• @ripcord@lemmy.world
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    524 days ago

    I’m guessing the cheap laptop was running Windows? You didn’t mention, it sounds at first like you’re saying you were using Linux on it.

    What ads were everywhere? Why did it “take 2 hours to get to the desktop” - you mean, that’s how long it took to install or something?

    • @StonerCowboy@lemm.ee
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      124 days ago

      People here so full of shit. I just reimaged my lenovo t570 with windows 11 took less then 10mins to install. Another 5 to remove all the bs built in software like solitaire Cortana etc and then another 10-15 to apply all windows updates. Bam done.

      • @MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works
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        123 days ago

        Yeah, sure. But I don’t run a shop anymore and just picked up an off the shelf machine from a retailer.

        Turned it on, connected it to wifi, then it took forever to try and update itself, which failed, required another reboot, then made me sign in, which also failed, needed a reboot

        I dont want a fucking ms account, I don’t want to wait for every update, just ask my name and take me to the desktop

      • Eyedust
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        124 days ago

        Takes a lot more to fully deshittify it, though. I’ve been down that road. So much registry diving, so many third party apps, strongarming uninstallations of bloatware through brute force, and just all around weeks of work.

        When the screenshot shit was announced the first time, I just got tired of looking for workarounds to disable or remove Microsoft’s active attempts of policing, spying, and triple-dip profiting off it’s paying customers.

    • @MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works
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      123 days ago

      Sorry answered it elsewhere, yep windows 11.

      The forced update took forever and failed and then it also fucked out with the Microsoft account. It was legit 2 hours from boot to seeing a desktop. I wanted to skip the updates and the Microsoft account.

      The start menu is full of ads for software I don’t want. If I buy software off you, stop trying to upsell me.