[theyeenzbeanz]

As soon as the copilot garbage was installed on my computer without asking , I made sure to quickly update group policies and registry to disable it. Just yesterday it popped up the dialog asking me to try out copilot again. Just another case of windows “forgetting” settings.

[bamboozled]

Why do you even bother running Windows with this crap going on ?

[tehbeard]

    - Software compatibility.
    - Wanting upgradable hardware that doesn't require new machine + $1000 expense atop it for double the RAM.
    - JACK/ASLA/PulseAudio/GStreamer audio madness shouldn't be forced on mortal man.

[FridgeSeal]

Because until game devs will even try to support Linux, I’m sort of stuck with it.

Steam has done gods work with proton, and many games run shockingly well under it, but many game devs refuse to support Linux games (as usual, indie’s are the best) and do things as trivial as ticking the “enable EAC button on Linux”, gaming on Linux is a frustrating experience at times.

[Ylpertnodi]

>Why do you even bother running Windows with this crap going on ?

It runs the programs I use.

[theyeenzbeanz]

Malware kernel mode anti cheats and draconian DRM from hostile developers

[masfoobar]

copilot was installed on my computer a few weeks ago.

I turn on my laptop and login... and there is was, waving at me at the bottom of the screen... "Here I am, try me!" type of thing.

[I know, it was not "waving at me" but it was made obvious by popups]

Surprisingly, I was not angry or even thought to myself "I did not install this!"

I think that says alot about my views on Windows.. or Microsoft in general. I am actually a GNU/Linux user but I do have 1 laptop purely for one company I work for. I am slowly moving it away from Windows (Windows Servers, Windows Programs, etc) to run on Linux.

As far as I am concerned, any job I get that are using Windows... they need to provide me a laptop.

Honestly just fed up it. I just accept that I really do not "own" my copy of Windows.