remember when we could move the taskbar to the left and also have a functioning non-3D accelerated desktop?

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>>108767746

so thanks to that anon that recommended process monitor to figure out why my external usb hdd kept constantly turning on
apparently if your usb hdd is down to less than 10% free space then explorer will check how much free space it has every 20-30min for some reason? lol

>>108767746
Windows XP was so long ago

>>108767288
Explain the physics/biology of that tail.

>>108768465
It's a remote controlled buttplug

>>108768489
Still doesn't make sense.

>>108768489
controlled by who

>>108768582
me

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>>108768465
They don't make skirts for demons due to low demand, but thankfully the tail is arbitrarily long.
>how
magic

I love how much disinformation surrounds the K2 initiative because journoscum have been living off of peddling shoddy negative news about Windows for years and can't be bothered to do their job and do proper research before babbling on about shit.

-Microsoft has been noticing that there are major instabilities with 24H2 and 25H2 that didn't exist in 23H2 last year. Before the K2 initiative was announced. And around that time Windows team internally started working towards establishing it.
-It's not going to be an update, or a major release of 11, or Windows 12 or whatever. Think of it like Arch, a rolling release. They'll continuously refactor Windows 11 and push out those changes as time goes on, and we'll likely see the fruits of it in 26H2 once they compile all those changes in a feature update.

It's pretty clear to me that the Windows team genuinely wants to un-fuck Windows. While the initial announcement was posted by a jeet, which caused plenty of midwits to dismiss the whole thing, they did assign a white guy that's been at the company since Ballmer for the whole native rewrite project, which to me signifies they actually give a shit.

And to me, it seems like a lot of the enshittification came from the top, where the Windows division is fighting their own company in the classic Microsoft fashion. The top says "add Copilot in everything to make stocks go up". The top says "add agentic AI" and the Windows team realizes how bad of an idea it is you need to jump through hoops to enable it in preview versions. Now the Windows team wants to unfuck the code, but the top says "you need to meet these quotas for AI coding or else it's bye-bye".

It really does seem like what happened to Win11 is in many ways not the fault of the Windows division, but Satya and his prioritization of the IR department over everything else.

>>108769141
That seems like it would hurt.

>disinformation
I should've said "misinformation", but then again, Chinese whispers end up becoming unintentional disinformation when people regurgitate things other people said without verifying them themselves.

where Sophie?

Is it just me or Win11 feels a little big laggy whenever multitasking is involved?
Ex. I've been trying multiple OS on my spare PC with very similar workloads.
I tried:
>Ubuntu 26.04
>Win10 Pro
>Win11 Pro
Workolads:
>Ruby development with Zed
>Multiple browser windows streaming camwhores
>Installing and managing virtual machines (Boxes / KVM on Ubuntu, VMWare Workstation on Windows)
>Youtube playing
>Input-leap / Synergy
Ubuntu and Win10 performed perfectly fine, absolutely no lag, everything snappier, but I did feel Win11 a bit sluggish specially when tab rotating and going back and forth with the VM.
Now, in Win11's defense, my PC is potato compared to modern standards, but still. I hope this get fixed with whatever they're trying to come up with.
Thx for reading my blog

>>108769274
that's because win 11's UI is literally a react app lmao

>was using unitgetui
>all of a sudden it kept requiring updates
>program updates start to fail for no reason
>search online
>it got acquired
Fuck can nothing be no enshittified anymore?

>>108770031
Just to add, might want to get it removed from the pastebin, also looking for any recommendations on windows package managers with ui.

>>108770031
Why not just use winget through the terminal? Stop being a "I need a GUI" babby.

>>108770224
>Stop being a "I need a GUI" babby.
No, also I remember winget being very shitty with cli programs like ffmpeg and yt-dlp. If you updated them through winget, all your commands will break and you had to uninstall which it would fail at uninstalling and it was a mess.

>>108770331
Look into Scoop when it comes to CLI stuff.
winget for GUI stuff, scoop for CLI stuff.

