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I keep meaning to try this out. Every time I boot a fresh Windows 10 install I am traumatized enough to walk away and not try again, though. The install proces
by whalesalad 6y ago
I keep meaning to try this out. Every time I boot a fresh Windows 10 install I am traumatized enough to walk away and not try again, though.
The install process is pretty bad - the same ancient UI that came from Longhorn. Towards the end you go through about 20 differnt checkboxes to un-toggle all the various annoying settings you don't want like tracking and advertisements on the login screen. Creating an account is also a headache - MSFT is really pushing the online signin stuff now. Everything also feels sluggish to me, but perhaps that is due to the machine I am using (i7-3770k, 16gb ram, but kinda old in general) and there just feels like an abundance of noise and crap everywhere (Windows explorer is like a junk drawer that wont close)
I ended up using it for one thing - I managed to pay Titanfall 2 through the entire campaign on an Xbox controller. That was a pretty fun experience. Recently I wiped the box to start giving Fedora a shot as a sidekick box.
I cannot quit macOS though. It is just too good at staying out of your way and not being annoying (I am on Mojave) - and the muscle memory is strong.
DHH's take resonates with me: https://m.signalvnoise.com/back-to-windows-after-twenty-years/ https://m.signalvnoise.com/back-to-windows-after-twenty-year...
- timw4mail 6y agoWindows and Mac both have this issue of terrible defaults.