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is it true that the task bar can't be moved to the side
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Oct 6, 2021 16:11
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Endless Mike posted:is it true that the task bar can't be moved to the side yeah, but there's no reason to do that so 
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Oct 6, 2021 16:19
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akadajet posted:yeah, but there's no reason to do that so on ultrawide monitors an horizontal task bar is a huge waste of space
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Oct 6, 2021 16:25
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Zlodo posted:on ultrawide monitors an horizontal task bar is a huge waste of space I'm sure stardock will make something for people who really care about non-standard layouts
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Oct 6, 2021 16:28
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Oh no! My 20 pixels!  Taskbar on the bottom and never combine icons.
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Oct 6, 2021 16:28
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my IT dept scrambled yesterday to make an intune script to limit the max version of windows as if they didn't have a head start on that lol
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Oct 6, 2021 16:31
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Sagebrush posted:Oh no! My 20 pixels! isn’t the bolded part impossible in windows 11?
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Oct 6, 2021 16:38
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fortunately all of my windows installs mysteriously stop receiving feature updates at some point so I will not be forcefully upgraded to windows 11
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Oct 6, 2021 16:40
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so actual non-ironic list of improvements you may notice in 11: settings cleaned up a bit more graphics/gpu and audio natively in wsl "snap groups" window management actually pretty nice kind of looks worse but more use of colour winds up feeling more legible anyway not seen yet but may actually be a real convenience: background updates applied with a single quick reboot i find the regressions more annoying than i find the new stuff nice, with the exception of the wsl improvements (which are pretty niche). summary: 
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Oct 6, 2021 17:00
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the new start menu looks like some ios/android bullshit.
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Oct 6, 2021 17:02
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Jenny Agutter posted:fortunately all of my windows installs mysteriously stop receiving feature updates at some point so I will not be forcefully upgraded to windows 11 that happens if you're running a pirated version of windows, which is difficult to do considering windows is free software
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Oct 6, 2021 17:03
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Sagebrush posted:Oh no! My 20 pixels! it also looks super crappy when you have an already very horizontally stretched form factor being reduced in height for no good reason
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Oct 6, 2021 17:13
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akadajet posted:that happens if you're running a pirated version of windows, which is difficult to do considering windows is free software I buy windows 10 keys from the epic dude in sa mart who sells cheap keys. I think windows update just sucks rear end and the missing files and settings error is so vague as to be useless
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Oct 6, 2021 17:15
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also, and most fundamentally, it is a pointless regression. the only reason i can think of why they decided to badly reimplement the task bar is because of the teams integration no one wanted. where maybe the old task bar for one reason or another couldn't host a full instance of electron inside it.
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Oct 6, 2021 17:17
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Jenny Agutter posted:I buy windows 10 keys from the epic dude in sa mart who sells cheap keys. Yeah, there is no way those are legitimate. Do you also buy rolexes from street vendors?
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Oct 6, 2021 17:59
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akadajet posted:that happens if you're running a pirated version of windows, which is difficult to do considering windows is free software at some point you had to have paid for it though i guess you could install 7, activate it with the bios slic certificate method, then just upgrade from there if you are a real cheapskate Jenny Agutter posted:I buy windows 10 keys from the epic dude in sa mart who sells cheap keys. I think windows update just sucks rear end and the missing files and settings error is so vague as to be useless where do those come from anyways? do people just generate them from their organization's site license, or are they buying keys from regions where they might be discounted due to heavy piracy and reselling them?
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Oct 6, 2021 18:09
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The_Franz posted:where do those come from anyways? do people just generate them from their organization's site license, or are they buying keys from regions where they might be discounted due to heavy piracy and reselling them? 75% of the rebate comes from buying them in a region where the license is cheap (the price range is huge globally), another 50% from doing money laundering in the process. so they are usually perfectly genuine retail keys.
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Oct 6, 2021 18:12
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akadajet posted:Yeah, there is no way those are legitimate. Do you also buy rolexes from street vendors? are you implying a goon would cheat a fellow goon in a sacred sa-mart transaction? mods??
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Oct 6, 2021 18:17
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also the implication that the windows update service is infallible is prima facie ludicrous
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Oct 6, 2021 18:18
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The_Franz posted:at some point you had to have paid for it though ripped off educational licenses or msdn keys and stuff like that. the keys might technically work, but it’s not a real license
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Oct 6, 2021 18:24
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I have a retail license I bought on new egg
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Oct 6, 2021 18:26
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who is buying so many windows licenses for themself that they have to dig for shady discounts?
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Oct 6, 2021 18:27
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Silver Alicorn posted:I have a retail license I bought on new egg me too lol. got a fancy holofoil windows 7 cd and everything
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Oct 6, 2021 18:28
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Man, I miss the perk of my old job with my MSDN access.
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Oct 6, 2021 18:28
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just poppin in to mention that win2k was the best windows, ok see ya
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Oct 6, 2021 18:28
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of course it's a real license. msdn (or whatever they're calling it now) keys are perfectly legitimate keys. i've bought all my windows keys from that sa-mart guy and they've always validated fine and everything i guess some marketing drone at microsoft might not consider it a ~real license~ because someone somewhere violated the license agreement. but who gives a gently caress
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Oct 6, 2021 18:28
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cannot believe they released a new windows
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Oct 6, 2021 18:30
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how many windows will it take? when will there be enough windowses?
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Oct 6, 2021 18:31
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Sagebrush posted:of course it's a real license. msdn (or whatever they're calling it now) keys are perfectly legitimate keys. i've bought all my windows keys from that sa-mart guy and they've always validated fine and everything reported for promoting software piracy. how’s it feel to be a common thief?
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Oct 6, 2021 18:32
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there's also shitloads of keys floating around from end-of-lease and surplussed hardware that will still activate fine, so if you have access to an e-waste facility you can get them easily
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Oct 6, 2021 18:39
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rotor posted:how many windows will it take? when will there be enough windowses? there are already far too many because rotor posted:win2k was the best windows, ok see ya
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Oct 6, 2021 18:40
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infernal machines posted:there are already far too many because no no, 1989 more and we'll be back at the best
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Oct 6, 2021 18:42
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Cybernetic Vermin posted:no no, 1989 more and we'll be back at the best oof, he's right. ok fellas, we got some work to do.
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Oct 6, 2021 18:44
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it figures that windows users are still talking about the antiquated taskbar workflow in 2021
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Oct 6, 2021 18:46
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The_Franz posted:it figures that windows users are still talking about the antiquated taskbar workflow in 2021 launchy ran just fine on win2k
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Oct 6, 2021 18:46
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what was that one goon bar program
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Oct 6, 2021 18:47
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I'm probably done with Windows when they make it so you flat out cannot use it without using a Microsoft account
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Oct 6, 2021 18:52
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i'm totally fine with having a microsoft account. i think they are one of the most benign of all the big tech companies.
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Oct 6, 2021 19:10
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Fabricated posted:I'm probably done with Windows when they make it so you flat out cannot use it without using a Microsoft account well don't get a non-pro sku because home edition now requires a microsoft account in windows 11. windows 11 pro doesn't but i don't know how much of a pain in the rear end they make it to use a local account on a fresh install
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Oct 6, 2021 19:11
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1 + 1 = window
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