Microsoft has posted an online bulletin confirming that the company is investigating reports that state Windows 11's latest security update has rendered some PCs unbootable.
If you haven’t tried gaming with Linux, time is good if your windows install just bricked itself.
For those experiencing issues with boot failures, we had to put together a whole new guide on how to fix it. While we wanted this out earlier, it takes a few hours to research and write it all up
but people say Windows doesn’t require any tinkering! only Linux does! /s
We have W11 pro for work, it is janky AF. And I keep having to deplete the office AI.exe and aimgr.DLL stuff, otherwise it hogs the CPU, even when not using office.
Windows 10 forced an update on me yesterday in the middle of a game. After 30 minutes of it being stuck at 80% I said fuck it and rebooted. It’s time to pull the trigger and get off of dual booting.
When I switched to Mint, I waited 1.5 months to see if I would ever boot back into my Windows partition. I did exactly one time and it wasn’t even worth it, so I was pretty happy when I got to nuke that partition and get my storage space back haha.
As someone who did tech support as a side gig for my last company, this happens literally every year so I try to keep up with news. Disastrous, bricking-computer-tier updates in January and February have been the norm for years now.
Luckily they are often fairly rare enough that it hasn’t caused huge disruptions (in my case)
I trust 0patch more than I trust Microsoft to not do something stupid with LTSC. Also, why would I want to reinstall my whole ass operating system just to keep using 10?
(Primarily because Microsoft is contractually obligated to support Win10 IOT LTSC until 2032, and that support timeline only exists for security updates, since IOT LTSC’s target use case is places like hospitals, banks, etc…)
(Also, you’re not using a third party service that may introduce additional points of failure, and may not patch vulnerabilities at the speed that MS does for LTSC, since MS does not want to lose out on future LTSC contracts)
Honestly, I moved from Windows 10 over to Bazzite and I’ve been enjoying the gaming experience so much more, despite some of little short comings, than Windows since 7.
For anyone reading this, this is terrible advice. The most important that you can do to keep your windows (if you insist on windows) computer secure is to keep it up to date.
This applies for any operating system. Security flaws are constantly being discovered and the security updates are those flaws being fixed.
It’s an older study but the thing security experts said was most important was installing security updates in a prompt manner.
The thing non experts said was important was having an antivirus.
That’s where choosing a community driven operating system comes in. If the provider of the security patches abuses their position the answer is not to drop security. Rather switching providers is the solution.
Updates are security features. If you plan to connect your computer to a network do not disable updates. If your os updates brakes your computer, change your os.
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Vibe coding …
A… I… can’t figure it out
but people say Windows doesn’t require any tinkering! only Linux does! /s
We have W11 pro for work, it is janky AF. And I keep having to deplete the office AI.exe and aimgr.DLL stuff, otherwise it hogs the CPU, even when not using office.
I’ve never heard that about Windows but I have heard it about Apple’s shit.
Vibe coding. Not even once.
Windows 10 forced an update on me yesterday in the middle of a game. After 30 minutes of it being stuck at 80% I said fuck it and rebooted. It’s time to pull the trigger and get off of dual booting.
When I switched to Mint, I waited 1.5 months to see if I would ever boot back into my Windows partition. I did exactly one time and it wasn’t even worth it, so I was pretty happy when I got to nuke that partition and get my storage space back haha.
Mfs will see this and say “Linux is free if your time is worthless”
Microsoft trained people into believing that updates are dangerous.
Put it on eBay for $10 so we can buy these for servers.
As someone who did tech support as a side gig for my last company, this happens literally every year so I try to keep up with news. Disastrous, bricking-computer-tier updates in January and February have been the norm for years now.
Luckily they are often fairly rare enough that it hasn’t caused huge disruptions (in my case)
Glad I’m still running 10 with third party patches.
…Isn’t pirated Win 10 IOT Enterprise LTSC both simpler to configure and just as stable/updated?
I trust 0patch more than I trust Microsoft to not do something stupid with LTSC. Also, why would I want to reinstall my whole ass operating system just to keep using 10?
…you don’t need to? Massgrave’s website has the process explained pretty well down to a T.
Again, why trust Microsoft any further than necessary?
(Primarily because Microsoft is contractually obligated to support Win10 IOT LTSC until 2032, and that support timeline only exists for security updates, since IOT LTSC’s target use case is places like hospitals, banks, etc…)
(Also, you’re not using a third party service that may introduce additional points of failure, and may not patch vulnerabilities at the speed that MS does for LTSC, since MS does not want to lose out on future LTSC contracts)
No thanks. I don’t need another different solution for the problem that I solved for myself in September.
microsoft is self-destructing, soon people will be free to choose another.
They can’t stop winning.
My work schedule is 100% full and really dont have time for this. I hate windows so much its unreal
Honestly, I moved from Windows 10 over to Bazzite and I’ve been enjoying the gaming experience so much more, despite some of little short comings, than Windows since 7.
My conclusion: If you want a stable computer then you should disable Windows updates: https://www.sordum.org/9470/windows-update-blocker-v1-8/
For anyone reading this, this is terrible advice. The most important that you can do to keep your windows (if you insist on windows) computer secure is to keep it up to date.
This applies for any operating system. Security flaws are constantly being discovered and the security updates are those flaws being fixed.
It’s an older study but the thing security experts said was most important was installing security updates in a prompt manner.
The thing non experts said was important was having an antivirus.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/security-experts-vs-non-experts,29665.html
All well and good, but every now and then we’re abused by updates that remove features, or add something we didn’t want.
0patch does have an advantage there I guess.
That’s where choosing a community driven operating system comes in. If the provider of the security patches abuses their position the answer is not to drop security. Rather switching providers is the solution.
I agree. I’m on Debian. But on my Android phone I don’t auto update apps. Been bitten too many times.
Such an advice can only come from a Windows user…
If your leg hurts amputate it…
Updates are security features. If you plan to connect your computer to a network do not disable updates. If your os updates brakes your computer, change your os.
if said security updates make the software unusable they are not security updates, they are failures