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I love Windows 11 24H2

>>102058975
i was wondering if this would run on my windows 95 vm

>>102058975
Midwit here, I never understood the trick to take off the underwear. When I was a kid I noticed in some scenes they would flicker a bit when dragged. Then I would continuously grab them from different angles until they would eventually give away. But up to this day I have no idea what I was supposed to be doing.

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Today's little QoL victory is a new VLC command, added to the context menu via registry edits. Now it's easier for me to play something in a new VLC window without interrupting whatever is playing in the other window.

>>102058975
Any way to get the LTSC 2021 until 2032 without a TPM or the other requirements?

>>102058975
>kisakae
holy sovl

>scrolling through images/videos on infraview with a scrollwheel
>suddenly encounter a .pdf file and now I'm forced to move my mouse to the tiny "Next file in folder list" button to manually advance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMpRVY1imzM

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So where the fuck do you get W10 IoT LTSC?

>>102061986
massgrave or pay microsoft 10000 dollars

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HALP
My windows 11 keeps crashing randomly for no apparent reason 2 - 3 times a day, the screen goes black for 10 sec then the computer reboot

Specs
AMD 3200g 16gig ram, no OC
Did a ram test and no error showed up
Windows event views shows nothing other than the pc shut down improperly
Temperatures are within acceptable limits

WTF could it be ?!

I had bought a HDD for the first time in years for storage and completely forgot how noisy these are. For some reason I was thinking they only get loud when spinning up for writes.
Is there any software for making this thing shut the fuck up until I access it? Within Windows, I don't want to have to disable/enable it in BIOS every time if possible.

>>102058975
has anybody used cairo? looked up videos on it but the top results r from like 4 years ago

>>102059618
ltsc 2021 never had tpm requirements since thats windows 10 ltsc
windows 11 ltsc also does not have tpm or other requirements, and you get both from massgrave's website

>>102061986
https://massgrave.dev/windows_ltsc_links

>be me
>don't have the KB5041585 update
>suddenly windows decides to download and install the update (8/21)
>use laptop again day or two later
>running incredibly fucking slow
>thought i got pozzed or something
>its microsoft's faggot retarded poojeet asses breaking my shit
>remove the update just now
>CRITICAL ERROR. Your Start menu isn't working . We'll try to fix it the next time you login.
??????????

holy FUCK. how does a multibillion dollar company manage to be this god damn incompetent? jfc makes a mfer wanna go tranny mode and switch to troonix. how the fuck do i fix this?

hey bros anyone has a local PDF editor? I use desygner's one on my phone but what about a desktop one? every single one I can find is online

>>102063085
okay i think i fixed it all

Does anyone know if uBO still works on Edge or has it gone the same way as Chrome?
I've been thinking of switching browers from Firefox to something else, but the only other reasonable option seems like Brave. But if I'm gonna switch to chromium at least I think Edge would be a better option since it is already installed on windows.

>>102059618
LTSC 2021 is based on Windows 10 so it doesn't have those hardware requirements.
Also, LTSC 2024 won't have those requirements either besides being based on windows 11.
So no reason to worry about that really. You're only choice will be either being on w10 or w11.

>>102062163
You can just go to device manager (right click start menu icon) and select disk, properties and from driver tab 'disable device'. It's still on but no disk access and takes up minimal amount of electricity.
I do this for my backup drive. Then when you need to transfer files just enable it.

i have a laptop from 2015
i installed all the drivers from the manufacturer website except the amd video driver because they didnt update it since 2015
should i install that one anyways?

>>102059438
If it doesn't just use something more accurate like 86box

>>102066265
Is it CPU powered graphics? Or an actual card in an Optimus format?
I'd say you might as well install the OEM graphics driver instead.

I did a fresh install of W10 LTSC and even though the microphone is recognized as plugged, it's not getting the sound. What may have I screwed? I tried uninstalling realtek and same issue persist with default windows drivers. Maybe it's some group policy thing?

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>>102058975
>tfw used to dilate sailor venus with her wand

>>102068351
realtek is just shit and refuses to work sometimes
i had to try 10 different drivers from realtek before my audio worked with multi output and it wasnt even the latest one it was like a 7 year old driver set at the time

>>102061986
Read the OP, friend. There are pastebins with useful info there.

>>102067887
its an APU

>>102058975
>https://pastebin.com/hN8nnwns
VMware workstation pro 17 isn't playing nice with Fedora KDE Plasma 40
Tried using Hyper-V and wanted to puke
I just want to be able to virtualize the Linux distro I want and be able to resize the window and copy/paste without having to do 100 steps and it still not work
t. Windows 10 Pro fag

>>102070203
I mean there's always Virtualbox

>>102058975
I want to edit a string in registry but also want to backup the original value without creating a backup of the whole registry.
Is win 10 gonna throw a shitfit later down the road if I save the backup in the same key and just name it "backup"? So the key would contain the "(default)" and "backup" strings now.

