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My laptop came with Windows 8.3, upgraded to 10. Microsloth informs me that the hardware won't support upgrading to the new version. I can't afford a new PC, so I guess they'll just have to fuck off.

I'm shocked, SHOCKED I tell you!

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Why no, AI can't code. It can only pretend to code. Why do you ask?

Still having fun by AI programming updates and testing before rolling it out?

My God, QA doesn't exist at Microsoft. Instead of firing everyone and have the tech execs get raises. Maybe fire some of the execs and hire QA over AI. Man why even release if some PC's may fail?

MSFT really enshitified W11. I was in the market for a new PC. After testing out W11 for a week, I was disgusted by how bad it has gotten. I've been on Macbook since 2019. Never going back.

Honestly, for a lot of people, Linux would work just fine or even better than Windows 11

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Is Microsoft our last hope?

So install Linux and get away from the windows shitshow ajyway

Microsoft was gloating about how much AI was writing their code. Real developers will tell you AI code is garbage, error prone, and inefficient. The results are Windows OS and its programs crashing.

i thought it was ‘dell.’ have had so many similar issues with this dell laptop. i did have the black screen recently, but it eventually did boot. i just left it working on itself & and used an ipad for internet work until it booted. haven’t tried to use it since then.

Hey, ditto

Been using Kubuntu since 2003. Your grandma is vibe coding now, while her grandson is still coping with malware.

While I do use alternatives that work on Linux, I have used Corel Draw for over 30 years. Use it regularly. I don't use Adobe anymore but could change. Corel Painter. I use Shapr3D for 3D designs. I play several games that won't work on Linux.

Yeah I tried it. Like it. But it doesn't work in my work/ play environment.

I mean, Steam has a native Linux app. Doesn't get more mainstream than that on the gaming side. And using Proton along with Wine (which installs with your OS and Steam) I've been able to get pretty much .exe running that I've thrown at it. Steam or non-Steam.

I've just put Linux Mint on a PC for a complete newbie. No real problems, just needed a bit of email support to help him find out where the help systems are. And he's talking to mates with broken windows machines... None of the issues you're talking about have been "issues" for about 5 years now.

That. Is the problem, most internet users are not skilled or taught to do all that.

join us

I was happy with 3.1. XP, too.

This is why I dont truck with glass

Garbage code written by garbage AI once again

Yeah, I'm waiting for mine to fail. I declined the upgrade because one of their previous upgrades destroyed the OS. However, Microsoft overrode my decline and the upgrade went ahead. Now I'm waiting for the crash.

Ben feeling this problem for this week, ugh

Good thing my main machine runs Linux, eh?

What you get when AI writes code

Relying on windows for anything is living ones dumbest life.

I run Windows 11 debloated and it runs fine without any AI integration. I do run Fedora as well on my old school Thinkpads, but my high performance gaming needs go to Windows. I do enough troubleshooting in my work life, so don’t need that to bleed into my leisure time.

Microslop is at it again.

has this been fixed?

#BoycottMicrosoft

This is interesting because my PC has become almost unusable since the update - sluggish and slow despite me clearing out everything I could

PCs in my organization have started to “run out of disk space” despite the fact we remove data. They fill right back up. It’s happened a handful of times in the past few days. Something is up. Source: I run tech support for a 1400 person govt department.

Still no issues on Apple

How many times are you going to recycle the same “article”?

Try booting Linux Mint from an USB drive, no need to install until you are 100% sure: linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ Using it since 2017 for my business and my personal things, it never failed after updates, my systems are rock solid.

Did Chat GPT vibe code this abysmal garbage?

The updates was vibe coded by some high school kids.

i am glad the my hardware forcefully keeps me on Windows 10. and with prices of ram now i doubt i will upgrade anytime soon. why fix what isn't broken

Well if you’re daft enough to use windows

Why using Microsoft?

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I feel sorry for people that rely on dirty windows. You understand you don't have to use that, right?

Linux. Made the switch after 30 years, since DOS. It just wasn't a choice, microslop hates their customers.

Nothing sudden about it. Windows has always been a virus.

Yes this happened to me in ‘23 they wouldn’t help they said it was bitlocker my computer was so secure I lost all my data for 3 years and now I have 5000 in tax fines. Does class action suits mean anything to Microsoft!!

Bill gates WILL go to Epstein island about it

Better still, find an old laptop & put Linux Mint on it. You'll be amazed.

meanwhile "Backdoor install ready".