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why is the settings app using so much cpu power? freshly installed and updated windows 10 iot ltsc. it makes my pc fans loud.

it seems to happen after i update as before updating this doesn't happen.

>>108770496
I believe the settings app also triggers processes for Windows Update and other shit, it also phones home to Microsoft a lot so there's that

How do I properly update my gigabyte motherboard?
I want to make sure this is all done properly so I don't brick my PC.

I evacuated important files to an external SSD.

>>108770921
Does your motherboard have a BIOS slot? Is it the kind that installs updates from .exe files? You could easily just look up your Gigabyte model and get walked through how to do it.

>>108770932
>Does your motherboard have a BIOS slot?
I'll need to check. I figured that asking here was a smart idea as there might be more hardware knowledge, but I use Linux.
Was hoping for extra info that might be helpful by asking in different "friendly" generals, but an anon pointed out the stupidity.
In my defense I am a bit sleep deprived right now.
>108770932
>You could easily just look up your Gigabyte model and get walked through how to do it.
Yeah I'll look into that.

what's the best thing about windows 11 before k2?

>>108771490
it's supported

Is running privacy.sexy with almost all the options enabled a bad idea?

>>108771585
Terrible idea. You'll have a barely usable system that's too locked down.

>>108771490
I like its soundscape?

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wtf is an msix file and why can't I run it

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>>108772165
piss

>>108772165
.msix files need winget installed to run properly as it comes with App Installer which is the main engine that .msix files need to run. Install it with asheroto's winget-install script and then you should be able to run .msix files fine.

winutil made my life easier

>>108773265
Chris continues to update it and it's a solid tool collection.

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How do I get rid of this widgetService thing? I keep trying to kill / uninstall it and it keeps reappearing.
Pic related. I can tell every time it fires up bc my fans start running.

>>108773422
Use the WinUtil.

>>108772165
i installed the exe version on my w10 iot ltsc and works fine
it's labeled for developers or something like that

>>108767288
any way to remove/recover admin password on a win10 system? tried utilman trick via livecd linux, it doesn't launch cmd as it should
also can't use onboard recovery tools, they're password locked
no, I don't have an installer CD
yes, I swear it's not stolen

>>108767288
>ETA: 2027H2
are these threads made by MS employees?

>>108771585
absolutely, besides it hasn't been updated in a long time

>>108775306
would be cool but no, shamikoOP is just guessing

>>108775282
try hiren's bootCD or any of its tools individually

https://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/

>>108767746
i think they will fix that with the k2 project, regarding moving taskbars, hopefully.

>>108771490
cpu timer resolution is now dictated by the app instead of system wide 15ms default

>>108775306
humans have something called pattern recognition

>>108767288
which 7 version runs the best on modern HW

>>108778021
Just use Ultimate with Simplix ran on the ISO before flashing to USB, then activate it with MAS/TSforge.

Is Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 faster than Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 in some cases on my old computer?

>>108770932
>Does your motherboard have a BIOS slot
Not him but that shit never works for me.
the computer launches for like one second and then shut down. I assume the motherboard doesn't find any BIOS file.

>>108778686
It's for the kind of feature BIOSes have like EZ-Flash, where you put the FAT32 USB with the BIOS update file in the BIOS slot and go to the EZ-Flash or whatever the mobo calls it section after you boot into it and it reads the USB allowing you to install the BIOS update directly from the BIOS itself.

>>108778637
10 and 11 are the same shit, specially LTSC versions. Just pick whichever UI you like more and go with it.

>>108778701
I know. It doesn't work. Probably because I use a 64 GB flash drive but it's formatted in FAT32 and still not working.

today I will browse the internet on windows xp and nothing will happen

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>>108778723

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Windows 12

>>108779373
>He announces it as the one last thing
>It's the worst version of Windows ever

>>108779430
>>He announces it as the one last thing
>>It's the worst version of Windows ever
Full repeat of 2021.

