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Windows 11 is failing as an operating system (tilvids.com)
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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:46 Sponsor: TuxCare Radar

02:23 Windows 11 is failing right now

05:20 What's the job of an OS?

06:51 Updates break systems. Often.

10:53 You have to adapt to it

15:14 It's highly intrusive

17:44 Debloating tools don't make it good

20:19 Windows fails at being an OS

21:33 Alternatives are better, but not perfect

27:23 Windows is a sales platform, not an OS

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[–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

if you ignore their arbitrary W11 “requirements” which you can in most cases

No we cannot. I have a perfectly capable gaming machine, which meets my needs perfectly yet it's not supported by Windows. It's not some old work laptop a fricking gaming machine.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    I didn't mean it in a philosophical or ethical sense. Yes, their formal W11 requirements are stupid, but you can literally ignore them.

    Some of the requirements are just there on paper and the installer will let you continue regardless. And the rest can be disabled by flashing the ISO with Rufus and toggling that option on. Yes, this risks you not getting updates in the future and may affect certain (not very important) functions, but you absolutely can ignore the requirements if you want to, and as far as I know no one has been denied support so far.

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