>>102059618
>enable TPM in BIOS
>install win11
>disable TPM in BIOS
simple as

>>102071621
It shouldn't get pissy if it notices a new string called "backup" with the old value from what you actually want to change. Not like what program it is will just stop working because there's a new string in its registry section it doesn't use.

>>102058975
>KiSS
damn, that takes me back

>>102071677
Thought so but wanted to be entirely sure, thanks for the answer.

>>102058975
I miss the Shamiko OP

>>102063510
LibreOffice Draw

>>102065368
Saying you should use Edge because it comes with Windows is like saying back in the day that you should use Internet Explorer even though Netscape Navigator was right there. I know that Google Chrome doesn't work with UBO anymore but I dunno about Edge, probably when it updates to the version of Chromium that Google Chrome uses.

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>>102058975
that was peak web design. modern webshit needs to die.

>>102072422
Web 1.0 was definitely more cozy and free-spirited. Well before corpos took control of everything.

>>102058975
>W10 Enterprise IoT LTSC 2021
brainlet here, if I build a new PC with new hardware in 2024 will I be able to install this? probably going from intel to amd cpu

or is it better to go with w11 LTSC 2024 because it is "newer"?

>>102072457
It technically would be best for you to use IoT LTSC 2024 instead.

anyone uses any of the sudo implementations for windows like gsudo?

>>102072470
anything i need to know switching from w10 to w11?

should i wait for the october release for the proper w11?

>>102072528
The ISO offered on massgrave will turn into the retail version when October rolls around. And no not really, 10 and 11 are quite similar overall. The same kinds of programs work on them, including shit like ShutUp10.
Just make a FAT32 USB with the ISO via Rufus and you'll be good. Remember to use the portable version.

>>102072422
Impressive support all the way up to W7.

>>102072494
11 24H2 is going to include a native built-in sudo actually. But yeah I've tried gsudo before, was interesting to have it on Windows.

>>102072457
W10 LTSC IoT is great.

I think I accidentally added a lot of the drivers that were in my entire C:\ directory when I was trying to fix another problem, and now my mouse won't work.

I tried uninstalling the mouse and USB drivers and restarting, and that didn't work. Installing the USB drivers from my laptop's manufacturer also didn't work.

What do I do?

>>102072676
have you tried replugging the mouse

What's the best image viewer? Preferably open source? Currently using irfanview but I want to zoom with the scroll wheel by default and I want and endless loop of clicking through images in a folder instead of the error message that irfanview gives when you reach the end. And it's not open.

>>102072734
Either nomacs or JPEGView
For nomacs use the latest preview build from their git
For JPEGView use sylic's fork.

>>102072691
Yeah

>>102072821
could it be the usb hub, or whatever usb controller the mouse is plugged into, try uninstall those

>>102072858
I did

>>102072874
have you tried reverting all the usb drivers to original all at once

>>102072880
I'm not sure. I think? I uninstalled all of them and then restarted.

>>102072880
I think I found what mouse and USB drivers I accidentally added, and disabled some and uninstalled one I couldn't disable.

The HotKey Mouse Class Filter Driver says its not working, and said that before it was configured with msmouse.inf and started with mouhid, but on today's date (when I fucked up), it was configured and started with other things. How can I use the old things?

what fwt opinion on tiny10/11
got one of those japanese windows tablet for free with only 4gb ram on it

>>102073034
maybe try downloading USBDeview and uninstall everything, because it also shows any USB that you are not plugged in but has something installed

>>102073059
Solid way to use 10/11 with a tiny footprint but still able to be updated and such.
https://archive.org/details/tiny11-2311
Said download page also included a pack for Japanese characters if need be.

>>102072676
>>102073084
I ended up being able to manually select what drivers on my computer I could use to update the drivers that I had changed, and eventually I got everything back to what drivers they were before. I had to unplug and plug in my mouse to reveal another driver I had to fix the same way. Problem is solved.
Thank you for your help.

>>102068550
>>102068351
Do you have any experience using headset with integrated mic - i.e. a cable with just one connector jack?
I can get the mic to work if I connect it via my Series X controller (but controller uses usb anyway) but if I connect the headphones directly I'll just get normal sound out, no input whatsoever.
Realtek and Win10 ltsc.
I tried different inputs and wrangling yesterday but I couldn't get it to work.

>>102070196
Well then you need the latest drivers for that particular hardware via AMD's site...

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>>102058975
Holy shit so that was the program that fucked me up when I was 10yo, totally forgot it's name. Thanks dude who dropped that random CD in my school.