>>108779430
>this will be the last version of windows guys we promise

https://wiki.dbzer0.com/genp-guides/guide/#v404-features

Are the m0nkrus links here safe? Has this wiki ever listed a m0nkrus source that had malware?

>>108780080
The only time I ever heard someone say that m0nkrus releases made their Defender angry was like one random reddit post from years ago and that's it. If the dbzer0 wiki hosts the links then they're safe.

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Is 11 LTSC worth it or not?

repostan here too

>volmgr 161
>kernel-power 41
also
>random fan noise (speeding up/slowing down)
>USB audio issues

I keep getting crashes with these error reports and think my power supply is shitting itself
What else could it possibly be??

>>108775581
works like a charm, big thanks!

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The Everything CLI is really really cool
Can do, like (not my actual usecase but gets the point across),

mpv (es mkv friere | fzf)

from anywhere and it's sooo fucking fast and cozy

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>>108780494
This is the smoothest Windows has been for me since Windows XP on a Phenom II X6

>>108780494
ltsc is always worth it

>>108781799
>The Everything CLI is really really cool
I know this is /fwt/ but you should try out linux

>>108782235
Yeahhh I was thinking about it, maybe through WSL
I've been downloading and trying a bunch of CLI tools and TUIs and whatnot for fun and it really feels like Windows/PowerShell support for most of these was an afterthought currently held together by ductape due to Windows weirdness
Unfortunately I use too many Windows specific programs and idk if I could daily drive without stuff like Everything, Directory Opus and MusicBee

>Low Latency Profile

idk, feels like a cheap trick all things considered, kinda like fast boot was back in the day, slightly cool but with some caveats that would make people want to disable it

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>>108782439
for those who don't know yet

https://x.com/WindowsLatest/status/2052563334298571261

>>108782479
embarrassing

>>108782479
cool trick but it really feels like a feature to mask how unoptimized everything else is in Windows, kinda like Fast Boot was back then. It may even have caveats that will make people want to disable it altogether

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>>108782515
kek i totally forgot I already made that comment, you didn't see anything ok?

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the edge password "exploit" was a big nothingburger

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>>108782614
don't even work without elevation

>>108782381
Personal suggestion: Have some other pc with Linux as a sidekick, maybe an old pc / laptop and connect through ssh, remote desktop or even input-leap. I have a setup similar to this but the other way around, I daily drive Linux and Windows is my sidekick.
WSL2 is pretty convenient also

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>>108782614
>>108782619
version "affected" btw

>>108782235
>you should try out linux
Fuck off.

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>>108782235

guys this is freaking greattt


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVI_smLgTY0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVI_smLgTY0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVI_smLgTY0

>>108783739
The only use seems to be to tell other to use it. Go away and enjoy your horrible font rendering.

>>108783739
>makes millions using Windows only
>switches to Linux as a hobby once he retires
>swears it's much better and productive

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>>108783739
ywnbaw lintroon

>>108783842
>horrible font rendering
that would be cleartype with anything that is not an LCD screen desu

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If I want to stay on Windows10, is IoT LTSC my only option now? Can I "upgrade" my current Win10 to LTSC without losing anything?

For Win11, is Pro OK? I don't really know the differences between Home/Pro/Enterprise. What I do know is I'd like to be signed in to my personal Microsoft account since I use some of the sync features and use some of the MS bloat like the Xbox app for vidyagames

Any help welcome

>>108785000
Just load up MAS from the irm command in the OP in an admin powershell and run the TSforge module to enable ESU, which'll give you another three years of updates.

>>108785034
Oh thanks, I think I'll do that for my current laptop. I didn't even know that was an option, can I just do that on base Windows 10 Home?

It's my new laptop that came with Win11 I'm also asking about tho cause I'm wondering whether to just keep 11 on that and if so what's the best route. It can run Win10 too but trying to figure out what's best before I set up.

