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  1. I finally used wushowhide to hide KB5034441. Windows 10 home.
    After using it, the many "failed to install" notifications disappeared from my update history.
    Hadn't expected that, but it's good.
    Now KB5034441 doesn't show up and slow the update process as it tries to install. Also good.

    Is it true that wushowhide only works if you're connected to the 'net when you run it?
    It seemed so here. But I didn't notice that in the instructions, maybe I overlooked it.

  2. Microsoft sent a fix which doesn't work for bitlocker which my OS (win 10 home) doesn't have. Apparently it is too big for the recovery partition which I DO have but don't know why. Now they seem to have pulled the update but this computer is still trying to get it.

    Now they have issued convoluted repair instructions which have failed for many users who are much tekkier that I am.

    I'm certainly not going to try CMD as administrator + reagent c + powershell + diskpart + wushowhide + Minitool + whatever.
    I maybe could, after all I can read, but I won't.

    IMHO, its 50/50 odds that they don't fix it.

    Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water . . . :lol: 

     

  3. My 2 cents, in addition to what was said above.

    I use 2 office programs.
    Both do everything microsoft does, as far as I can tell.
    I don't use them in a work environment, but the files they create will open, modify, and save using microsoft software.
    Both are free.
    Both are well maintained.

    One is Apache OpenOffice, I have it installed but there is a portable version. 
    Installer: https://www.openoffice.org/ 
    Portable: https://portableapps.com/apps/office/openoffice_portable

    The other is LibreOffice, I use the portable version running in a non bootable partition.
    Installer: https://www.libreoffice.org/
    Portable: https://portableapps.com/apps/office/libreoffice_portable

    Maybe other members will comment?

     

  4. On 18/05/2022 at 18:49, Willy2 said:

    The person in this video burns Windows 11 down to ground. He gives several reasons why - in his opinion - Windows 11 is going to be a disaster. He points out that - bit by bit - Microsoft is forcing the user to no longer to own but rent the software one is using on one's computer. More and more users are forced to use "The Cloud" on a rental basis. More and more computer users won't be able to (really) own their own computer and their own data anymore.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcafzHL8iBQ

    My knowledge of Windows 10 or 11 is close to zero. That's why I have the following questions:

    Do other people share the concerns/the worries this person is bringing forward ? Is Windows 11 indeed the "software monster" as portrayed in this video ? Is this really a big problem ?

    IMHO: 

    Windows 11 will not be the problem, rather any computer manufacturers who sell out to microsoft will be.

    The guy on the video is factually accurate.
    The posts on here are factually accurate and I agree with the opinions expressed.
    But: . . .
    Most everybody is missing the big picture, that is to say, the trends. These are sort of identified in that video, but with little emphasis on why.

    IMHO, The trend is the big boys are trying to figure out some way to get more cash out of users by limiting the capabilities of their hardware.
    Just my opinion.

    I have no problem with an operating system being a "rental property". I have no problem with good software that comes with a price tag, or even a "rental" agreement.

    I have a BIG problem with my computer (meaning the physical apparatus on this table here), being constrained so that it will only run some pre-approved operating systems or softwares.
    Whether this is done by means of the TPM, the UEFI, or whatever, it is unacceptable. It's my computer, if I want to run Slitaz on it I will.

    All the alarmists & apologists have been shown wrong.
    Win xp runs very well here, as does win 8.1, as did win 7 until my hardware failed.
    Win 10 (the LAST windows, remember?) runs very well on the computer I'm on right now.
    All the hype about how dangerous those older OS's are has proven false here. And I am probably the least tekkie member of this forum.

    That said, I'm not at all hopeful that these trends can be stopped.
    Bummer.

    End rant. :-)

  5. Same thing happening here.
    Glad to know it isn't a problem with my computer, keyboard, or some sort of arcane "man in the middle" attack requiring me to login twice and send my password to some hacker. . . . It isn't, is it? :huh:

  6. Well, yes to that.

    Most folks don't think about who will be paying for all those upgrades. The customers will, of course.
    Friend of mine with a very small medical office had to shell out $30,000.00 for new computers.

    Several medical & business people I know have said that they cannot take a chance on running an unsupported OS.
    Some plaintiff's lawyer would already have 2 strikes against them if they got hacked.

    Another issue that most folks don't think about is why this new OS is necessary.
    I have about a tenth the skills of most of the folks who post on forums, and I still run XP safely. Ran win 7 safely too, but the hardware failed.

    So why is this successor to the last ever windows OS necessary?

    I know, I know, this is all Captain Obvious stuff, but the core issues don't seem to get much air time.

    End rant.

  7. On 08/10/2021 at 11:35, hazelnut said:

     

    Perhaps they are starting to realise just how many users don't have the requirements.

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-shares-windows-11-tpm-check-bypass-for-unsupported-pcs/

     

    Also, perhaps they are starting to realize just how capable most linux distros are nowadays.

    On this computer, in settings, I have a little note in the top right corner that says "This PC doesn't currently meet the minimum system requirements to run Windows 11. . ."

    Think for a moment about the hubris behind that statement.

    In fact, windows 11 doesn't currently meet the requirements to run on this computer. Little bit of hubris there, too, I guess. :)

    I suspect microsoft has gotten ahead of themselves (again) in believing that they have their most profitable clientele locked in.
     

     

  8. 23 hours ago, nukecad said:

    Maybe COP26 should have a blast at Microsofts policy making lots of perfectly usable kit 'obsolete'?

    Lots of kit will be junked as users buy new kit that supports Win 11, and the environmental impact of manufacturing that new kit will not be negligible.
    Perhaps of more concern, lots of the old kit will be burnt on bonfires in India/Africa to extract the copper, aluminium, gold and other metals in there, it already happens.
    https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ghana-ewaste-dump-electronics
    Lots of burning plastic, and 'exotic' materials used in the chips, putting all kinds of toxic fumes into the atmosphere.

    This may be the biggest push yet for folks to move to Linux. Certainly it is for me. It will be interesting to watch the sites that track such things.
    This is one of my favorites: https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share

  9. Thanks to both for the reassurances. :)
    I've always been a big fan of CCleaner  and I am still.
    I just wanted to get info about the current situation.

    As to the question of  "How would they install anyway portable you unzip and place files, this does not work for bundles ...",
    The short answer is you just click on an exe file or the Zip file.
    See here about the Zip files:
    hxxps:  //www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/specially-crafted-zip-files-used-to-bypass-secure-email-gateways/
    and
    hxxps:  //www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/double-loaded-zip-file-delivers-nanocore/

    Duckduckgo can be our friend on this. 

     

  10. The tail is wagging the dog. Again.

    To render obsolete PCs which fall below a "median" standard invented by microsoft?  Does that mean half of them?

    I'm very glad that I kept my old computers.
    If this turns out like I think it will, they're all going over to Linux.
     

  11. I have used LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice. Liked them both.
    Both offer recent versions.
    Both offer a portable version if one wanted to try them out.
    I've only used them personally, not in a work environment.
    Haven't used Apache OpenOffice for a long time.

    No doubt there are members here who are more knowledgeable than I who may wish to chime in. :)

     

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