Just make the jump from 7 to 10 LTSCYou have to upgrade from 7 to 10 2015 LTSB and then to 10 2021 IOT LTSC.Performance wise, 10 IOT LTSC takes as much resources as regular 7. 10 IOT LTSC is supposed to be the successor to 7 embedded posready, so while it uses a lot more resources than that, it ends up being equivalent to regular 7.MS does a good job with the 7 to 2015 10 LTSB upgrade tool.You get modern software/hardware support + same overhead.You can use a 7 transformation pack for 10 to get most of the 7 gui back.11 IOT LTSC uses more resources anyway, so stick with 10.I did this a few weeks back, it's working out ok.Windows is fine for now.
No thanks. I'll stick with Linux.
>>103228852Or instead of this tinkering you could just install Linux and get a job.
nobody is using windows 7 in 2024 idiot
>>103228924You get worse battery life & non-cpu related performance with Linux due to bad drivers.
>>103228944Bad drivers? elaborate
>>103228924>instead of this tinkering>Linux
>>103228955Any driver you retardNobody gives a shit about linux development and any issue gets greeted with >fix it yourself
Just stop being ducktistic. Just embrace the certainty of updates and have things working on modern TPM-secured hardware. The tech boom is over with millions laid off. Less people are fucking around with computers and focusing on more important subjects.
>>103229044Very uninformed answer, i'm disappointed in you anon
>>103229044>>103229095The only exception is cuda as companies force nvidia to do a good job on it.
>>103229084Baby Ducks were the Vista haters, but Vista was an actual upgrade as Vista had more features. New Windows versions have less features besides enhanced telemetry services.
>>103228852>You can use a 7 transformation pack for 10 to get most of the 7 gui back.No you fucking can't. Your window frames will have this shitty transparency thing instead of an actual soft blur that makes the effect useful.
if i wanted to use botnet10 i would've done so 9 years ago, if anything my next pc will run linux, despite how much i hate it for desktop
>>103229084>focusing on more important subjects.Name twenty-five.
7 just got a second wind so no thanks, I'll be sticking with Windows 7.
>>103229842How so?
>the daily glowie thread desperately trying to convince people to stop using 7
>>103229842Explain
>>103228852I only use my personal computers for web browsing, hobbyist programming and old video games. At this point my reason for not updooting is really just that I would gain nothing from the time investment.
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>>103230945all telemetry got backported to 7 and 8.1
>>103229010He is actually right. In 2024, a just werks linux distribution requires pretty much no tinkering in the vast majority of cases to have usable desktop OS. Thats not the case for deadshitos however, since you need to apply a few different hacks manually to get similar experience to what linux gives you out of the box.>b-b-b-but muh photoshopYou can't really run modern productivity tools on deadshitos anyway. In fact most programs nowadays will not work at all and doing anything other than shitposting / playing ancient games on it will be a challenge to say the least.
>>103228852Go eat a dick.
>>103230945Highly doubt that they would give a fuck about unemployed basement dweller from /g/ but in case they did, it would be in their best interest to get your running ancient windows version that has known vulnerabilities they can easily exploit remotely, especially if they cooperate with your isp.
>>103228852Wallpaper, please?
>>103228852I'm thinking of rolling back to W7 Gen2 from 10 IoT LTSC on one machine after 10 years of being on 8.1+10 and dual booting on another. Just need to redownload all the programs I'll need.
>>103234618at least the design of the OS wont turn you into a soulless golem with their crappy corporate art design, nor will your operating system feel like a toy, which subtly feminizes youthats one of the biggest reasons they want you to switch
hey, can you post an archive link of this same thread you made last week where you threw a fit so i can make fun of you? i'm too lazy to look for it
>>103235574sauce?
baby ducks are finally migrating
>>103228852This might be an unpopular opinion but someone needs to say it:Windows 11 works great and only costs 200 bucks. Stop fucking with these weird LTSB builds made for ATM's and PoS machines and use a real operating system. You can make 200 dollars with a few minutes of day trading or just working at a McDonald's for a few days. There's no excuse.
>>103237067>only costs 200 bucksNo point in paying for the license unless you are a company. You can activate it for free with massgrave tools.
>>103237096There is a point in paying for a license. It's called not being a thief.
>>103228852DO NOT LISTEN TO OPif you are still running 7 fine...theres no reason to use 10.he is just trying to easy you to 11.first he convinced you to do 10next thing you know its 11
>>103237107a moralfag?on my tunisian butchering board?
>>103237107Yes, I am a thief. No, I am not going to give a single penny to MS. No, I don't give a fuck. Cope and seethe, moraltranny.