>>108785069
Just change the edition of the 11 install to Education or Enterprise, reactivate with MAS HWID and run something like CTT's winutil, ShutUp10 or Winhance on it to disable shit like the telemetry. And yes you can enable the ESU on Home as well.

well ive been dualbooting 10 ltsc iot with debian for the past 6 months now and I don't think i can ever go back to retail windows
I've finally found peace

>>108785105
When I hear Linux distros the big two are always Arch and Debian.

>>108767288
>אוצר

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>>108785083
>change the edition of the 11 install to Education or Enterprise
Should I do that or just reinstall? I don't have anything set up so wouldn't lose anything.

What's generally better, 10 ltsc iot or 11 Enterprise? Why is Enterprise or LTSC better than Home?

>And yes you can enable the ESU on Home as well.
Awesome. I guess I'll just do that for Win10 on this laptop.
Thank you.

>>108785233
Changing edition isn't as drastic as say back in the XP days. You can change the edition of any 10/11 install and you don't need to re-install or anything, just re-activate.
IoT LTSC 2021 is the last 10 based LTSC while 2024 is the first 11 based one. If your PC parts are newer it makes more sense to use 2024.

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>>108785321
>If your PC parts are newer it makes more sense to use 2024.
Thanks. My laptop is about 4 years old at this point, I bought it new. Is LTSC iot the only version of Win11 to consider? In the OP it says only consider it if you fell for the 12th gen intel meme. Would Enterprise or Pro be OK or no?

> You can change the edition of any 10/11 install and you don't need to re-install or anything, just re-activate.
Is there a guide on how to do this for a dummy like me? I found a Youtube guide but it says you need a key and i don't think the script in the OP generates a key for me to use as opposed to just activating Windows.

Another dumb question, how do I back up everything easily in case the upgrade process does go wrong?
I'm thinking of putting my old laptop onto 10 LTSC iot just to see how it goes.
My only concern is losing my Home license, can I keep that somewhere too just in case?

Thanks very much, I'm grateful for the help here

>>108785347
At this point there's no real reason to not install 11 on something besides using 2024 to do it. Keep in mind that LTSC is just a long term servicing version of Enterprise which doesn't come with a majority of first-party and no third-party UWP apps, so it's very lean. Plus comes with 10 years of updates from what it was released.
MAS makes changing editions and activating stupidly easy. And if you want to keep your Home license for whatever reason then don't change it and just run the ESU activator via TSforge. Also to answer your other question you use Enterprise/Education because you can disable a vast majority of the deep telemetry which you can't on Home/Pro.

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>>108767288
I'm unsure if I should ask this question here, on in >>108768242 , since I'm using Window.
I've been try to access Moodle, by this error always appears.
>picrel
How can I make this 'installation', and fix this error?

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>>108785360
>Keep in mind that LTSC is just a long term servicing version of Enterprise which doesn't come with a majority of first-party and no third-party UWP apps, so it's very lean. Plus comes with 10 years of updates from what it was released.
Isn't ltsc much slower to get feature updates though? Not that I care that much but with how borked 11 is, any update is welcome to make it less borked.
That's why I considered Enterprise, but is iot ltsc 2024 just best then?

I'll look into MAS thank you. Is there a quick guide? Is this site alright? https://massgrave.dev/windows10_eol#windows-10-iot-enterprise-ltsc-2021
As for keeping my home license, I only sort of meant as a backup or key if anything were to go wrong so I could just go back to it.

>Also to answer your other question you use Enterprise/Education because you can disable a vast majority of the deep telemetry which you can't on Home/Pro.
ah right thank you

>>108785408
It seems that the LDAP extension isn't installed or enabled on the web server that the Moodle you're trying to access is running on. Do you own this web server? If not you might need to message the admin.

>>108785446
LTSC doesn't get feature updates (only security updates), so if you want that then use 11 Enterprise via the 11 Business ISO you can get from the massgrave site. And yes that's the correct site.
This is also why a lot of people are excited for LTSC 2027 as it will seemingly have all the fixes coming to 11 via the K2 Initiative while having the long support cycle.

