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stoy ,

I recently found the YT channel Michael MJD, and it has made me realize how fun and cool Microsoft was in the XP and 7 eras.

It was just before the cloud ruined everything and it was before the curse of the flat UI design.

It was a more fun time.

Windows 7 is the prettiest Windows ever made, with XP running Royale theme a close second.

emeralddawn45 ,

Microsoft mjght have been better than thwy are now then, but they were NEVER fun and cool. Dont be gaslit.

stoy ,

Oh fuck off, you don’t get to decide my oppinions.

bizarroland ,

If you dig deep enough into the internet you'll find people who have been complaining about Microsoft since the dos days, and many of their complaints and fears have come true.

stoy ,

Oh yeah, I remember the mems from back in the late 90s, I reacted harshly to the previous comment as they claimed that I was being gaslit.

I remember using Windows as far back as 3.11, I know my own feelings.

If you look further in the thread you’ll also see that I admitted that I was probably reflecting my oppinion on XP and 7 onto Microsoft as a whole.

Mr_Blott ,

Spot the self-congratulary Linux user

TheGrandNagus , (edited )

Spot the bootlicker 😉

There’s nothing wrong with pointing out that a monopoly with a history of illegal anticompetitive behaviour isn’t/wasn’t cool.

They didn’t congratulate themselves, and the only person who brought up Linux here is you.

TheGrandNagus ,

They were the best Windows versions, but Microsoft was not cool. They were still monopolistic and anti-competitive as fuck. They still actively killed smaller companies, they still bribed politicians, etc.

stoy ,

I will grant you that I may be reflecting my oppinion on XP and 7 on Microsoft as a whole.

Reverendender ,

Why do they hate their customers so much?

avisf ,

It’s a interesting trip through Windows history everytime I need to change an admin setting:

  • You need to modify an admin setting (like…setting a MTU for example or changing an IP address (now possible in Settings, but wasn’t for a long time))
  • You click through Settings -> Setting not available, but a Link to Control Panel -> click on the Control Panel Link (XP-Era) -> Advanced Settings on the Top-Window (Windows 2000) -> Finally, right click on the Network Adapter and select Properties and you are all the way back to Windows 95/98.
  • Same with Powershell: A function or Cmdlet isn’t available? Let’s try this .Net thingy first, before we head to VBS
  • Need to manage Sound Devices? Better do that in Control Panel, since most of the useful settings are still missing
  • Need to remove a Outlook profile? Control Panel.

Windows is a prime example of inconsistent design, that’s why Device Manager still asks for drivers on a A:\ 3,5" floppy drive.

As an Administrator, I’m curious to see, what will become of Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and their Snap-Ins, which are still required to have by many still supported MS Products and third party tools. The last time I had to edit something in “Component Services” (Windows NT-Era Tool) was 2023.

pyre ,

no. fucking. way.

TachyonTele ,

Is this just for 11, or are they going to ruin 10 some more with this change too?
I’m not seeing it mentioned in the article.

sroos ,

Well, 10 is going away in about a year anyway, isn’t it. I don’t think they really care about 10 anymore.

macrocephalic ,

I’m staying on 10 until it really doesn’t work, and then moving entirely to Linux. I already don’t use windows much and I’m not missing most of it.

sroos ,

And that’s completely fine. I would advise on a cut-off date of around Oct 15. 2025. Your OS won’t receive any security updates after that and having it connected to internet at that point is going to be a major risk.

You have more than a year to prepare, though. Use it wisely. :)

macrocephalic ,

I personally think the risk of not receiving updates is pretty overstated. I’m more concerned with when applications stop supporting it - which normally happens because libraries stop supporting it.

sroos ,

Well. When the OS stops receiving updates there’s a whole lot of stuff that stops receiving updates (much of which is the libraries that are being updated with the OS).

Using Windows 10 past the cut-off date is perfectly possible but more and more of the security of your device (and, as it’ll be connected to the internet, all other unpatched devices) will be on you, rather than a large company (or a collective of really smart people).

calcopiritus ,

Very recently a 0-click vulnerability was discovered where all you needed in order to be attacked is having IPv6 enabled.

If you don’t have security updates you are at risk of these attacks, even if you don’t click on suspicious links or download random apps.

blockheadjt ,

It’s just support that’s going away, not the OS.

sebsch ,

Next will be NT. I think they will put their thing above a Linux somewhere in the next future.

bfg9k ,
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You will have to take ncpa.cpl from my cold dead hands

Changing IP assignment in the modern settings app is straight up annoying

TGS ,
@TGS@lemmy.world avatar

This ^^^

seaQueue ,
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This would bother me more if I hadn’t switched to Linux full time 5y ago. Microsoft is gonna Microsoft I guess.

octopus_ink ,

Every one of these Microsoft controversies since I ditched them has just validated my decision.

TimeSquirrel ,
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And just like that the last vestiges of my computing childhood are gone. I'm gonna go sadly play Oregon Trail on an emulator now.

JoMomma ,

Good luck finding the settings to allow unregistered exes without the control panel

sroos ,

Could always just use Linux.

stephen01king ,

How would you do that on Windows control panel?

devilish666 ,

At least windows god mode still available although you need a little bit trick to summon it

penquin ,

The only thing I actually like about windows. Damn.

Greg ,
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Bonesince1997 ,

I feel like I’m losing control

Z3k3 ,

While My go to is control panel if they fully committed to settings in win 8 I wouldn’t give a fuck. I don’t care where my settings live as long as it’s all in 1 place

Pity I have shifted enough away from win thar I only need it for a single program and could no longer care

Brkdncr ,

No big deal to me. I use search in control panel to find what I need. Do the same for Settings. Or just open mmc and load the appropriate item.

esc27 ,

Settings itself has been around in one form or another since at least Win95. 29 years…

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