>>102069559
>>102061998
>>102062889
Thanks, the usual place I went to didn't have it. Forgot to reply earlier but yeah.

>>102074970
How'd it fuck you up?

>>102068351
what mic?

sound settings set the mic as default input

also set the gain (or volume) to 100%, and max db boost if needed

or in your software set the input device to the mic

>>102058975
Damn. I forgot what a nice and clean UI windows used to have, before they stretched everything out and cluttered around all over.

>>102075313

What would you think is gonna happen to a kid just entering puberty finding a cd full of H shit? Bondage fairies was a blast tho.

>>102076516
No idea, I actually never got to play or even see this. It just looked like a dressup game to me lol.

I think my generation (90s born children) were corrupted™ more by H-flash games than anything else.

Also I expected it some shit like it turned you gay or trans or w/e since I thought it was a dressup and dassit.

>>102076595
> I thought it was a dressup and dassit.
more like dressdown. It's just porn disguised as a paperdoll program.

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>>102076516
NTA. "True Love" was the game for me back then.

What are some offline, no bullshit calendar programs I can use on Windows, especially older versions?

>>102078636
Thunderbird

>>102078902
...That's it?

>>102078937
I dunno, that's what I use. it just works, and doesn't seem to be pozzed. I also use Thunderbird for email, so I have everything in one place.

>Win10 LTSC is clean as a whistle, I keep it clean and optimized
>Decide to run Defender to check out X-Plane12 installation, it has tens of thousands of files, some are archives
>Computer locks up and cpu fans start to throttle
>Can't even launch task manager
>Needed to shut down via power button and even then it didn't properly shut down but power cord removal was needed
What the fuck, I have never seen this in my life. Usually quick scan is pretty fast on m2 drive anyway. Didn't find anything in the event viewer either.

>>102075492
yeah, those were more civilized times. now, with all the Electron shit, my desktop looks like a fucking Turkish bazaar.

>>102079035
Did another test, the directory has ~200,000 files and cpu usage goes to 100% at some point defender seems to just choke on its own shit as it gets slower and slower towards the end.

How do I get the new mspaint for W10?

>>102079324
you can't, at least on an official way, it's an 11 exclusive like the new snipping tool on other apps, but I believe there's a hacky way to get it if you dig enough

i'm on 11 enterprise 22h2 and not showing the update to move to 24h2. is there some specific method to upgrade enterprise or will i just have to load up an installer usb and hope it doesnt wipe my shit?

>>102079479
Download the media installer and it offers you an option to upgrade and keep your stuff.

>>102059410
Its not out yet

sword art online

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>>102079622
what about it?

how do I stop windows 10 from thrashing my SSD/HDD with shit like the anti-malware service executable (my HDD gets so fucking loud and the filesystem is huge

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How do I make ramdisc on windows 10?

>>102079758
https://www.sordum.org/9480/defender-control-v2-1/

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>>102079758
alternative option with script https://privacy.sexy/

>>102079758
Easiest way to do this is to just add an exception.
I have excluded everything else except my 'downloads' directory.

>>102079758
>hdd in 2024

is there a way to port all of my important programs and everything that integrates them to a drive?
i need to reinstall windows and wipe my OS drive clean by reformatting it or some shit

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how do I get the win10 taskbar weather thing to ONLY show the weather, sometimes it shows me stuff I don't care about

>>102082330
It's 14 TB.

>>102072457
Stick with the W10 LTSC 2021. The W11 LTSC Beta is absolute dogshit, at least for now.

>>102083949
I've seen plenty of posts by anons that say they're enjoying it though, with it apprentely getting better every monthly update

Wangblows won't update, it hangs at 91%

Can't run the troubleshoot tool either

What do

xorg or wayland?

>>102084488
dwm.exe

Ok, I finally figured out how to disable updates in Windows 10:

>Win Key + R
> Type: services.msc and hit ENTER
> Scroll down to Windows Updater, right click and disable
> Close window
>Win Key + R
> Type: regedit and hit ENTER
> Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE then SYSTEM then CurrentControlSet then Services then WassMedicSvc
> Right click Start and select Modify, change value from 3 to 4 and save
> Right click the already selected WaasMedicSvc from the drop-down menu on the left and and seleçt Permissions
> Change Full Control and Read to Deny and save

Make sure to click through and warnings or administrator pop ups trying to dissuade you and even after a restart you should see Windows update and the dressed Windows Update Medic Service as still disabled.

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>>102084902
easier way

Are past versions of Windows Live Essentials (prior to 2012) available anywhere?

is winget taking really long to do something for anuone else?

