It's seriously hilarious to me that something like Linux will literally let you uninstall the bootloader and reboot without installing a new one and won't say shit about it. :D
There used to be a native tool called Windows Easy Transfer, but it was dropped in Windows 10 in favor of third-party tools like PCmover and transwiz. There is still Microsoft's USMT, but that's designed as an enterprise tool and I think it depends on MECM.
Similarly, in Linux, I've seen issues like a chown/chmod gone wild that fucked the system file permissions enough that reinstalling is the easiest course of action.
What hardcore Linux users don't seem to really get is this: The vast majority of people who need to use computers simply do not care about anything you just said. They absolutely don't. They simply want to press a button to boot the device, use the apps they need and maybe even play a game and that's it. That is what Windows does for them.
The average user is overwhelmed when the desktop icons have been moved.
I love Linux and it is on a great way to being used by a wider audience and it's great it provides the freedom it does. But it still has its quirks that makes it too hard to use for 95% of users.
But the average user is not going to uninstall their bootloader to begin with. We were talking about power users. As a power user it's nice to be able to do whatever you want.
Yep I'm well aware. I jumped on the Linux train awhile ago. It's so freeing.
I remember when you could uninstall Internet Explorer on your own as a regular ass user. Now? Get rekt idiot you're stuck with Edge on your system and we're gonna regularly reset it as your default browser.
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aniki@lemm.ee · 102 pts · 2y
popekingjoe@lemmy.world · 66 pts · 2y
It's seriously hilarious to me that something like Linux will literally let you uninstall the bootloader and reboot without installing a new one and won't say shit about it. :D
aniki@lemm.ee · 51 pts · 2y
4am@lemm.ee · 29 pts · 2y
aniki@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 2y
wmassingham@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
There used to be a native tool called Windows Easy Transfer, but it was dropped in Windows 10 in favor of third-party tools like PCmover and transwiz. There is still Microsoft's USMT, but that's designed as an enterprise tool and I think it depends on MECM.
aniki@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
wmassingham@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
Don't forget to check your permissions and selinux file contexts.
Reaper948@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
I mean, there's transfer wiz and profile wiz that'll do it, but not any builtin tools unfortunately.
wmassingham@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
Sure, if you boot a Windows recovery image, you can do that: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/use-bootrec-exe-in-the-windows-re-to-troubleshoot-startup-issues-902ebb04-daa3-4f90-579f-0fbf51f7dd5d
Similarly, in Linux, I've seen issues like a chown/chmod gone wild that fucked the system file permissions enough that reinstalling is the easiest course of action.
DarkenLM@kbin.social · 6 pts · 2y
It's almost like every OS will have issues if you start fucking up core parts of it, who would have guessed?
bearwithastick@feddit.ch · 10 pts · 2y
What hardcore Linux users don't seem to really get is this: The vast majority of people who need to use computers simply do not care about anything you just said. They absolutely don't. They simply want to press a button to boot the device, use the apps they need and maybe even play a game and that's it. That is what Windows does for them.
The average user is overwhelmed when the desktop icons have been moved.
I love Linux and it is on a great way to being used by a wider audience and it's great it provides the freedom it does. But it still has its quirks that makes it too hard to use for 95% of users.
lemmyvore@feddit.nl · 11 pts · 2y
But the average user is not going to uninstall their bootloader to begin with. We were talking about power users. As a power user it's nice to be able to do whatever you want.
aniki@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
bearwithastick@feddit.ch · 1 pts · 2y
popekingjoe@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
Yep I'm well aware. I jumped on the Linux train awhile ago. It's so freeing.
I remember when you could uninstall Internet Explorer on your own as a regular ass user. Now? Get rekt idiot you're stuck with Edge on your system and we're gonna regularly reset it as your default browser.
systemglitch@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
I've not had win 10 default to another browser (edge) one single time in the five or so years I have used it.
I get the windows hate, but I also hate seeing bs about shit that doesn't happen.
popekingjoe@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
I had it happen on Windows 11 after the last major feature update. :(
EDIT: I should mention this is on a laptop that isn't my main PC.
XTornado@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 2y
* starts sweating being the only IT guy in the family *
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
As someone who does not really follow this Windows stuff - Is that "Tips app" some kind of "clippy reborn"?
clutch@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 2y
The road is being paved for Clippie's return
Boomkop3@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 2y
Now that's nice to read
spudwart@spudwart.com · 5 pts · 2y
Microsoft's worst (or best depending on perspective) move here is their potential decision to make windows a monthly paid OS.
So many people have been running to me asking about Linux ever since it was even suspected that Windows 12 would be a monthly subscription.