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72 votes
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Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron
98 votes -
Microsoft might want to be making Windows 12 a subscription OS, suggests leak
74 votes -
Minecraft creator Notch excluded from ten-year anniversary plans for the game because of his "comments and opinions"
61 votes -
Ugly numbers from Microsoft and ChatGPT reveal that AI demand is already shrinking
91 votes -
Can Windows make the jump to ARM like Apple did?
I'm seeing a lot of news in my feed about Qualcomm chips approaching laptop performance, such as...
I'm seeing a lot of news in my feed about Qualcomm chips approaching laptop performance, such as
https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/24/qualcomm_x_elite/
Will this turn out any better than the last few times Microsoft tried to break away from Intel? Would you want such a laptop? Will it wake Intel out of its complacency?
33 votes -
You will soon need a Microsoft account to play Mojang games (including Minecraft Java edition)
31 votes -
Microsoft intercepting Firefox and Chrome installation on Windows 10
66 votes -
My experience with Windows 10
I'm a longtime Linux user, and I haven't used Windows in a while aside from just launching games from Steam on my living room computer, but my new work laptop is Microsoft's flagship Surface Pro 4...
I'm a longtime Linux user, and I haven't used Windows in a while aside from just launching games from Steam on my living room computer, but my new work laptop is Microsoft's flagship Surface Pro 4 so I figured it'd be the best experience you can have on a Windows machine.
I got the laptop in yesterday, and here's the summary of my experience:
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I am required by IT to use Chrome. To install Chrome, I had to click through no fewer than three "Are you sure you don't want to use Microsoft's more secure, faster browser?" banners to do so.
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When I plug in my external monitor, by default, the two monitors were mirrored; when I went into display settings, it didn't show the external monitor until I closed and reopened the settings menu.
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I have an Apple Magic Touchpad 2, and I had some issues getting it set up on Ubuntu 20.04 when I initially got it. These problems are now solved on the latest version of Ubuntu, but I was expecting a nice contrast in a good plug-and-play experience on Windows. Instead, I had to install sketchy drivers from some random GitHub page to get it to work properly.
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I've had some minor annoyances with my audio interface (a Zoom R-22) not being set as the default when I want it to be on Ubuntu, and I was really looking forward to getting a smooth video calling experience with my nice mic and interface on Windows. Lo and behold, the R-22 audio input - the whole reason I have it - doesn't work at all, at least in the Zoom video calling app.
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On Ubuntu, I use QV4L2 to configure the framing, zoom, exposure, etc of my camera. It's a bit clunky, and I was looking forward to having a smooth experience with this on the premier business OS. Unfortunately, the camera on this laptop has extremely aggressive aperture priority mode enabled, and there is no first-party app to configure it! The documentation tells me to go to Settings -> Devices -> Camera but there is no such menu item. So, I just look either washed-out or ultra-dark in every video call.
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After running Windows Update and rebooting, I was greeted with a full-screen and quite annoying to exit tutorial for Microsoft Teams - an app I did not install, because my company uses Slack.
This in addition to some setup papercuts, but I think those were probably due to my corporate IT's process rather than Windows itself.
Is this common? Do people who use Windows just... put up with this kind of thing? Or am I having an exceptionally bad experience for some reason?
15 votes -
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Microsoft wins US FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard
76 votes -
Python in Excel: Combining the power of Python and the flexibility of Excel
34 votes -
Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda, id Software, Arkane Studios, and more
44 votes -
Xbox Series X/S vs. PlayStation 5 - A direct comparison and the Ars launch-month verdict
13 votes -
Windows 11: The Ars Technica review
26 votes -
The New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over the use of its stories to train chatbots
62 votes -
Microsoft Word now flags two spaces after a period as an error
36 votes -
Why Microsoft's new Flight Simulator should make Google and Amazon nervous
32 votes -
Sam Altman will join Microsoft to lead a new advanced Al research team following his ouster from OpenAl, CEO Satya Nadella said
52 votes -
FTC: Xbox-exclusive Starfield is “powerful evidence” against Activision deal
52 votes -
Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion USD
46 votes -
Windows 11 blocks Edge browser competitors from opening links
38 votes -
Microsoft to share details on bringing Xbox games to PlayStation next week / Microsoft has moved up an important Xbox business update to address fan concerns
25 votes -
Microsoft Teams is/was down. What's your fallback?
Teams is down or was down for pretty much everyone I know (work context). Thinking in terms of business continuity, what is your fallback plan. Is your fallback a managed, enterprise class...
Teams is down or was down for pretty much everyone I know (work context).
Thinking in terms of business continuity, what is your fallback plan. Is your fallback a managed, enterprise class service?
Might get everyone internally to install Signal since it's end-to-end encrypted, has a desktop client and can handle file transfers. That's just off the cuff.
Thoughts?
21 votes -
Windows 11 leak reveals new UI, Start menu, and more
21 votes -
Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025
24 votes -
Microsoft has been talking to GitHub about possible acquisition
39 votes -
Copilot can't stop emitting violent, sexual images, says Microsoft whistleblower
28 votes -
Microsoft enables Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 for developers
24 votes -
ProtonMail on all the data that Outlook collects about your email
61 votes -
Microsoft in talks to buy Discord for more than $10 billion
39 votes -
What are the positive aspects of Microsoft's acquisition of GitHub, if any?
As someone who is relatively removed from the programming world (I do basic Python scripting and not much else), I'm curious to see an argument opposing what I perceive as the majority viewpoint....
As someone who is relatively removed from the programming world (I do basic Python scripting and not much else), I'm curious to see an argument opposing what I perceive as the majority viewpoint. Those against the acquisition have cited examples of Microsoft "ruining" services such as Skype and Minecraft.
21 votes -
Xbox's new policy — say goodbye to unofficial accessories from November thanks to error '0x82d60002'
42 votes -
Microsoft Teams is now officially bigger than Slack
21 votes -
Windows could become cloud based in the future
16 votes -
How Microsoft's ruthless employee evaluation system annihilated team collaboration
66 votes -
Rumor: Insider claims Xbox handheld under development
28 votes -
Upcycle Windows 7
25 votes -
Microsoft threatened to terminate Gab's cloud hosting if it didn't remove two posts by a neo-Nazi
24 votes -
Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny, will cost $5.25/month standalone
50 votes -
Meet Microsoft Office’s new default font: Aptos
43 votes -
The new Windows Terminal
22 votes -
Microsoft now faces a big Windows 10 quality test after botched update
27 votes -
Today I learned this weird Windows keyboard shortcut opens LinkedIn
43 votes -
Microsoft closes deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard
53 votes -
An experiment to test GitHub Copilot's legality
11 votes -
The Xbox Series S will launch for $299 USD on November 10
17 votes -
Twitch streamer Ninja leaves Twitch and will be streaming on Mixer
@ninja: The next chapter, https://t.co/lvn9KBjEYq https://t.co/tljVgyM3bG
22 votes -
Chromium-based preview builds of Microsoft Edge are now available for Windows 10
12 votes -
Microsoft announces first paid-for $20 Linux Distro for Windows 10 October 2018 update
22 votes -
Microsoft’s problem isn’t how often it updates Windows—it’s how it develops it
27 votes