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>>102084488

whats the best music player that allows you to easily organize your library

>>102085565
I've always used foobar2000

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hey bros I need some guidance, sure Im going to do a fresh install of W10 (moving from 8.1) but do you recommend doing anything else beforehand? a defrag or something? also, there's a way to import all my shit from firefox besides open my trusty notepad++ and copy paste all my passwords/bookmarks/tabs/scripts? want to run both, brave and librewolf from now.

>>102086945
>defrag
you should be using SSD for OS (especially win10) and SSDs don't need defrag

Before reinstall I usually make a copy of everything except C:\Windows directory so later on I can find whatever I need from previous installation.
As for browser I guess native import/export should work for most of the stuff, but I prefer old and reliable copy by hand

>>102086945
First things first is just backup anything you want to, then when you're in the 10 setup just open the shift+f10 prompt to run diskpart's clean command on the target drive before installing

What's a good way to add tabs to Explorer in W10? I tried qttabbar but it's slow af


Dolphin works good but it feels out of place and I can't theme it into dark mode

>>102087877
Shit out of luck if you don't like QTTabBar. Besides using an alternative explorer like Explorer++

>>102059410
>Loves Windows
>Posts Laplace, who is well known for breaking windows
What did he mean by this?

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did I update my system correctly? I had to change my execution policy to remote signed or whatever.

https://github.com/microsoft/MSRC-Microsoft-Security-Updates-API

>>102058975
>have a 1080p display
>turn on radeon virtual super resolution, set it to 4k
>use 225 percent scaling since everything looks small
>looks way better than 125 percent scaling on 1080p
what's the magic behind this? is it just an illusion?

>>102088481
windows font rendering is ass

>>102088360
No it's fine. Setting the policy to RemoteSigned is just something you gotta do if you end up running any PS scripts.

>>102088702
Purest soul

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>>102088187
windows is also a

piece of shit

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>COM Surrogate strikes again
Wtf is this? I randomly notice that my fans are on full and my temps are at 90 and keep finding this in Task Manager. Ending Task makes everything return to normal but it always comes back. How do I stop it?

>>102088920
Apparently COM Surrogate is a normal Windows process, but all I'm getting if you think it's using more CPU then normal is to just do a DISM/SFC run, like /restorehealth into /scannow

>>102088920
Here's what GPT-4o thinks.
https://pastebin.com/WvkWLPGv

>>102089014
Please fucking off yourself. You are waste of oxygen.

>>102088481
Downscaling an image is too much for your retarded brain to understand?

>>102089014
it feels like reading one of those SEO optimized AI generated sites that just waste your time, but are among first results when you search for a solution

>>102089077
makes you think

>>102089075
idk, maybe I am just not well informed in that department.

>>102089046
>>>/g/sqt

Recently changed to Firefox after the Chrome fiasco. I was a big fan of the Remote Desktop feature chrome had and used it daily. What is a good alternative now that I don't use Chrome anymore? I tried TeamViewer and AnyDesk but both are sluggish and annoying to use.

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https://youtu.be/rlfTHCzBnnQ

Intel and AMD both drastically improve performance on Windows 11 24H2.

Remember to keep your Windows up to date!

You're leaving up to a whopping 35% performance on the table by sticking with pre-24H2 versions of Windows.

Ouch!

>>102090297
IoT LTSC 2024 is looking very alluring

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>>102090297
>Remember to keep your Windows up to date!
I always do, don't worry. Looking forward to the performance improvements.

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>>102090315
There's no reason not to at this point. The gains are so significant you're cucking yourself by using anything else.

>>102090366
Sure thing buddy.

>>102090297
wow

Is Windows 11 any good now or is it still better to stay on 10?

I'm fine with 10 but the only thing I noticed is that my laptop has way more recent driver updates for Win11 than it does for 10. I do have one strange issue when I display out with it.

>>102090503
w11 is better by every measurable metric

>>102090512
come on, that's not true. I've used W11.
To be clear I'm referring to the Home versions. That's all I'm using on this laptop. I know I can switch but I always feel sketchy about switching from a legit Windows license to an unclean one

>>102090503
>my laptop
>more recent driver updates
People like you should just get a Xbox.

>>102090576
Here is a typical thread poster - completely useless and prone to getting bullshitted by the others.

>>102090576
License transfer is not "sketchy" by the way. You are just a retard. You already have a hwid locked windows license you have paid for, retard.

>>102090576
>Unclean
lol, if you're talking about MAS everything it does is legit and uses MS's own utilities.

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>>102090576
>>102090670
We've even seen instances of MS tech support using MAS to resolve a customer's problem.

>>102090723
Because using MAS is literally easier then jumping through tech support hoops

>>102090604
>>102090637
>>102090658
what happened to the "friendly" part anonkuns. what's got you all so upset? We're all friends here, right?.
As for MAS, I never said it was sketchy, just that I felt sketchy. But I think it's more just because I haven't done it before since I never felt the need.
I use MAS for Office anyway. I'll consider it if I move from 10 to 11, but from the sounds of it it's not worth doing. I thought there might be some benefits, kek
Are there dummies guides for moving from Home to Enterprise LTSC? Would it require a clean install or can I shift without losing anything?

