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   / Windows 11 #81  
PuffyC said:
Nobody is sending a PC to the landfill because it won't run the yet-unreleased Windows 11.
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2022 will be different. Lots of good gear will go to the dump.

I made quite a bit of money re-selling gear that was surplussed and auctioned by government and large corporations just before Y2K.

My specialty was testing and guaranteeing SCSI tape backup drives. They had no Y2K sensitivity. I never had a warranty return. It was a huge waste of taxpayer dollars to retire these just because an expensive consultant said 'discard everything'.

This is similar to the tractor manufacturers installing softfware that only they can maintain, which will eventually cause equipment to be retired long before the mechanical parts are worn out.
 
   / Windows 11 #82  
cdaigle430 said:
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I still dont like Linux very much and unfortunately-Micky soft is going the way of Linux...which I really don't want to happen.
Say good bye to the GUI...say hello to powershell and you will all be fine.
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What do you mean "going the way of Linux"? There are things in Linux I don't like which are going the way of MS :)
The GUI will not go away. It's needed for most of the functionality of the OS and the applications. Powershell helps enterprise admins heaps as it was sorely missing to put it mildly.
 
   / Windows 11 #83  
Microsoft doesn't use Windows. :unsure:
 
   / Windows 11 #84  
rekees4300 said:
Microsoft never officially announced Windows 10 would be the final version.

Windows 10: the Last Version of Windows?

Why is there a Windows 11 if Windows 10 is the last Windows?
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Microsoft also said this when it released Windows 10.

"With Windows 10, it's time to start thinking of Windows as something that won't see a big launch or major upgrade every few years anymore. Much like how Google's Chrome browser gets updated regularly with version numbers nobody really pays attention to, Microsoft's approach will likely result in a similar outcome. This is really the idea of Windows as a service, and the notion that Windows 10 could be the last major version of Windows. Microsoft could opt for Windows 11 or Windows 12 in future, but if people upgrade to Windows 10 and the regular updates do the trick then everyone will just settle for just "Windows" without even worrying about the version number."

I took this to mean that existing programs or apps would work with WINDOWS and not be restricted to a Windows Version Number. As a poster has stated he is using Office 7 on a Windows 10 computer, so am I. Prior to Windows Ten one could get a old program or app to work if they were savvy enough to figure out how to install the program in compatibility mode.

Microsoft is also I think, trying to out Apple, Apple. They have made the "Notes" app in Office available as a free stand alone app to make Windows more like Apple's Notes app that a lot of us use to store information.
 
   / Windows 11 #85  
MikeFarm said:
What do you mean "going the way of Linux"? There are things in Linux I don't like which are going the way of MS :)
The GUI will not go away. It's needed for most of the functionality of the OS and the applications. Powershell helps enterprise admins heaps as it was sorely missing to put it mildly.
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I always keep a copy of Linux Ubuntu handy in case I need to boot into windows when a problem occurs.
 
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California said:
More on the Western Digital internet-accessible drives vulnerability.
'Krebs on Security' is a first rate investigator. His writeup goes deeper than the Ars Technica article.

He says the vulnerability exists in some My Cloud models as well as My Book.

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New details on MYCloud vulnerability. "Researchers say a vulnerability in MyCloud OS 3 leaves many Western Digital products at risk of attack."

Researchers Share Another Zero-Day in Some Western Digital NAS Products
 
   / Windows 11 #87  
I'm a computer idiot. That said, although my Mac desktop wasn't cheap, the first one I bought has been going strong for the last 12-15 years.

I bought my wife a microsoft tablet (source? Whatever it was called), thing lasted like a year before giving her problems and we ditched it.

I will be buying another Apple desktop down the road. For work, company sent me a new laptop with Windows 10 on it. I sent it back to keep the Windows 7 LOL
 
   / Windows 11 #88  
Anyone know what is going on with this printnightmare thing?

I guess they are even doing updates to win7 computers.
 
   / Windows 11 #91  
ruffdog said:
Yes, but some articles are saying that the patch fails to fix the issue. I hope it gets fixed!
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Did I misread the write-up or does this security hole only apply to domain controllers (a very small % of computers in existence, and likely running Windows Server software)?
 
   / Windows 11 #92  
Oaktree said:
Did I misread the write-up or does this security hole only apply to domain controllers (a very small % of computers in existence, and likely running Windows Server software)?
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There are facts and there are fiction.

Fact:

The security hole is in the print spooler. Every computer in existence with Windows has a print spooler installed upon the installation of Windows. Microsoft took the unusual step of also including Windows 7 in the update eligibility list because so many people, businesses and individuals are still using Windows 7.

Fiction:

The update does not apply to me.
 
   / Windows 11 #93  
lman said:
I thought they were restricting the update to newer pc's. It sounds like you're saying anybody that wants it can get it. My desktop is older with an i7 cpu, but w11 is not an option. The irony is they are probably claiming to be environmental, but this policy will send a large amount of electronics to the trash heap.
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Your PC or laptop must be signed in to your Microsoft account now to get updates(outlook or hotmail). Its under account protection...
 
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Microsoft releases normal patches every second Tuesday of each month at 10am PST (called patch Tuesday). Sometimes they will release and out of band patch if its critical outside of of this date.
 
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   / Windows 11 #100  
A nice nugget to add to one's IRA or 403b I say. :cool: Meanwhile "What's up with Windows 10??" .. besides more bloatware and resource-hogging 'background services'? Just how many times does Windows have to run 'modules installer' during a session?

Please let me have >50% of CPU with a Core i5 (quad core, clocked to 2.8GHz, 8GB ram) and 10% of my HD access a bit more than half of a session 😄
 
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