Windows PCs ‘Suddenly’ Failed Before Microsoft’s New Update

thank god I havent updated

Every time they update, something screws up. I hate Microsoft dicking around with my settings!

Tax the rich!

Same. Also worth noting, I game all the time and have almost no issues, more than offset by the superior performance. People ranting about gaming or lack of software on Linux need to update their calendars a few years.

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I'm working on it, DAW software is a challenge, though.

Correct! I previously used Ubuntu as my OS. I now have a Chromebook.

It's important to test drive linux to make sure you don't have any weird hardware incompatablities

You geniuses should start a service that others might engage to do this. It seems daunting for many non-IT ppl

Windows 11, the new improved Vista! 7 was the last decent OS from microsoftdick and arguably XP was their peak, had lots of useful features they killed to make you buy stuff they had included in the OS for free 🤔 Been using Linux in several different flavors for the last 15 years and liking it 😀

Is this the same Windows 11 that Microsoft promised me was soooo much more stable than my current Windows 10?

Uneducated college dropouts ought to return to classes 😉

That's cool, people should come to linux

We have had more issues getting our Nvidia graphics cards to play nice with Linux than issues with VR. So far the driver that works for our cards is the Nvidia 570-open. So far it plays what we throw at it. We use steam and wine for non steam games.

We use Ubuntu 24.04 here on 2 of our PCs. My sons uses kde plasma 6 x11 on Ubuntu 25. On his laptop he has waylan cachy os. Steam VR is unstable so we use Wyvrn. It's stable and ha its own app for whatever headset you have. We have quests because when we got them they were on sale and cheap.

All streaming services gone. Back to an old ipod. Iphone 11 dying, looking for a replacement. Enjoying picking up my creative hobbies again, much more enjoyable & relaxing. My son is a gamer, I dabble, he is autistic, it's his World. He's willing to try Linux. Rejigging an old PC into a home server.

THEYLL HAVE TO KILL ME FIRST WITCH TO B FAIR WOULD NOT B HARD TO DO

Gates and Microsoft are evil

Big Brother’s AI sucks balls.

LOL I was just thinking that.

This is why we use Linux lol MS is just robbing you (all while supporting a genocide!!) No thanks!! #Linux #Microsoft #NoThanks

The fact that this was 100% predictable and preventable is so funny. Until I remember how much money Nadella is making for running a company that can't even deliver stable software anymore.

That’s strange; either they step up their game, or AI-integrated operating systems based on Linux will overtake them at full speed.

Let the updates run all the way through. Once you login, if your documents show up missing, log off and then login again. This might be the “fix” for your type of hardware.

Well, damn. That explains a lot. My one month old computer experienced BSOD and I have been unable to resuscitate it. Time to bring to a pro. It's rather difficult to download and install fixes when you can't boot the computer or connect to the internet. Damn you, Microsoft.

Dump Microsoft THEY SUPPORT TRUMP

Good thing I never update my computer.

The only workaround is installing Linux.

Real glad I've delayed installing Windows 11.

Mint, Zorin, Ubuntu. Hell, even Debian. I wouldn't go back to Windows, even if a program I wanted to use only ran on it. It's a junk OS filled with bloat and spyware.

The BSOD was a regular routine on my Windows PC before I moved over to a Mac! Used to dread updates; not anymore.

I managed to get rid of OneDrive but the new update put it back, and it's more intrusive than ever.

Once you go Mac, you never go back.

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They gotta fix that Palantir spyware.

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I'm still with window 10 and though it's considered non supported continues to receive updates however the updates have made my Lenovo run like a typical window based computer, in other words it is now having issues it never had in the ten plus years that I've had this....Typical Microsoft....😡

User-friendly distros have been around for at least 10-15 years

Feature or bug?

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It’s not a virus. Microsoft is the virus.

Microsoft shipped a “mandatory security update” that bricks Windows PCs with a Black Screen of Death. Nothing says digital trust like auto-installing a patch that turns your computer into a decorative coaster. Patch now, boot never. Innovation velocity, baby.

Microslop

Yes. Although this isn't the first time Microsoft fucked people's pcs with an untested patch. They've done that since long before ai was a thing.

That Is The Point.

Great. That’s just what we need now

You failed to spot the orange virus

They didn’t test “restart” before releasing the update”?

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"The good news is that only a limited set of devices is affected. " Huh?

Common Microsoft L

There’s a great way to avoid all of this: run Linux. There is no reason not too.