>>103237460based
>>103234618you can remove the updates that do
>>103230945you HAVE to stop using 7. It is unsupported. You do want the latest discord updates, right?
>>103228852no, 10 is ugly trash and has horrible options panel mixed with the good control panel.
>>103229084>the certainty of updatesupdates are the reason i don't use your modern slop, because if there's one thing that's certain about updates is they fuck up my stuff. If all updates ever did was apply security fixes then I wouldn't mind, but that's not the truth.
>>103238079Use the transformation pack & you'll get most of the 7 gui back.
>>103229084fuck off glowie
>>103229084I don't understand why are these "duck posters" so persistent. Enjoy your flatshit soulless slop. Some people like to enjoy their computing experience. Windows 10 UI is objectively a downgrade. Kudos to modders for making this possible. Good fucking job.
>>103240162> Enjoy your flatshit soulless slopNot a single sane person gives a fuck about UI. Modern Windows runs tools to get serious work done. Deadshitos does not, unless you work with legacy infrastructure.>Windows 10 UI is objectively a downgradePersonal opinion and not a fact
>>103240578>sane person gives a fuck about UI.That's what IBM thought in the 1980s.
>>103228852OP here, it's not the same as 7 as the 7 GUI packs have some bugs & instability, but it's still the closest thing there is.
>>103228852>people using windows 7
>>103228942Based oldfags are still running Windows 2000
>>103228852>upgradeenjoy your broken timers and bad latency and mouse inputwhy do you think every game nowadays ships with TAA, frame synthesis, DLSS and motion blur?last version with support is 1709, btwthank the meltdown spectre cucks
>>103229690Vista was the single worst thing to happen to computing.It brought us the incredible "feature" of removing all hardware acceleration from the gui.
>>103229084>tpm securedyou mean microsoft encrypted, remote controlled, with a single point of failure, to better track and prevent you from pirating things?as in treacherous platform module that can take away your pc away from you?with no actual cryptographic advantage?all so that the robber who breaks into the 10th floor of your apartment building and gains physical access to your pc for 4 days isn't able to steal your manga porn?you're a cuck faggot retard niggerpeople like you should be limited to fucking iPadsnever touch a pc again
>>103228852>all this tinkering and contortions>just to use crappy proprietary spywareI will never understand wintroons.
no thanks i'll be sticking with 7
>>103228852>You have to upgrade from 7 to 10 2015 LTSB and then to 10 2021 IOT LTSC.Why not just install 2021 LTSC outright?Also the bullshit 4 main different LTSC versions of W10 is why I haven't upgraded yet. I ask around what version is best and why and everyone says "idk lol". I need it for a Sandy Bridge thinkpad with igpu only. The other serious problem is telemetry, some say it can be fully disabled, others that it is impossible, knowing how jewish Microsoft can be, but also knowing some retarded subhumans struggle to install a cpu with like 3 ways of determining the correct orientation, knowing these things I seriously do not know who to believe here.I don't want MS to "update" my bios and get performance raped by spectre/meltdown patches that I don't need.>>103228942I do thoughever>>103229842>>103231597>>103230603Seconding, explain yourself anon.
>>103242600>you mean microsoft encryptedCan be easily disabled and you always have control over the key>remote controlledpure delusion>with a single point of failurepure delusion>to better track and prevent you from pirating things?There is literally nothing that prevents you from pirating stuff on 11.>as in treacherous platform module that can take away your pc away from you?delusion>with no actual cryptographic advantage?delusion>never touch a pc againlmao
>>103244854>Also the bullshit 4 main different LTSC versions of W10 is why I haven't upgraded yet.Just get the IoT LTSC and call it a day.>The other serious problem is telemetryNo idea why would you care since it cant really affect you in any way>I don't want MS to "update" my bios and get performance raped by spectre/meltdown patches that I don't need.So just disable spectre patches
>>103244854You can't do a direct upgrade from 7 to 10 2021.
>>103228852Sorry but I already made the jump from 7 to Linux.
>>103247058Which distro?
>>103247743Arch, I've been using it for the last 7 years.But I don't care so much about distro wars. I installed Ubuntu on one of my machines and it works great too (I just removed the default desktop and I'm using apt only without snaps). I installed Lubuntu on my mom laptop and Mint on her desktop and she's satisfied too.
>>103229732>>103242545>>103228852Yup, OP here, just had to uninstall the 7 theme due to graphics driver issues. I will look into Linux.
>>103228955Manufacturers don't make Linux drivers for laptop mainboards. Linux just defaults to legacy power states and then uses more power and has less battery life. Plus every once in a while the kernel devs fuck up existing drivers, but that happens so much it's not newsworthy.