>>102090670
>>102090723
Unclean was the wrong word, my bad.

>>102090884
You'd need to backup everything beforehand as LTSC can't be upgraded to from a standard edition.

>>102090884
i'm the guy you responded to so i'll tell you i agree with you partially and understand

that's why what I do is
>reformat
>install version of windows I want
>hwid activate
>reformat again

there is absolutely nothing leftover now, and windows is still activated

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>>102090884
>what happened to the "friendly" part anonkuns. what's got you all so upset? We're all friends here, right?.
Pay the slur-belching misanthropes no mind, friend. Maybe you can find the answers in one of the OP's pastebins if you don't get helpful answers here. Good luck! :-)

>>102090968
I do not like this anime girl. Her smug aura mocks me.

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does this make upgrading to win 11 worth?

>>102091241
Or is win 10 performance the same or better?

>>102091241
always was, but yes

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>>102090723
>>102090794
if i worked level 2 support at microsoft i would probably do the same thing

>>102090884
Sorry I'm having my periods.

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>>102058975
omg, it does work on Windows 95

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damnit microsoft where did the disk cleanup button go now?

>>102092346
Why not just look for Disk Cleanup in the search

>>102092346
tucked away, they want you to use storage sense. but as >>102092454 said, it will appear in search.

>>102092480
is storage sense even supposed to do anything useful?
A shitty installer brought my free space to 6GB with temp files and left it like that, where was storage sense through all of this?

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>mfw 24H2 destroyed ExplorerPatcher

alright, what's my best bet for a small task bar and old right click menu now?

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>>102090297
Windows 10 won't received the performance patches btw.
>>102090315
Just do it, no issues for me in 3 months.

>>102091259
It is not, this is a performance update, not fixing any regressions.

Out of curiosity, is there a reason why the chris titec tweak tool is not recommended in the op/pastebins?

>>102095335
op literally hates new shit it drives him insane

>>102095553
So it's an ok tool to use, right?

does lowering the res on windows itself give any performance again over running it at native? it works for vidya in-game, would it apply to the os?

>>102096317
yeah it's great. microwin produces great isos too

>>102093636
https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/issues/3398
7+ taskbar tweaker doesn't work yet, but i thought they reimplemented the old taskbar?

I just installed Windows 10 IoT Enterprise on my old AW17R3. Working fine and smooth, thanks a lot!

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>>102096508
Damn anon, glad I checked this thread again. Yeah, turns out I just didn't have the 'update to pre-release' setting checked so it was still kicking about on the older, non-compatible version.

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Do you guys recognize this font? The one that looks like it the most is Perpetua Titling MT but the O and T don't match, the font weight isn't the same either.

>>102097234
ToT

>>102097234
is that not just Times New Roman?

>>102090723
is it me or MS just doesn't care at this point? the actual question would be why? they were super aggressive with licenses back in the day and they just gave up since Win10

>>102097557
You're actually right, it's just that some letters are in different size and the spacing between them is all over the place, thanks anon.

>>102097627
yeah you could replicate that image in adobe illustrator pretty easily i think

>>102058975
hows it going saars

>>102077134
>>102058975
>>102092226
>>102072422
i dont get it, does she dance or something? what is this game about

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>>102097717
>this confuses the zoomer
It's not a game, it's an image viewer. You drag and drop clothes on and off the doll, then wank off to cartoon pussy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisekae_Set_System

>>102098031
Don't call me mean words if you want me to continue your legacy grandpa

>>102097575
I think they realized it’s a hard to win battle so they decided to stop fighting it in hope that they will earn that money through services instead, such as OneDrive and Office. How well is that working out for them idk.

>>102058975
>board won't shut the fuck up about trannies
>everyone itt: "oh man i used to play this anime girl dressup game all the time as a kid"
everything makes sense now

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>>102098272
>anime website

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>>102098272
It thought it was a well established fact that everyone here is a faggot?

What programs can I use to analyze the connections a process is trying to make? I need to let something through my hostfile/firewall but I can't figure out which addresses I need to make exceptions for or toggle.

How do I become a Windows magician? It's somewhat easier on Linux given the plethora of high quality guides available, if you ever feel "inadequate" you can always do LFS and learn a ton of things along the way. You can't really do things like that on Windows.
>Windows Internals
Way too advanced and over 6k pages, I'm not willing to dig that deep just to learn a bit more about how the OS works, do cool difficult things and troubleshoot my own issues. I'm looking for a "instal gentoo" equivalent on Windows if that makes it easier to understand what I want.

