertisements are right to throw at you.
It's all about money.
Such all powerful platform could also be used defensively, say, to isolate torrent downloads and expose those that abuse copyright infringement.
Oh, and your emails? Yeah, those are for peeping too not.
>b-but Muh conspiracy
I've been in the tech industry for 13 years. Everybody has seen this coming a mile away. It's your choice if you refuse to ignore it.
Don't upgrade.
Take my allspice or don't. I'm just trying to help.
>>337971062
No they're not.
>>337971053
>being so computer illiterate that you can't pick the good updates from the bade
I'm only on Windows 10 because it has apps that work well on my thinkpad
>>337971109
8.1 was a step-up from the shitshow that was Windows 8.
Also no automatic updates for me yet
>>337971010
>order a steak
>waiter brings you pork chops and says its a free upgrade
>tell him you want your steak
>he brings you a steak
Wow what a big deal>food analogies
>>337967026
>tfw the only computer I could afford came with Windows 10 pre-installed
I can't do shit at this point. My old computer stopped working and I had no choice but to get a new one.
>>337967026
you know that you can uninstall that update, right?
>>337971247
Tips Fedora
>>337967664
>hurts gaming performance
No it doesn't
I fucking hate the smartphone interface and those stupid ass buttons
>trying to fix friends laptop
>uses windows 10 since it's FREE
>implying I have friends
>can't find shit because everything has to have a new name, icon and place
>Spend more time trying to figure out where the fucking system settings are than uninstalling and fresh installing the thing that has fucked up
Fuck this thing holy shit. It's a lot more flashy but also a lot less convenient
>>337971158
what's the point? he's not even fucking rendering
>Windows update feature breaks
>Can't install updates even If I wanted to
It's protecting me from updates that force Windows 10.
>>337971097
Here you go.
Reminder
400 million instals
/g/ kids have no influence.
when will they fix my start button?
>>337968583
everyone, listen
people like this only say this because they both don't have anything important to do and anything interesting to hide, they're not only mediocre people, they're also unimaginably boring, pointless, dull and complacent. They lack even the faintest spark to them.
you should think less of them than even the scummiest degenerate or wrong-doer, because at least those make a fucking ripple.
never let yourself take a step in life guided by these kind of people.
>>337971240
you dont even need to change your registry just turn off updates
they even give you the option to turn off updates during a fresh install of windows 7.
>>337971350
So install Windows 7 or whatever OS you want over it. It's not hard.
>>337968564
>rangeban microsoft
gl trying to rangeban PRISM too nigger
>>337971535
Nice projecting
>>337971097
Brain fart, here's the update history.
>people actually upgraded to windows 7 let alone windows 10
XP master race
>>337970637
you have to disable it in your registry and block the task scheduler from scheduling it to actually stop it from updating
>>337971508
>/g/ kids have no influence.
Neither do Windows users, that's why Windows 10 was forced on 400 million of them.
LMAO
Whats wrong with windows 10?
>WINDOWS 10 IS FREE FOR LIMITED TIME, WHAT A DEAL! GO GET IT!
>"no thanks"
>some time later
>WINDOWS 10 IS FREE, WE ALREADY DOWNLOADED IT ON YOUR PC, JUST INSTALL IT
>"no thanks"
>delete the win10 folder
>HEY
>WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING
>WE PUT WIN10 BACK ON YOUR PC, YOU BETTER GO INSTALL IT
>[sweating intensifies]
>delete win10 folder, kill GWX.exe forever
>win10 starts forcing itself onto PCs
I bet you fags went and got the "update" in Human Revolution too.
>>337969631
Flip phones are the shit though
>>337971669
I don't need to rangeban prism to not have windows 10 forced down my throat
I just want my fucking video games to work
>>337971543
>he thinks turning off updates will stop win10
You need to do more than that. I've had updates turned off for a solid 2 years since my last reformat of my system. I still caught win10 pop-up initiating a download.
So I fondled my registry a bit, and now the alert for "free win10" doesn't even happen anymore.
>>337971576
I'm a tech illiterate when it comes to things like that. I would have done it when I first got the computer if I understood the process and risks.
What's wrong with W10 haters? Don't you install updates to windows automatically?
Why should it matter that this one is called Windows 10 instead of upgrade 2.130110 or whatever.
This is literal memeing.
Reminder that forcing Windows 10 is literally cyber rape.