>>103249965That's why linux kernel based chromebooks are the only 'laptops' with good gnu/linux support.
>>103228852>IOTthe license forbids you using it as a desktop, and microsoft could enforce that with a software update at any time. then governments will require you to buy cyber insurance for running devices that aren't fully patched.
>>103250492>obeying a licenseI bet you pay for music too, cuck
>>103250674>I bet you pay for musicof course i don't, and i don't use windows either so this doesn't affect me directly, but don't say i didn't warn you when governments tell ISPs to block internet service to people without cyber insurance.
>>103250492>the license forbids you using it as a desktopIn case you didn't know, the vast majority of people here give 0 fucks about that, myself included.>>103250834> when governments tell ISPs to block internet service to people without cyber insurance.Are you like underage or preddit tourist?
>>103251044i know you don't care about the license, but your ISP cares about following the law. are you so naive that you think governments won't find excuses for restricting people to just using approved OSes with approved app stores?
>>103249925linux mint for ease of use, polish and intuitive transition from windowskubuntu if you want something that's a bit more fancy with extra customization optionsan arch based distro like endeavor os can also workstay the hell away from manjaropop os if you are going to be gaming a lotalso don't use gnome unless you want mental damage, it's designed for fat people to run it on their tabletsI recommend KDE for customizability, XFCE if you want something lighter and Cinnamon if you want something that just works
>>103251082>>103250492silence nigger
>>103229824windows 7 is botnetall windows versions have been botnet ever since xp
Does win 11 really scan your files and send info back to Michaelsoft?
>>103228852No thanks, I'm sticking with 7.
Any news on the extended kernel project for w7?
>>103251082>but your ISP cares about following the lawI literally torrented (and I still torrent) multiple movies, games, music and never got in any problem because of that. I managed to get 6+ ratio on certain files in the past. Do us a favor and shove your moral faggotry in your anus, predditor.
>>103228942I am
>>103228924>linux user>job
>>103228852>You can use a 7 transformation pack for 10 to get most of the 7 gui back.What do I use to get the Classic GUI back? The last time I checked, it wasn't great, and you still had the ugly new Settings thing. Have they fixed this yet?
>>103252497i'm happy for you or whatever, but you're just enjoying the fact that governments haven't been bribed enough by hollywood to make torrenting seriously illegal. they probably know that such a law would just make VPNs more popular, which would give them less control than they started with. the situation changes when devices can cryptographically prove what software they are running, as it allows governments to skip the whole due process step.
>>103229690Every version of Windows has removed features since it's launch. Windows 95 is the best version of Windows.
>>103238984I don't want to install 2024 updates to avoid having my terminal bricked. That literally defeats the point of using Windows 7 in the first place.
>>103240578Like what? Are we all supposed to be photoshop freelancers that live in Los Angeles?
I'm on normal W10 home nowI am so, so, so SO fucking sick of the laptop just deciding to restart itself and/or to try to install updates (I can't even tell if the former is caused by the latter or if something else is doing it, honestly, because half the time it just randomly restarts it the Windows Update menu still says I have updates paused till a later date as I set it to be)Does windows 10 LTSC have a foolproof way of completely disabling automatic restarts?Also while i'm here, tips on troubleshooting what's exactly causing the restarts and shutdowns now? I exported a bunch of logs from the Windows event viewer but I don't know where to go from there
>>103228852>You have to upgrade from 7 to 10 2015 LTSB and then to 10 2021 IOT LTSC.lol no
>>103237007see>>103167764
>>103228924>install Linux >get a jobchoose one
>>103254383>Does windows 10 LTSC have a foolproof way of completely disabling automatic restarts?Yes. I haven't installed any updates on LTSC 2019 in like a year and the only notification I have is a silent persistent exclamation mark on the Update Center taskbar icon.>>103244854>Also the bullshit 4 main different LTSC versions of W10 is why I haven't upgraded yet. I ask around what version is best and why and everyone says "idk lol".I like 2019 because it's the last one without Edge.>>103237067>Just pay for a cucked version that treats you like a down syndrome baby when you can get one that doesn't, for freeNo, thanks.>>103237107If MS sold individual LTSC licences, I would certainly consider paying, but they are quite happy to activate it for you for free. They don't care about your money, they just want you in their ecosystem. They haven't made any money from retail licences in over a decade now, they only care about OEM dominance.
>>103252703>>103256260In 2024 you are more likely to get actual work done with linux than deadshitos. Modern desktop linux can run basic office suite and even some proprietary productivity tools just fine. Meanwhile deadshitos users nowadays struggle to find a working web browser.