>>102098549
what is your GOAL with that? allow only services you want/know to access the internet? if thats it, just use simplewall
anyways, i guess you can check all connections a program makes with tcpview64, if that's still not enough you can always learn wireshark

>>102098608
>what is your GOAL with that?
To get Minecraft to run with my hostfile/simplewall working, or to allow it to make a connection only temporarily by knowing which addresses to unblock.
>wireshark
Is what I'm using right now, but I recalled there was a way to view specifically which process was doing it. Guessing TCP view must have been it. Thanks anon.

Quick question, lets say I have Win10 Home, can I use the mas hwid2 on it first and then fresh install Win11 Pro?

>>102098764
you can just upgrade to Pro with the tool and then you can fresh install

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>>102091241
>>102091267
lol
lmao even

>>102097575
Because while selling Windows is a not insignificant part of their revenue, they have their eggs in a lot of baskets now to the point where Windows is only about 10% of their revenue. Even if a person pirated you're still in the ecosystem and they can serve you ads and try to push you their other products and services on you.

>>102090297

w11 ltsc chads win again

>>102098956
Source? It doesn't say what W11 version it is.

>>102100452
I'm guessing it's 24H2 like the other chart

>>102097575
they make way more money off windows via businesses (servers, cals, support, office, etc)
consumer windows was always just there to keep people familiar with windows to make it a stronger choice for work environments, that is, it keeps people familiar
microsoft would much rather you pirate windows than not use windows, that's why it's always been easy to do so

Does Rufus work correctly with Wine?

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>>102101028
i haven't tried it, but it could
i've run stuff in wine that requires raw disc access and that is something it can do. in my case WinHIIP (a program for manipulating PS2-formatted HDDs)

>>102101028
I'd probably just use a HirenBootCD ISO in a VM to get access to a Windows live environment and download/use the latest Rufus through that via the included Firefox with USB passthrough.

>>102100639
meh doubtful, i bet when pluton is in like 95% of processors theyll make it extremely difficult to pirate. https://youtu.be/U7VwtOrwceo

>>102101724
they could, but they'd be doing themselves a disservice by doing so
while they would prefer everyone who uses windows to pay for it, it does them no good preventing people who would not pay for it either way from using windows, as that has negative knock-on effects for them
consoles are a different story, they aren't used in business and they don't lead to trained users. their focus on security is more to make game developers happy. as an example i'm sure piracy had a significant role in the failure of the dreamcast, would you as a developer not be put off porting your game to a console that has such easily accessible means of not paying for you game?
you might say well the playstation could run copies with a swaptrick which was also very low cost, but that required a skill to perform, while self-booting modded dreamcast images could literally just be burned and played

not saying they absolutely won't do it, maybe they will, all i'm saying is that they'd be shooting their own foot and going against what they have outright said in the past if they did

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>>102058975
Any advice on how to remove a ghost drive from file explorer. We redid the deployment of our active directory file share that was mapped to a different letter, but now for some reason a drive is showing up that shows as disconnected but still connects to the newly mapped share.

This drive can't be deleted with net use
Does not show up in the registry
Can't be deleted using wmic

I have no fucking clue, it is not interrupting with the workflow but it just pisses me the fuck off any /g/tards that have dealt with this before.

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>>102058975
fellas what does the subscription version provide?

>>102102694
Just a different license based on a subscription model. Will probably be better for businesses that don't want to spend on the huge upfront cost for multiple single cost licenses.

>>102058975
Is there any official Microsoft-published page where I can check that "a0334f31ea7a3e6932b9ad7206608248f0bd40698bfb8fc65f14fc5e4976c160" is in fact the Windows 10 Enterprise IoT LTSC 2021 ISO sha256sum?

Have a used Lenovo Yoga 13. Planning on reinstalling windows since I bought it used from a school and they just left it set up for students. Problem is I don't think it can even run windows 10/11.
Does the HWID activation in the OP work for windows 8.1 if I can find a download for W8.1?
Just going to give it to my gf as gift. Pretty sure it is only going to be used for shit like checking emails and facebook.

>>102103327
No it doesn't. You can use KMS_VL_ALL to activate 8.1 though.
If you don't think it can run 10/11, there's always a chance that Tiny10/11 by NTDEV will most likely work.

>>102072757
neither of those zoom by default with the scroll wheel

am i the only one having issues with winget?

