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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 -
Ugly numbers from Microsoft and ChatGPT reveal that AI demand is already shrinking
91 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?
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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 -
Sam Altman will join Microsoft to lead a new advanced Al research team following his ouster from OpenAl, CEO Satya Nadella said
52 votes -
Windows 11 blocks Edge browser competitors from opening links
38 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 -
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 -
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 -
Upcycle Windows 7
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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
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Microsoft now faces a big Windows 10 quality test after botched update
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Today I learned this weird Windows keyboard shortcut opens LinkedIn
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Chromium-based preview builds of Microsoft Edge are now available for Windows 10
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Microsoft announces first paid-for $20 Linux Distro for Windows 10 October 2018 update
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Microsoft’s problem isn’t how often it updates Windows—it’s how it develops it
27 votes -
Besides some of the good things like game compatibility and enterprise, what are some things you like about Windows 10?
There are a lot of complaints such as the preinstalled bloatware and lackluster window management, but what are some genuinely good features you enjoy? Edit: Sorry about the extreme title gore.
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Microsoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication has been bypassed
41 votes -
EU ‘gatekeeper’ list has five American and no European companies
43 votes -
AI-powered Bing Chat loses its mind when fed Ars Technica article / "It is a hoax that has been created by someone who wants to harm me or my service."
29 votes -
$600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for Microsoft
16 votes -
Google and Dell team up to take on Microsoft with Chromebook Enterprise laptops
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German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice
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Teams bluetooth audio compatibility sucks. What options do I have?
Hey! So I used to be fairly warm to MS Teams but I utterly despise its call handling. I have three Bluetooth audio devices that I used regularly - a set of Edifier earbuds, my expensive Sony...
Hey! So I used to be fairly warm to MS Teams but I utterly despise its call handling. I have three Bluetooth audio devices that I used regularly - a set of Edifier earbuds, my expensive Sony WH-1000XM5 pair, my CX-5 audio, and my Bluebus that integrates into my old BMW's hands free system. All of these work perfectly fine when I call someone via regular-ass phone calls. When I use Teams, all hell breaks loose. The edifiers work perfectly fine, so I know Teams is QUITE capable of handling these all ok. My CX-5 system won't do microphone audio when Android Auto is connected, but works fine on Mazda's infotainment call handling. In my BMW it won't handle the microphone but plays audio. On my Sony pair of headphones, it works great... And then about every ten minutes it disconnects, consistently, so I can't use them.
In theme with the other ongoing thread, nothing gets my gears moving like tech not doing what I'm asking it to. Teams barely has any options on Android for audio, so there isn't much of anything to tweak. Does anyone have any ideas of where to start? Is there something similar to Windows solutions like Virtual Audio Cable which could set up a virtual BT device to pipe audio through and simulate it being something else for Teams? Thanks all!
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Apple tests ‘Apple GPT,’ develops generative AI tools to catch OpenAI
17 votes -
Microsoft's 'Project Latte' aims to bring Android apps to Windows 10
7 votes -
The badly thought-out use of Microsoft's Excel software was the reason nearly 16,000 coronavirus cases went unreported in England
28 votes -
Microsoft Edge browser flags Daily Mail Online as untrustworthy
24 votes -
GitHub is Microsoft's $7.5 billion undo button
16 votes -
Microsoft launches the new Bing, with ChatGPT built in
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Microsoft is bringing Linux GUI apps to Windows 10
16 votes -
Netflix will be next on Microsoft’s shopping list
9 votes -
Microsoft admitted to private Linux developer security list
13 votes -
Sony and Microsoft to explore strategic partnership, collaborate on new cloud-based solutions for gaming experiences and AI solutions
9 votes -
Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea to investigate whether it can boost energy efficiency
15 votes -
Meta starts licensing headset OS in battle with Apple
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Microsoft’s Bing is an emotionally manipulative liar, and people love it
14 votes -
I spent a year deleting my address online, then it popped up on Bing
20 votes