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mzmzmzm ◴[] No.35329154[source]
Immediately on a new Windows install, I always rush to group policy to disable certain creepy and distracting features: Cortana, Widgets, OneDrive (I pay for a different cloud service), Xbox Game Bar, etc. Hopping on other machines I'm oftern struck by how janky and unusable Windows is by default. Lately I've noticed that the "new features" for feature updates tend to focus on add-ons like widgets rather than core functionality or stability, in other words Windows is more stagnant for me. Increasingly I'm considering linux despite using Windows for work (Adobe apps) and gaming... for the latter I recently purchased MS Flight Simulator without realizing an MS account is required. I'm not sure if I will try to play it or not.
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yabones ◴[] No.35329504[source]
I find it funny that it took them the entire lifespan of Windows 10 to finish moving everything from Control Panel to the 'Settings' app.
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1. joenathanone ◴[] No.35330577[source]
There are many things still not there, all the admin tools for example.