>>102103804
yes

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>>102086945
>do you recommend doing anything else beforehand?
Yes. Don't install consumer W10 because support will end next year. Install IoT LTSC 2021

>>102104091
is that much of a muchness though? surely microsoft have already moved on at this point and wont bother updating anything else on win10

>>102104255
>wont bother updating anything else on win10
lol. lmao
>https://winaero.com/windows-10-may-soon-get-an-updated-start-menu-with-extra-ads/

>>102104255
LTSC is focused on stability for critical devices so it gets security updates for a decade without getting feature updates so nothing breaks
If a new exploit like the recent IPv6 one is discovered in 2 years, you're fucked if you're on consumer W10 (non-LTSC)

>>102104274
>>102104292
so is it getting non-security updates or not?

Are W11's Power Saver and Ultimate Performance power plans good enough or should I modify them? I just want two dedicated power plans, one maximized for power saving and one for gaming.

>>102104368
Regular W10 stops getting any kind of update October 2025
W10 IoT LTSC 2021 gets security updates until 2032

>>102058975
Do you guys know of any way to add Policy Editor to Win 10 Home Edition?

>>102104434
You can use MAS to upgrade to Education or Enterprise without losing anything

>>102104434
Change your edition to Enterprise. Use MAS to do it.

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Anons I have a few questions in regards to activation of my windows install:

1 - So I had followed the LTSC guide and used the medium option reg key for the disabling of services, and after using the MAS HWID activation option, I had checked the activation status in the control panel app where windows update is, and it says that windows 10 is activated, but the part below it is blank and does not look like a normal activation. Did I fuck up something or is this how MAS works? Similar to picrel I found but with windows 10 iot enterprise ltsc.

2 - If I had disabled too many services and it's fucking up my activation, which services must be required minimum to allow both proper activation and prevent unwanted drivers from installing?

I did some testing and set all of the group policy settings, all of the control panel app settings, all of the regular control panel settings, task scheduler settings and any other misc settings to disable telemetry and the driver downloads but left the services as they are. The result when connected to the internet is a genuine activation (meaning I won't need to use MAS HWID), but drivers still downloaded and installed themselves regardless of the plethora of settings I had tweaked. This confirms that the services do need to be tweaked, but I want to make sure I can get the genuine activation while preventing driver downloads so I can make a backup image with the genuine activation. Which services settings are responsible for the forced driver downloads despite both group policy and the system settings being tweaked to disable that? I will tweak the rest of the services after receiving all of the updates necessary, but I just want to make sure I get the genuine activation and windows updates but no driver downloads.

>>102104551
The medium reg file has done something, as HWID activation should show that you activated with a digital license.

>https://pastebin.com/hN8nnwns
is there nothing new (you) would add to this or remove?
it's going to be 2 years since this was made

>>102104559
Hmm, interestinng. My goal here is to get the genuine activation via the windows update since MAS won't be needed for it, and get all of the basic security and bugfix updates, all without getting the automatic driver downloads. After I get all of the updates installed, I will then disconnect from the internet and tweak the services to what I need, then reboot into HBCD to make a backup image of the fully tweaked and properly activated OS image so that I can restore back to that if things get fucked up down the line. The backup image acts as sort of a stock quick load to restore everything to the basic working state and skip past the hours of tweaking every single setting. All I need to know is which services should I disable to stop the automatic driver downloads when updating? That's the only last thing blocking my path to fully get windows working on multiple PC's.

Going through those settings several times stresses me the fuck out and I end up just chilling out on my linux pc instead (the one I'm typing this post on). I just want to play my vidya again.

>>102104559
This is the vidya PC I have if you're curious:

https://www.msi.com/Desktop/MPG-Trident-3-10th/Specification

I'm the anon who had posted in other threads (not /fwt/) about this PC being Trogdor's Xbox, because this shit is meme tier and hopefully next year I will be able to build my own PC to give a big "Fuck You" to MSI for being the absolute worst proprietary shit, because once the GPU dies on this, the entire PC is also dead because there is no replacements for the GPU. I don't do raytracing or any of that eye candy shit, I just play vidya.

>>102104719
You enable a group policy/set its registry entries manually if you want Windows to never install drivers for anything during updates.
>Computer > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Windows Update for Business > Do not include drivers with Windows Updates
And with the manual registry entry
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
>Create DWORD called ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate and set its value to 1
Create any keys that don't exist in that directory path

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>>102058975
I have a question regarding my iGPU driver. I get pic related if I use the official intel driver manager but I don't have any updates available trough my oem. Is it safe to install the intel driver update?

>>102105055
Interesting. I will test that right now and report back when I'm done, but I have a few last questions before I do so:

1 - For drivers, what do I replace the Intel Xeon Gaussian Mixture Model Driver with? I heard it's just some AI acceleration shit also being used used for voice stuff and I was using it because I don't know where to look for to find the original drivers as MSI doesn't provide the original drivers anymore for this PC from 2020, and now their site only provides a few modern bloated ones that I really would like to avoid, they are not the original drivers that were there during 2020. I would like to get the drivers that work best for this PC and not use the ones I got from windows update a while back in like 2021. My drivers are a mess and I absolutely need help finding better replacements for these drivers, but if stock is best, I need the originals and not the current ones at MSI. Nvidia's the only one that's not from MSI or windows update as far as I am aware.