>>108785461
>LTSC doesn't get feature updates (only security updates),
Thanks. Then I am curious honestly, why does it get recommended so much?
Surely the feature updates are quite important when Windows 11 is quite poor as an OS and needs a lot of work? Or am I wrong?
Also why Business Enterprise rather than regular Enterprise? Sorry for all the questions btw, never done this before don't want to screw anything up.

>>108785446
LTSC has the upside of not being the beta tester for Jamboy Nutella for free, if you haven't heard of the "this new Windows update will destroy your SSD due to curry code" news lately.

>>108768465
Good post.

>>108785488
Oh right, very good point actually I forgot about the shitload of those articles I read.
Enterprise lets you delay updates though, right? I could stay like 2 months behind to be safe?
Is iot missing anything useful at this stage or nope? 2024 would just smooth upgrade to 2027 once I'm on it right?

>>108785478
It's feature static and lean. And any performance update that comes with a feature update comes with a monthly update anyway.
And Business is just the name of the ISO that comes with Enterprise as a selectable edition within the setup.

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>>108785452
>Do you own this web server?
I'm sorry for my equivocation, but do you mean if I'm the owner of the website(within Moodle)? then no.
I'm trying to access it through my PC - through personal internet connection - and although it lets me enter as a guest, I'm unable to do so with my own credentials.

>>108785502
you can defer updates entirely and when you want to update eventually you download the cumulutive update from microsofts catalog site.

>>108785544
thank you. I think that's settled it in my mind then I'm going for Enterprise. I think I even read you can change the registry to just auto delay updates by 2 months or so which sounds good.
I'll start looking things up on how to do it. Appreciate the help bros.

Still undecided on my old laptop whether to just enable ESU till '28, or put iot ltsc 10 on that one

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>>108785554
you can delay up to a year but you can put 60 days if you want

>>108785516
You gotta get in touch with your school's IT guy then seemingly.

>skip updates during install and instead run them along side installing applications and settings things up
>basically finished installing windows in less than an hour
windows installs can be quick and painless you ju8st have to not follow Microsoft's stupid script

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axL3DhIRppw
Windows play Xbox.

>>108785592
Installing Windows offline and then turning on Windows Update after you've set up group policies/used a policy switchboard is the much better way.

>>108785605
ya but then i have to unplug the ethernet cord

>>108785616
Just don't have it plugged in until you need it?

>>108785565
is that a third party program you're using to do that?
i think 60 days is a safe buffer
hopefully

>>108785629
NTA but no it's the built in Local Group Policy editor.

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>>108785408
>>108785572
Wait, I did it!
I asked for a new password, and after changing it, it let me in. (i also admit of putting the usernumber wrong, so that might have contributed to it).

Anyways, thank you for responding and for trying to solve my issue. :)

>>108785646
thanks anon.

>>108785722
>School moodle using AI image as landing page
Yikes

>>108785601
That's like the whole reason UWP programs even exist ie so the same programs can run on both a Windows PC and an Xbox, like how App Store apps can run on both macOS and iOS

Parents got a new laptop but wanted a version of Office on it that they wouldn't have to renew yearly. Just want to double check that I did this right:
>Uninstalled the Office 365 that came with the laptop and restarted
>Grabbed Office 2024 Home IMG file from OP and installed
>MAS ohook to activate
I got a notice on MAS about Smart App Control being set on Evaluation and was told to turn it off or Office might not launch anymore. So I wonder if I fucked up somewhere.

>>108786360
So the laptop already came with Office 365 pre-installed through the OEM? Did you uninstall it through Programs and Features and then use the Office Scrubber script? That truly removes an Office install from a PC. Then installing Office 2024 and activating with Ohook should work just fine.

>>108786427
I only used the Office Troubleshooter from Microsoft that runs a powershell script. Is that the same as Office Scrubber?
Installing Office 2024 and activation looked like it was successful, but that one notice about Smart App Control had me a bit worried.