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Posted on 1/25/20 at 12:57 pm to Presidio
I use Macs at home and am a big Linux guy at work, but I have zero issues saying that Windows 10 is a good operating system. It's especially great for business work stations and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend one to home users. Windows 10 is rock solid and the upgrade from 7 to 10 is very easy.
I've made the mistake in the past of setting people up with Ubuntu or Mint. You basically are on the hook to be their tech support/linux administrator long-term. You'd be surprised at the edge cases that end-users will un-Earth.
With Windows 10 I have a powershell script to strip out a lot of the extra crap. Then I clean up the start menu so it is organized and only has the things they need on it. Unpin everything but file explorer, chrome, and frequently used apps from the task bar, etc.
I've made the mistake in the past of setting people up with Ubuntu or Mint. You basically are on the hook to be their tech support/linux administrator long-term. You'd be surprised at the edge cases that end-users will un-Earth.
With Windows 10 I have a powershell script to strip out a lot of the extra crap. Then I clean up the start menu so it is organized and only has the things they need on it. Unpin everything but file explorer, chrome, and frequently used apps from the task bar, etc.
This post was edited on 1/25/20 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 1/25/20 at 1:05 pm to TigerGman
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Well that’s my point. The start menu was DESIGNED to be open.
The Start Menu has gotten progressively cluttered and less useful. However, I think Windows wants you to use Cortana more, either by searching for the app you want or with voice commands. It's surprisingly not a bad experience. Usually I can click the search bar (or hit the Windows key), type 2-3 characters of the name of the app I want, and hit return to launch the app I want. pretty quick and low friction.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 6:39 pm to ArkLaTexTiger
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You can try running Linux off of a USB stick before installing it to see if you like it.
Good call. Doing that right now.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 10:11 am to ApexTiger
Worth a watch... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW_PRZBDfbI
Posted on 1/27/20 at 11:40 am to SG_Geaux
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With the menu closed they both look elegant, and I rarely open the menu since I pin all my common programs to the taskbar.
Same here and you can remove all that bloatware with a few Powershell scripts (and if you want to get really fancy you can remove them from the default profile so that no profiles created will contain them).
Posted on 2/1/20 at 8:57 pm to Bard
Well...I found an old laptop and installed Linux Mint.
Only hitch was I couldn't get the update manager work in ng because it wouldn't connect to wifi. Turned out I needed to download a new driver. Plugged directly into the router and boom!
Working great and does everything I need it to do. My Win 7 laptop is now for games and storing pictures/videos.
Only hitch was I couldn't get the update manager work in ng because it wouldn't connect to wifi. Turned out I needed to download a new driver. Plugged directly into the router and boom!
Working great and does everything I need it to do. My Win 7 laptop is now for games and storing pictures/videos.
Posted on 2/2/20 at 3:51 am to Bard
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a few Powershell scripts
What's a Powershell script?
Posted on 2/2/20 at 1:25 pm to TigerGman
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This horrid mess? Looks like it was designed by a 10th grader...
next to this elegance:
The MacOS version of the Start Menu, the Go Menu, has the elegance of a grocery list. Without the pretty wallpaper Mojave looks a lot like System 1.1 from 1984.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 5:53 am to TigerGman
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What's a Powershell script?
something that's a lot easier to run that figuring out how to install from a DMG or figure out Mac's scripting/macro language.
Signed, long time macbook owner/proponent and Windows expert.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 12:10 pm to Russianblue
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something that's a lot easier to run
So I gotta run a Powershell script just to clean up my computer?
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:41 pm to Bard
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Same here and you can remove all that bloatware with a few Powershell scripts
Dafuq are you buying that has bloatware on it?
Posted on 2/4/20 at 8:18 am to TAMU-93
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The MacOS version of the Start Menu, the Go Menu, has the elegance of a grocery list. Without the pretty wallpaper Mojave looks a lot like System 1.1 from 1984.
See. If it ain't broke don't fix it. A lesson Bill Gates should a learned several decades ago...
Posted on 2/4/20 at 9:05 am to TigerGman
I can't remember the last time I've opened the start menu to use it
It's windows button on the kb->search for the program or file I need
No shortcuts on the desktop, and only chrome, file explorer, steam and discord on the taskbar
It's windows button on the kb->search for the program or file I need
No shortcuts on the desktop, and only chrome, file explorer, steam and discord on the taskbar
This post was edited on 2/4/20 at 9:06 am
Posted on 2/4/20 at 10:58 am to ApexTiger
Windows 10 works well for our family and is compatible with all of the software we enjoy.
Posted on 2/4/20 at 4:09 pm to TigerGman
That apple screen has no words. Just symbols or icons. To me it's color coded kid crap.
That's not simple. It is the most user unfriendly thing I would ever want to try to work with. Because I did try. No way to do anything useful on that toy.
That's not simple. It is the most user unfriendly thing I would ever want to try to work with. Because I did try. No way to do anything useful on that toy.
Posted on 2/4/20 at 5:09 pm to TigerGman
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See. If it ain't broke don't fix it. A lesson Bill Gates should a learned several decades ago...
Oh sweet irony, Gates fixed the Mac problem several decades ago by releasing Windows. Apple's "it ain't broke" delusion is why they only have 10% of the desktop market today.
Posted on 2/4/20 at 5:12 pm to bluebarracuda
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This post was edited on 1/11/21 at 1:43 am
Posted on 2/4/20 at 6:09 pm to efrad
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it's Windows 10
Uh, no it isn't.
I just did a fresh install of windows 10 on my machine after swapping motherboards.
Only "debloating" that needs to be done is removing the default taskbar shortcuts and downloading chrome
Posted on 2/4/20 at 6:50 pm to bluebarracuda
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This post was edited on 1/11/21 at 1:43 am
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