2 - My PC has an Nvidia RTX2060 ITX Aero since it is a console-sized PC from MSI, my current driver version I use is a debloated 472.84 studio driver processed with NvSlimmer, and I use this because I don't want to have to use the UWP bloat app. Should I update the driver or should I stay with what I have? Is there a way to try out a newer debloated studio driver and restore the old Nvidia control panel or will I be forced to use the UWP bloat? I use the studio driver because they are basically the same as game ready drivers except only released as stable versions whereas the game ready drivers are released constantly and end up with bugs.

1 - Should I continue to use ventoy, or is it better to use rufus? I have been using ventoy, but I would like a second opinion incase there may be problems with ventoy I do not know about, I think I have ventoy 1.0.97 on my USB, but still would like to know what's best for a windows install.

>>102105540
>1
There's a tool called Snappy Driver Installer Origin that you can use to install drivers automatically. It downloads an index file, matches them against your PC parts and gets them ready to install.
>2
I'd recommend removing the driver with DDU in safe mode and using NVCleanstall to re-install the driver which you can remove the telemetry of and shit.
>3
Either works. I've been using a 1.0.96 Ventoy to install shit like LTSC on multiple computers, but Rufus also works fine.

>>102104065
the servers seem to take too long to respond

>>102105758
Sounds like a DNS issue tbqh

>>102105799
it was fine yesterday

>>102105573
Thank you, I appreciate this! I will snag the programs you have listed and be on my way! If all is successful, I will report back with a screenshot from windows, and if not, I will be chilling on my linux PC until I feel ready to try again.

>>102105799
i found the issue
it seems to be the msstore source
if i search something withe the --source winget option in works fine
so seems to be an issue with the microsoft store

>>102106000
also it seems that people have been reporting issues with the store
https://downdetector.com/status/microsoft/

>Hardware Unboxed strikes again
Retards claiming 40% performance boost in some games running in Admin mode or 24H2.
Nobody has been able to replicate this. Just screams another LinusTechTips benchmarking debacle.
There have always been games that benefited randomly from running as admin but at most it was 3%, and usually heavily unoptimized (ie PUBG).

>>102106135
The funniest thing is that this is just execution priority which is a setting any decent task manager can do with 2 clicks without running a graphical application not designed to under root (scary)

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>>102106135
I have noticed significant performance improvements using administrator but its not consistent across computers at all. For example I've been playing Kingdom Hearts 1.5+2.5 recently. I have two laptops running Windows 11 IoT LTSC, one with a 12th gen i5 and a 3050 and the other with a 13th gen i5 and a 4050, both Acer. On the 3050 laptop, the games run fine and administrator does pretty much nothing. On the other laptop, the game just drops frames constantly and is a stuttering mess but if I run in administrator it fixes all the issues then runs properly as it should and the average FPS increases substantially. No idea why or why its only on the 4050 machine.

>>102104396
Anyone?

>>102107289
I see people like Chris Titus recommend using Ultimate if you have it.

>>102107312
Alright, what about Power Saver?

>>102107325
I'd say Power Saver is mainly for laptops and shouldn't be used all the time because everything must be undervolted to use less battery.

>>102107374
I already undervolted my CPU and GPU. I'm using a PC if it weren't clear. I'm just curious if a Power Plan on W11 can lower my electricity bill by any significant degree.

>>102107440
I'd say no, not really.

>>102098956
>>102100566
those benchmarks are from 23H2, completely irrelevant to the conversation now

https://youtu.be/abXKDUESFKs

w10 is miles behind, intel/amd no longer push performance updates to it

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>>102107583
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlfTHCzBnnQ

>Up to 35% Performance Improvement
Windows 10 was never 35% better than Windows 11, even at launch.
It's over, Windows 11 won.

>>102107448
the a mount of saving is not good enought to the amount of fiddling you have to do.

unless your 400w+ idle can go below 100w is not worth the effort.

>>102107618
We're getting closer and closer to IoT LTSC 2024's retail release so I expect more and more people (mostly the ones too skittish to use the open preview) will start to default to it instead of 2021.

burning windows 7 iso.
man. this shit run so well in old machines.

Is there am issue with having both W10 and W11 on a single boot drive when I am installing W10 on a new PC?

>>102109381
I'd advise you to just buy another drive, it's useful anyway and imo it's better to have an operating system on the entire drive

would it be wise to try 11 on an unsupported CPU? i7 4th to be precise, I hear that old af cpus are starting to be unusable now so I fear that the same is going to happen to these, even if they can run it well