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For me, it was worse. It happened every time I booted Windows because I only used it occasionally to play games. After I select Windows in the boot menu, I'd s

For me, it was worse. It happened every time I booted Windows because I only used it occasionally to play games. After I select Windows in the boot menu, I'd spend like ten minutes waiting for Windows Update to complete. Then I have to click through a series of full screen ads and prompts to disable my privacy settings, which is getting increasingly difficult with all the dark patterns thrown in after every new release. It really shows a lack of respect for the user, taking my computer hostage while I resist their attempts to enable numerous privacy-invading settings that I declined over and over and over. Over the years, this made me distrust Windows so much that I removed anything critical off of it. I removed my password manager, deleted my browsing data, and made sure to remove anything tied to an online account except Steam. Then I finally had enough and moved my games over to Linux. So far, the experience is good and I'm glad that WINE is going through active improvements.

nicbou 4y ago
I also use Windows occasionally to launch a single game. My experience is the same as yours. All sorts of nags that have nothing to do with launching a single game. Every update either breaks stuff, changes settings, or adds ads somewhere. I return to my main Mac after 2 months on the road, and nothing has changed. It boots right up, and might occasionally ask me if I want to install updates in the evening. I bought another Mac recently. I didn't have to turn a bunch of things off. I wasn't tricked into accepting anything. By comparison it took me a whole day to update my Surface tablet and turn off all manners of growth hacking before I returned it. If someone behaved like Microsoft does, I'd keep an eye on my drink when they're around.
- Haga 4y ago
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max51 4y ago
In my limited experience with VMs, I have found that it's easier to skip it if you disconnect your internet before booting windows. It doesn't remove it completely, but it can save a few clicks. The page where they try to force you to connect a Windows account can be very hard to bypass sometimes with internet access.

nicbou 4y ago

I also use Windows occasionally to launch a single game. My experience is the same as yours. All sorts of nags that have nothing to do with launching a single game. Every update either breaks stuff, changes settings, or adds ads somewhere. I return to my main Mac after 2 months on the road, and nothing has changed. It boots right up, and might occasionally ask me if I want to install updates in the evening. I bought another Mac recently. I didn't have to turn a bunch of things off. I wasn't tricked into accepting anything. By comparison it took me a whole day to update my Surface tablet and turn off all manners of growth hacking before I returned it. If someone behaved like Microsoft does, I'd keep an eye on my drink when they're around.

Haga 4y ago
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max51 4y ago

In my limited experience with VMs, I have found that it's easier to skip it if you disconnect your internet before booting windows. It doesn't remove it completely, but it can save a few clicks. The page where they try to force you to connect a Windows account can be very hard to bypass sometimes with internet access.