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Windows needs to stop showing tabloid news

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1725 points taubek | 4 comments | 27 Mar 23 05:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.951s | source
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PrimeMcFly ◴[27 Mar 23 06:33 UTC] No.35323525[source]▶
I don't want anything, any type of news being pushed by my OS. It simply isn't it's job. Maybe, as an option or optional add-on, but not the way MS does it.

I use 10 now, as locked down and 'fixed' as I was able to make it (custom ISO via NTLite with a bunch of crap removed and some fixes steamrolled in), but really I look forward to ditching it altogether - which is a shame. For all the MS hate in the OSS community, I always thought Windows did a lot of stuff well (when it was good at least).

The telemetry, changing things for the sake of changing things and forced crap constantly being added is enough. I'm so in love with awesomewm at this point, and the fact that I can customize and program every part of my UI, allowing me to have something absolutely perfect and tailor made.

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chillfox ◴[27 Mar 23 13:27 UTC] No.35326431[source]▶
I have always used Windows for my gaming PC, but last year when I got a new one I went for Linux. I was just tired of having to constantly reset my settings, remove ads/candy crush from the start menu.
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1. Zurrrrr ◴[27 Mar 23 13:36 UTC] No.35326521[source]▶
Yeah it's ridiculous. The nerve to keep forcing something on a user after they have clearly rejected it. Honestly that kind of crap should be illegal IMO.

After a lot of GPO settings and hacks I've tamed W10 to be acceptable, but it's still crappy on principle.

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2. chillfox ◴[28 Mar 23 04:39 UTC] No.35335977[source]▶
Oh, I am sure I could wrestle Windows into submission if I wanted to. I just don't want to fight with my computer.

If Steam was not available on Linux then I would likely still have abandoned Windows and just limited my gaming to whatever runs on a Nintendo Switch.

Anyway, My husband decided to stick with Windows for his gaming computer (same hardware as mine) and my Linux computer (with ZFS) can load every game in under half the time it takes his machine.

It did take a day to figure out the magic environment variables to better performance in games, but now that I got them I just copy paste them for new games.

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3. Zurrrrr ◴[28 Mar 23 04:56 UTC] No.35336096[source]▶
> It did take a day to figure out the magic environment variables to better performance in games,

What are your main? If you don't mind sharing?

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4. chillfox ◴[28 Mar 23 07:07 UTC] No.35336953{3}[source]▶

  PROTON_HIDE_NVIDIA_GPU=0 PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 gamemoderun %command%
That the main thing I add for most games in Steam.